Euro Bakkie market

[XJ Junkie]

Here is the market share of the bakkie market in Europe for the first quarter of 2018. Total units sold was 59200.

[Mike Nel]

I am amazed that the Hilux sells anything apart from in SA?

The Germans are doing well with the Rok/Merc. Didn't expect them to have a 16% share

[XJ Junkie]

I’m also surprised by the Merc sales. Then they are likely to still increase. That’s 2665 units in 3 months.

[Mad Manny]

I am amazed that the Hilux sells anything apart from in SA?

The Germans are doing well with the Rok/Merc. Didn't expect them to have a 16% share

Nearly 40% of Euro bakkie sales are Japanese.
Whilst the Europeans barely match that figure.

Rather a poor show by Europe.

[Mad Manny]

Well, lets take a look see at what sells in Japan...

Best-Selling Vehicle Manufacturers in Japan in 2017 (Full Year)
The 25 largest vehicle manufacturers in Japan in 2017...
(includes mini and passenger cars, trucks and buses according to JADA) were:
Brand Sales 2017 % Change

1 Toyota 1,587,062 3.9%
2 Honda 724,834 2.5%
3 Suzuki 665,871 6.9%
4 Daihatsu 630,856 7.5%
5 Nissan 591,000 10.6%
6 Mazda 209,689 4.1%
7 Subaru 176,737 13.5%
8 Mitsubishi 91,621 6.9%
9 Isuzu 80,984 -0.2
10 Mercedes Benz 68,221 1.2%
11 Hino 67,778 7.1%
12 BMW 52,527 3.9%
13 Volkswagen 49,040 3.8%
14 Lexus 45,605 -12.6% Oops!
15 Mitsubishi Fuso 44,134 -2.4%
16 Audi 28,336 -0.6%
17 Mini 25,427 3.6%
18 Volvo 16,120 8.1%
19 UD Trucks 10,858 3.1%
20 Jeep 10,102 7.6%
21 Peugeot 8,242 11.3%
22 Renault 7,121 34.3% Massive increase!!!
23 Porsche 6,923 0.5%
24 Fiat 6,523 -2.9%
25 Smart 4,638 2.9%

Renault did well.... off a very low base.

For every Renault sold Honda sold 102 vehicles...

[XJ Junkie]

This is where Renault were clever. There just owned some Jap companies .

But Jap brands are not subjected to heavy import duties in Japan. Hence why they sell so well. Says nothing about what’s better.

It’s not incredibly mysterious.

[Mike Nel]

Google tells me that Japan has a population of 129 million. That is 70 million more than SA or almost half.

Yet they sell so much more vehicles than SA. The top 10 on Manny's list sells a combined 4,2 million vehicles.

SA's top 10 for 2017 sold about 100K vehicles between them. Huge difference.

Seems like the Japanese drives a vehicle for a year or two and then they buy a new one. Their second hand market must be flooded

[Oppies3800]

They strip the vehicles and ship parts worldwide

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[Mike Nel]

But we also strip vehicles (mostly Hilux and Frotunas) and ship them into Africa

[Oppies3800]

But we also strip vehicles (mostly Hilux and Frotunas) and ship them into Africa

Japan does not strip due to theft

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[Lou07]

They strip the vehicles and ship parts worldwide

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And they send their "grey" imports into Africa as well. Most of the cars on the roads in Namibia/Botswana/Zambia, etc are 2nd hand Jap imports

[Prof]

Google tells me that Japan has a population of 129 million. That is 70 million more than SA or almost half.

Yet they sell so much more vehicles than SA. The top 10 on Manny's list sells a combined 4,2 million vehicles.

SA's top 10 for 2017 sold about 100K vehicles between them. Huge difference.

Seems like the Japanese drives a vehicle for a year or two and then they buy a new one. Their second hand market must be flooded

But the space they can move in is three time smaller than SA

Imagine the traffic jams in the Karoo, Tankwa & Richtersveld

377,915 sq km
Japan is about 3 times smaller than South Africa. South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km.