The S-Presso is Suzuki’s best-selling mannequin in South Africa.
Two months after the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown was eased, new car gross sales in South Africa stay properly beneath their year-ago stage with September volumes off -23.9% year-on-year to 37.403, resulting in a year-to-date tally down -33.2% to 265.943. Passenger vehicles are down -31.2% to 22.798 however Light Commercials fare markedly higher at -8.9% to 12.267. Exports lag -23.9% to 28.704. In the producers rating, Toyota (-20.7%) resists barely higher than the market and lifts to 25.2% share vs. 23.1% YTD, not like the VW Group (-36.8%) nonetheless in dire straits at #2 with 14.6% share vs. 16.6% in 2020. Ford (-21.1%) additionally does okay given the context however it’s Suzuki (+14.3%) hat manages the one year-on-year achieve amongst carmakers holding over 0.5% share, even hitting a brand new all-time quantity file at 1.787, eclipsing its earlier better of 1.696 hit final February. Kia (-4.6%) and Hyundai (-7.2%) additionally maintain very strongly within the the rest of the Top 10.
Just because the facelifted mannequin is about to launch in October, the Toyota Hilux (+24.7%) breaks its all-time South African share file for the second time prior to now Three months at 11.4% because of 4.252 gross sales, its highest quantity since October 2019. Although there’s little question this consequence has been helped by aggressive offers on the outgoing mannequin, it additionally implies that the final Three months coincided with the best Three market shares ever reached by the Hilux in South Africa: 11.4% in September, 11% in July and 10.8% in August, with the earlier greatest being 10.4% in June 2019. The Ford Ranger (-5.7%) is again as much as #2 above the VW Polo Vivo (-36.2%), Polo (-44.2%) and Nissan NP200 (-50.3%). The outgoing Toyota Etios (+34.4%), Nissan NP300 (+27.7%) and Toyota Fortuner (-0.8%) additionally impress within the the rest of the Top 10 whereas the Suzuki S-Presso (538) tops current launches above the Hyundai Venue (362) and Kia Seltos (318). As for exports, the Ford Ranger (6.995) leads the way in which above the VW Polo (6.344), Mercedes C-Class (6.105) and BMW X3 (4.773).
Previous month: South Africa August 2020: Isuzu (+35.5%) and D-Max (+47.4%) defy market stuck at -26.3%
One yr in the past: South Africa September 2019: Suzuki (+37.2%) shines, VW T-Cross up to #13 in 5th straight market fall (-1%)
Full September 2020 Top 38 All-manufacturers, Top 10 fashions and gross sales for chosen 75 fashions beneath.
South Africa September 2020 – producers:
| Pos | Carmaker | Sep-20 | % | /19 | Aug | 2020 | % | /19 | Pos | FY19 |
