State of the commercial vehicle market, May 2019

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), reported that sales in the medium and heavy truck segments showed mixed performance, the first-mentioned accounting for 681 units – up 0,3 percent compared with the number sold in May last year – and the latter, 1 458 units, representing a decline of 14,7 percent.

Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg	Total: 12 197
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa	17
Ford Motor Company	2 014
GWM	192
Hyundai Automotive SA	285
Isuzu Motors South Africa	1 312
JMC	27
Kia South Africa	113
Mahindra	252
Mazda South Africa	14
Mercedes-Benz SA	96
Mitsubishi	57
Nissan	2 479
Opel	32
Peugeot Citroën	7
Renault	18
Suzuki Auto	62
Toyota	4 781
Volkswagen SA	435

Medium Commercial Vehicles 3 501 – 8 500 kg	Total: 681
FAW	11
Fiat Chrysler	2
Ford Motor Company	4
Hyundai Automotive SA	16
Isuzu Motors South Africa	243
Iveco	37
JMC	14
Mercedes-Benz SA	121
Peugeot Citroën South Africa	2
Tata	28
Toyota Hino	138
VECV (Eicher)	8
Volkswagen SA	57

Heavy Commercial Vehicles 8 501 – 16 500 kg	Total: 408
FAW	61
Isuzu Motors South Africa	101
Iveco	3
MAN Automotive	8
Mercedes-Benz SA	38
Powerstar	11
Tata	36
Toyota Hino	89
UD	59
VECV (Eicher)	1
Volkswagen SA	1

Extra-Heavy Commercial Vehicles > 16 500 kg	Total: 991
Babcock DAF	17
Daewoo	9
FAW	31
Isuzu Motors South Africa	26
Iveco	30
MAN Automotive	130
Mercedes-Benz SA	196
Powerstar	34
Scania	115
Tata	5
Toyota Hino	32
UD	141
VECV (Eicher)	1
Volkswagen SA	5
Volvo Group Southern Africa	219

Buses > 8 500 kg	Total: 59
Isuzu Motors South Africa	2
Iveco	2
MAN Automotive	13
Mercedes-Benz SA	9
Scania	11
Tata	4
Volkswagen SA	12
Volvo Group Southern Africa	6
Note: Mercedes-Benz SA reports only aggregated sales data. The company’s commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. All figures are supplied by Naamsa.