South African Vehicle sales

[Martin de Jager]

This is just another reflection on what is currently happening in the vehicle manufacturer race for supremacy, this even though Toyota is also busy with a huge export drive on Hilux Bakkies.
Passenger＋LCV
Maker/Brand Jan. 2022 Share
Toyota 12,312 31.0%
VW 5,346 13.5%
Suzuki 3,232 8.1%
Hyundai 2,630 6.6%
Haval 2,442 6.2%
Renault 2,247 5.7%
Nissan 2,172 5.5%
Ford 1,639 4.1%
Kia 1,507 3.8%
Isuzu 1,262 3.2%
Mahindra 1,010 2.5%
BMW 954 2.4%
Mercedes-Benz *695 1.8%
Mazda 544 1.4%
Stellantis 455 1.1%
Mitsubishi 301 0.8%
Jaguar 273 0.7%
Honda 272 0.7%
Porsche 204 0.5%
Subaru 85 0.2%
Volvo 68 0.2%
Ferrari 9 0.0%
Lamborghini 4 0.0%
Bentley 3 0.0%
Dec. 2022 Total 39,666 -
Dec. 2021 Total 33,012

What is a reality and eye opener, Suzuki third, Haval climbing fast, past Nissan, Ford Eight, Isuzu dwindling but waiting for the imminent Launch of the new bakkie.

[Mad Manny]

Martin, Isuzu only sell a bakkie & an SUV, so they can't compete with guys like Toyota with 16 different models.

On bakkie sales only, Isuzu's old, out of date, D-Max, long overdue replacement, has outsold the hapless Ranger for the past 3 months in a row.

Suzuki is doing extremely well because they sell good vehicles that are all in the price bracket South Africans can afford - the sub R600k bracket.

Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, etc don't sell any vehicles in the sub R600k bracket where most sales occur...

[Martin de Jager]

Manny, true, however it still shows Toyota is well spread across the spectrum, same as Ford, Nissan, VW.

[Wave]

Also, Ranger sales have slowed due to the new T6.5 model coming, buyers are waiting

[Mad Manny]

Ge'Off, that would apply even more so to the D-Max which is even older and the new one is even more imminent.

Not sure, if I was about to buy a Ranger (assuming I'd taken leave of my senses) I'd wait for the T6.5.
It has the same drivetrain as the current one, so it's really just a new body and higher prices you are waiting for....