Taking stock of SA’s bestselling vehicles of 2018
LOCAL NEWS/ Segment-by-segment analysis of the country’s top performing cars, SUVs and bakkies
Following last week’s breakdown of 2018 new-vehicle sales performance by brand, this week we bring you detailed numbers of the top-selling model ranges overall and in the most popular segments.
The figures are skewed by the fact that big players like BMW and Mercedes-Benz don’t reveal their sales figures, but suffice to say the status quo remains largely unchanged with usual suspects Toyota and Volkswagen taking the lion’s share, with Ford and Nissan also featuring strongly in the SUV and bakkie ranks.
Korean brands Hyundai and Kia continue to make strong inroads into the local market, and Suzuki shows good growth.
The move from hatches and sedans to SUVs continues unabated as buyers opt for their superior practicality and raised ride heights (and in some cases actual off-road ability).
TOP 20 SELLING MODEL RANGES OVERALL 2018
1. Toyota Hilux 40,022 2. Ford Ranger 30,135 3. VW Polo 29,789 4. VW Polo Vivo 27,318 5. Nissan NP200 19,582
6. Toyota Quest 17,239 7. Toyota Quantum 8. Isuzu KB 14,181 9. Toyota Fortuner 13,099 10. Hyundai Grand i10 11,942 11. Toyota Etios 10,410 12. Renault Kwid 9,695 13. Kia Picanto 9,119 14. Toyota Yaris 8,717 15. Nissan NP300 8,644 16. Ford Figo 6,544 17. VW Tiguan 6,306 18. Ford Fiesta 6,021 19. Toyota RAV-4 5,936 20. Hyundai i20 5,831
COMPACT CARS
1. VW Polo 29,789 2. VW Polo Vivo 27,318 3. Hyundai Grand i10 11,942 4. Toyota Etios 10,410 5. Renault Kwid 9,695 6. Kia Picanto 9,119 7. Toyota Yaris 8,717 8. Ford Figo 6,544 9. Ford Fiesta 6,021 10. Hyundai i20 5,831
MEDIUM CARS
Corolla/Auris/ 16,584 1. Toyota Corolla/Auris/Quest 17,239 2. VW Golf 4,508 3. Nissan Almera 4,340 4. Mazda 3 3,019 5. Audi A3 2,946 6. Hyundai Accent 1,925 7. Ford Focus 1,587 8. VW Jetta 1,505 9. Hyundai Elantra 10. Honda Ballade
COMPACT SUVs
1,271 931 1. Ford Ecosport 5,769 2. Hyundai Creta 4,870 3. Mazda CX-3 3,770 4. Renault Duster 2,670 5. Toyota C-HR 2,273 6. Suzuki Ignis 2,190 7. Renault Captur 1,917 8. Nissan Juke 1,467 9. Suzuki Jimny 1,091 10. Honda HR-V 998 2. Ford Everest 4,793 3. Toyota Land Cruiser 1,306 4. Toyota Prado 1,223 5. Range Rover Sport 991 6. Isuzu MU-X 756 7. Land Rover Discovery 756 8. Range Rover Velar 661 9. Mitsubishi Pajero Sport 535
10. Volvo XC90 426
EXECUTIVE CARS
1. Audi A4 1,502 2. Audi A5 705 3. VW Arteon 211 4. VW Passat 157 5. Lexus ES 146 6. Audi A6 115 7. Volvo S90 92 8. Jaguar XF 83 9. Lexus IS 62 10. Jaguar XE 30
THE STATUS QUO IS UNCHANGED WITH
BAKKIES (ALL)
1. Toyota Hilux 40,022 2. Ford Ranger 30,135 3. Nissan NP200 19,582 4. Isuzu KB 14,181 5. Nissan NP300 8,644 6. Hyundai H100 3,241 7. VW Amarok 2,972 8. Mahindra Scorpio 2,400 9. Toyota Land Cruiser 2,388
10. Nissan Navara 2,094