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 June 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 July 2016? Well, six vehicle ranges each sold just a single unit: the Chevrolet Orlando, Landwind 5, Lexus CT 200h, Ssangyong Korando, Jeep Compass and Suzuki Splash (although the latter two have been discontinued in SA, with these sales effectively coming from run-out stock).
The next eight each sold just two units across the country for the entire month: the Abarth 595, Citroën C1, Citroën DS3, Citroën C4 Picasso, Mahindra Quanto, Mini Paceman, Peugeot 2008 (which is due a facelift soon) and Tata Indica.
For reference, see June’s list here.
South Africa’s 14 worst-selling passenger cars (under R500k) of July 2016
1. Chevrolet Orlando – 1
2. Jeep Compass – 1
3. Landwind 5 – 1
4. Lexus CT 200h – 1
5. Ssangyong Korando – 1
6. Suzuki Splash – 1
7. Abarth 500 – 2
8. Citroën C1 – 2
9. Citroën DS3 – 2
10. Citroën C4 Picasso – 2
11. Mahindra Quanto – 2
12. Mini Paceman – 2
13. Peugeot 2008 – 2
14. Tata Indica – 2