| 1 | Toyota | 9,435 | 25.2% | -20.7% | 1 | 61,347 | 23.1% | -36.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Group | 5,458 | 14.6% | -36.8% | 2 | 44,028 | 16.6% | -31.9% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford | 3,679 | 9.8% | -21.1% | 3 | 24,125 | 9.1% | -36.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 2,623 | 7.0% | -7.2% | 4 | 19,448 | 7.3% | -21.1% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Nissan | 2,612 | 7.0% | -47.8% | 5 | 18,584 | 7.0% | -54.2% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Suzuki | 1,787 | 4.8% | 14.3% | 9 | 10,955 | 4.1% | -3.3% | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Renault | 1,651 | 4.4% | -37.1% | 8 | 12,373 | 4.7% | -34.5% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 1,474 | 3.9% | -18.2% | 7 | 11,337 | 4.3% | -24.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Kia | 1,436 | 3.8% | -4.6% | 10 | 8,543 | 3.2% | -25.2% | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Isuzu | 1,197 | 3.2% | -19.8% | 6 | 11,194 | 4.2% | -26.8% | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | BMW Group | 1,151 | 3.1% | -14.7% | 11 | 6,996 | 2.6% | -39.6% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Haval | 660 | 1.8% | -13.3% | 14 | 5,305 | 2.0% | 7.4% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Mazda | 605 | 1.6% | -37.9% | 12 | 5,910 | 2.2% | -39.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Mahindra | 599 | 1.6% | -6.8% | 13 | 4,610 | 1.7% | -17.4% | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Volvo Trucks | 413 | 1.1% | -20.1% | 15 | 2,891 | 1.1% | -23.3% | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | Jaguar Land Rover | 313 | 0.8% | -2.8% | 16 | 2,090 | 0.8% | -31.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 17 | Honda | 311 | 0.8% | -31.3% | 17 | 2,291 | 0.9% | -46.3% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Man | 197 | 0.5% | -20.2% | 18 | 1,278 | 0.5% | -27.9% | 19 | 19 |
| 19 | Mitsubishi | 184 | 0.5% | 36.3% | 25 | 1,047 | 0.4% | -32.1% | 22 | 24 |
| 20 | Great Wall Motors | 176 | 0.5% | -2.2% | 22 | 1,152 | 0.4% | -32.4% | 21 | 23 |
| 21 | FAW Trucks | 165 | 0.4% | 73.7% | 23 | 1,004 | 0.4% | 20.2% | 23 | 29 |
| 22 | Fiat Chrysler Group | 150 | 0.4% | -8.0% | 19 | 1,465 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 18 | 20 |
| 23 | Iveco | 145 | 0.4% | -2.7% | 21 | 840 | 0.3% | 1.0% | 27 | 27 |
| 24 | Scania | 134 | 0.4% | -35.3% | 20 | 1,162 | 0.4% | -29.8% | 20 | 22 |
| 25 | Volvo Cars | 131 | 0.4% | -32.8% | 24 | 973 | 0.4% | -43.7% | 25 | 21 |
| 26 | Peugeot-Citroen | 125 | 0.3% | -22.4% | 27 | 1,002 | 0.4% | 10.2% | 24 | 26 |
| 27 | Opel | 106 | 0.3% | -48.3% | 26 | 701 | 0.3% | -63.8% | 28 | 18 |
| 28 | Tata | 101 | 0.3% | -9.0% | 28 | 578 | 0.2% | -34.5% | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | JMC | 82 | 0.2% | 95.2% | 30 | 520 | 0.2% | 11.1% | 31 | 32 |
| 30 | Porsche | 76 | 0.2% | -12.6% | 29 | 890 | 0.3% | -20.7% | 26 | 25 |
| 31 | Subaru | 74 | 0.2% | -17.8% | 31 | 379 | 0.1% | -54.2% | 32 | 30 |
| 32 | Powerstar | 69 | 0.2% | 40.8% | 32 | 533 | 0.2% | 51.4% | 30 | 31 |
| 33 | Babcock | 29 | 0.1% | 163.6% | 33 | 170 | 0.1% | -28.0% | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | VECV South Africa | 26 | 0.1% | 160.0% | 34 | 88 | 0.0% | -19.3% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 17 | 0.0% | 183.3% | 35 | 62 | 0.0% | 14.8% | 35 | 37 |
