The monthly Naamsa stats generally make for rather interesting reading. But, naturally, we tend to focus on the best-performing vehicles in terms of sales.
Indeed, we’ve already reported the 10 best-selling passenger cars of October 2016, as well as listing the 10 best-selling bakkies in our market for the same period.
But now we’ve decided to take a look at the worst-selling passenger car models on our shores. Of course, we must bear in mind that certain importers – such as Hyundai and Kia – do not submit individual model sales figures, instead only disclosing aggregate sales stats. Mercedes-Benz, too, has taken a similar stance in recent times.
Also, take note that – in order to make this list more relevant – we’ve excluded vehicles ranges that start at more than R500 000. Otherwise, this table would be dominated by luxury manufacturers such as Bentley, Ferrari and Maserati, whose high-priced vehicles traditionally sell in tiny numbers.
So, what happened in October 2016? Well, three local vehicle ranges each sold just a single unit: Chevrolet Aveo, Nissan Sentra and Volvo V60. Two examples of the Toyota 86, meanwhile, were sold countrywide.
Another five vehicle ranges each sold just three units: Chevrolet Orlando, Ssangyong Korando, Tata Indica Vista, Volkswagen Beetle and Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet (although the latter is on run-out stock, having been removed from the official price-list earlier this year).
Finally, three more vehicle ranges managed just four units apiece: the once-popular Nissan Juke, the Volkswagen CC and the VW Scirocco.
For reference, see September’s list here.
South Africa’s 12 worst-selling passenger cars (under R500k) of October 2016
Chevrolet Aveo – 1
Nissan Sentra – 1
Volvo V60 – 1
Toyota 86 – 2
Chevrolet Orlando – 3
Ssangyong Korando – 3
Tata Indica Vista – 3
Volkswagen Beetle – 3
Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet – 3
Nissan Juke – 4
Volkswagen CC – 4
Volkswagen Scirocco – 4
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