Interesting sales figures - Australia vs South Africa

spif888 · 03-05-2012 12:39pm

Being an ex South African, i still keep an eye on what happens in the South African new car market.

The South African new car market is only about 60% of the Australian market but there are some amazing similarities like the HiLux being the top selling car in both markets for April 2012. That's where the similarities end as can be evidenced by the Evoques sales. In South Africa, the Evoque outsells the Mazda 3 and it's 2 biggest rivals X3 & Q5

SA'S TOP 50 SELLERS - APRIL 2012:

1. Toyota Hilux - 2741

2. VW Polo Vivo - 2256

3. VW Polo - 1766

4. Chevrolet Utility - 1379

5. Nissan NP 200 - 1340

6. Ford Ranger - 1322

7. Toyota Corolla/Auris - 989

8. Ford Figo - 977

9. Isuzu KB - 912

10. Toyota Fortuner - 855

11. BMW 3 Series - 797

12. Toyota Quantum - 627

13. Nissan NP300 - 584

14. Toyota Yaris - 570

15. VW Golf - 519

16. Renault Sandero - 496

17. Chevrolet Aveo - 471

18. Chevrolet Spark - 460

19. Ford Fiesta - 442

20. BMW 1 Series - 440

21. Audi A4 - 384

22. VW Amarok - 358

23. VW Jetta - 353

24. Toyota Avanza - 333

25. Chevrolet Sonic - 310

26. Chevrolet Cruze - 298

27. Nissan Qashqai - 252

28. Nissan Juke - 245

29. Ford Focus - 234

30. Audi A3 - 223

31. Range Rover Evoque - 214

32. Opel Corsa - 213

33. Nissan Micra - 212

34. Mini range - 210

35. Toyota Land Cruiser PU - 209

36. VW Tiguan - 189

37. Nissan Navara - 178

38. Chevrolet Captiva - 173

39. Mazda3 - 165

40. Jeep Grand Cherokee - 163

41. Nissan Livina - 161

42. Dodge Caliber - 159

43. Toyota Aygo - 158

44. Honda Jazz - 157

45. BMW 5 Series - 149

46. BMW X3 - 144

47. Land Rover Discovery - 133

48. Tata Indica/Indigo - 132

49. Fiat 500 - 126

50. Audi Q5 - 124

Bomberboy · 03-05-2012 01:31pm

What are the prices like in SA? Are there hefty taxes on luxury cars?

Going by what you're saving, it sounds like there is less difference between premium and standard cars in which case the premium cars would usually do a bit better as a percentage?

Biker · 03-05-2012 02:24pm

@ spiff888 - just a heads up on the buyers of evoque in SA. They are not your average South African. Evoque there starts at high R580K's going into the R600K's+. And I saw quite a few which I found odd given the cost and demographics of the population as compared to Oz as you rightly mentioned.
I have only ever seen the Evoque or black BMW or PT cruisers being driven by Geldenhuyse. Just an observation from a recent trip again Wink