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| The Polo has been SA's best-selling car since 2010 |
The list, culled from last month’s sales as disclosed to the
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), shows
that seven brands between them sold over a third of October’s sales of 57 845
units, which is 10,5% up on last year.
Volkswagen’s Polo is still firmly at the top of the top ten sales,
with 6 224 proud new owners having signed for either the Polo hatch or a sedan
last month.
The downstream parts suppliers at “Jutteniggi” (officially known as
Uitenhage) remain grateful for SA’s support. Toyota’s Polo challenger, the new
Etios, fared better with 2 625 units.
Toyota has three more models in the top ten. with the Hilux bakkie
ahead of the Corolla/Auris and Fortuner models. In total, Toyota again sold the
most units (12 139) followed by VW (10 125).
Top ten Naamsa sales
VW Polo models
6 224
Toyota
Etios models
2 625
Toyota Hilux models
2 283
Chevrolet
Utility
1 763
Toyota Fortuner range
1 754
Toyota
Corolla/Auris range
1 551
Nissan NP200 range
1 546
BMW 3
series
1 520
Ford Ranger range
1 511