| 36 | Maserati | 6 | 0.0% | -33.3% | 38 | 39 | 0.0% | -20.4% | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | Bentley | 4 | 0.0% | 300.0% | 36 | 34 | 0.0% | -30.6% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | -66.7% | 37 | 30 | 0.0% | -41.2% | 38 | 38 |
South Africa September 2020 – fashions:
| Pos | Model | Sep-20 | % | /19 | Aug | 2020 | % | /19 | FY19 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 4,252 | 11.4% | 24.7% | 1 | 23,672 | 8.9% | -23.4% | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2,188 | 5.8% | -5.7% | 3 | 12,488 | 4.7% | -36.3% | 3 |
| 3 | VW Polo Vivo | 1,621 | 4.3% | -36.2% | 4 | 13,235 | 5.0% | -41.1% | 2 |
| 4 | VW Polo | 1,299 | 3.5% | -44.2% | 5 | 11,903 | 4.5% | -30.0% | 4 |
| 5 | Nissan NP200 | 1,118 | 3.0% | -50.3% | 7 | 6,104 | 2.3% | -59.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota Hiace | 1,018 | 2.7% | -31.3% | 6 | 7,182 | 2.7% | 56.8% | 11 |
| 7 | Isuzu D-Max | 938 | 2.5% | -21.6% | 2 | 9,229 | 3.5% | -17.7% | 6 |
| 8 | Toyota Fortuner | 911 | 2.4% | -0.8% | 8 | 5,507 | 2.1% | -38.7% | 8 |
| 9 | Toyota Etios | 809 | 2.2% | 34.4% | 11 | 4,308 | 1.6% | -30.5% | 10 |
| 10 | Nissan NP300 | 637 | 1.7% | 27.7% | 9 | 3,247 | 1.2% | -46.6% | 16 |
| n/a | Suzuki S-Presso | 538 | 1.4% | new | n/a | 1,903 | 0.7% | new | – |
| n/a | Suzuki Swift | 533 | 1.4% | -7.9% | 13 | 3,272 | 1.2% | -28.4% | 23 |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 486 | 1.3% | -37.3% | n/a | 2,175 | 0.8% | -58.4% | 19 |
| n/a | VW Polo Sedan | 466 | 1.2% | -14.7% | n/a | 2,582 | 1.0% | -19.2% | 28 |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 446 | 1.2% | -44.9% | n/a | 2,695 | 1.0% | 214.5% | 40 |
| n/a | Hyundai Grand i10 | 436 | 1.2% | -40.8% | 10 | 3,813 | 1.4% | -45.3% | 13 |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 428 | 1.1% | -32.3% | n/a | 2,460 | 0.9% | -46.4% | 20 |
| n/a | Hyundai i20 | 396 | 1.1% | -33.4% | n/a | 2,563 | 1.0% | -51.6% | 17 |
| n/a | Hyundai Creta | 377 | 1.0% | 9.0% | n/a | 980 | 0.4% | -58.6% | 36 |
| n/a | Hyundai Venue | 362 | 1.0% | new | n/a | 2,063 | 0.8% | new | 156 |
| n/a | Kia Seltos | 318 | 0.9% | new | n/a | 1,698 | 0.6% | new | 129 |
| n/a | Mahindra Scorpio | 316 | 0.8% | 11.3% | n/a | 1,694 | 0.6% | -30.1% | 43 |
| n/a | Kia Rio | 302 | 0.8% | 4.1% | n/a | 1,323 | 0.5% | -51.6% | 33 |
| n/a | VW Golf | 276 | 0.7% | -1.4% | n/a | 1,474 | 0.6% | -50.2% | 34 |
| n/a | Toyota Land Cruiser PU | 261 | 0.7% | 5.7% | n/a | 1,405 | 0.5% | -28.7% | 47 |
| n/a | Hyundai Tucson | 225 | 0.6% | -48.9% | n/a | 1,760 | 0.7% | -43.5% | 29 |
| n/a | BMW 3 Series | 224 | 0.6% | -27.0% | n/a | 988 | 0.4% | -64.8% | 39 |
| n/a | BMW X3 | 206 | 0.6% | -27.5% | n/a | 946 | 0.4% | -40.2% | 59 |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 192 | 0.5% | -33.8% | n/a | 938 | 0.4% | -49.8% | 52 |
| n/a | VW Caddy | 192 | 0.5% | -8.1% | n/a | 838 | 0.3% | -56.9% | 51 |
| n/a | Toyota Starlet | 178 | 0.5% | new | – | 178 | 0.1% | new | – |
| n/a | Great Wall Steed | 176 | 0.5% | 3.5% | n/a | 1,015 | 0.4% | -35.7% | 60 |
| n/a | Hyundai Accent | 153 | 0.4% | -15.0% | n/a | 632 | 0.2% | -59.8% | 57 |
