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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
RE: Interesting sales figures - Australia vs South Africa - 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?
RE: Interesting sales figures - Australia vs South Africa - 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