| n/a | Hyundai Atos | 144 | 0.4% | new | n/a | 1,019 | 0.4% | new | 111 |
| n/a | BMW 2 Series | 131 | 0.4% | 89.9% | n/a | 481 | 0.2% | 5.7% | 112 |
| n/a | VW Amarok | 120 | 0.3% | -26.4% | n/a | 969 | 0.4% | -51.9% | 49 |
| n/a | BMW X1 | 117 | 0.3% | -34.6% | n/a | 387 | 0.1% | -60.2% | 77 |
| n/a | Mini | 108 | 0.3% | -0.9% | n/a | 385 | 0.1% | -56.4% | 83 |
| n/a | Hyundai H1 | 107 | 0.3% | -34.0% | n/a | 400 | 0.2% | -68.5% | 67 |
| n/a | BMW 1 Series | 101 | 0.3% | 80.4% | n/a | 536 | 0.2% | -37.5% | 81 |
| n/a | Suzuki Jimny | 100 | 0.3% | -15.3% | n/a | 861 | 0.3% | 68.2% | 100 |
| n/a | Toyota Prado | 85 | 0.2% | 54.5% | n/a | 342 | 0.1% | -56.4% | 86 |
| n/a | BMW X5 | 74 | 0.2% | -35.1% | n/a | 473 | 0.2% | -56.5% | 71 |
| n/a | Mini Countryman | 56 | 0.1% | 16.7% | n/a | 272 | 0.1% | -43.7% | 114 |
| n/a | Hyundai Kona | 44 | 0.1% | -39.7% | n/a | 186 | 0.1% | -74.4% | 93 |
| n/a | Mahindra Bolero | 36 | 0.1% | 12.5% | n/a | 350 | 0.1% | -21.3% | 116 |
| n/a | Mitsubishi Triton | 31 | 0.1% | 24.0% | n/a | 179 | 0.1% | -51.4% | 135 |
| n/a | VW Touareg | 27 | 0.1% | 125.0% | n/a | 103 | 0.0% | -57.4% | 148 |
| n/a | Toyota Supra | 24 | 0.1% | 140.0% | n/a | 55 | 0.0% | -3.5% | 222 |
| n/a | Kia Sedona | 23 | 0.1% | 35.3% | n/a | 99 | 0.0% | -57.3% | 151 |
| n/a | VW Transporter/Kombi/Caravelle | 20 | 0.1% | -88.8% | n/a | 304 | 0.1% | -79.2% | 53 |
| n/a | BMW X4 | 20 | 0.1% | -20.0% | n/a | 101 | 0.0% | -78.3% | 126 |
| n/a | BMW X7 | 20 | 0.1% | -16.7% | n/a | 95 | 0.0% | -43.5% | 168 |
| n/a | Fiat Fullback | 18 | 0.0% | 125.0% | n/a | 105 | 0.0% | 29.6% | 207 |
| n/a | BMW X6 | 17 | 0.0% | -19.0% | n/a | 96 | 0.0% | -24.4% | 187 |
| n/a | Lexus NX | 17 | 0.0% | -15.0% | n/a | 81 | 0.0% | -48.7% | 179 |
| n/a | Hyundai Santa Fe | 16 | 0.0% | -44.8% | n/a | 125 | 0.0% | -60.1% | 145 |
| n/a | BMW Eight collection | 16 | 0.0% | 60.0% | n/a | 72 | 0.0% | -17.2% | 199 |
| n/a | Kia Sorento | 16 | 0.0% | -15.8% | n/a | 71 | 0.0% | -56.2% | 175 |
| n/a | Lexus ES | 14 | 0.0% | -30.0% | n/a | 51 | 0.0% | -71.7% | 172 |
| n/a | Lexus UX | 13 | 0.0% | -27.8% | n/a | 77 | 0.0% | -57.9% | 174 |
| n/a | Mazda BT-50 | 12 | 0.0% | -47.8% | n/a | 95 | 0.0% | -48.9% | 169 |
| n/a | Lexus RX | 10 | 0.0% | 25.0% | n/a | 54 | 0.0% | -19.4% | 208 |
| n/a | BMW X2 | 9 | 0.0% | -40.0% | n/a | 42 | 0.0% | -83.0% | 167 |
| n/a | BMW Z4 | 9 | 0.0% | 28.6% | n/a | 35 | 0.0% | -56.3% | 201 |
| n/a | Nissan Navara | 7 | 0.0% | -91.3% | n/a | 524 | 0.2% | -53.7% | 66 |
| n/a | BMW 5 Series | 7 | 0.0% | -76.7% | n/a | 87 | 0.0% | -74.5% | 136 |
| n/a | BMW 4 Series | 7 | 0.0% | -77.4% | n/a | 62 | 0.0% | -87.5% | 124 |
| n/a | Hyundai i30 | 6 | 0.0% | new | n/a | 31 | 0.0% | new | – |
| n/a | BMW i3 | 4 | 0.0% | -42.9% | n/a | 26 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 200 |
| n/a | VW Up | 3 | 0.0% | -97.9% | n/a | 347 | 0.1% | -73.2% | 69 |
| n/a | BMW 7 Series | 3 | 0.0% | -40.0% | n/a | 14 | 0.0% | -85.7% | 196 |
| n/a | Hyundai Elantra | 1 | 0.0% | -96.8% | n/a | 55 | 0.0% | -90.0% | 92 |
Source: NAAMSA
