South Africa December 2010: Corolla/Auris #2, Nissan NP200 #11

Nissan NP200

The South African car market finishes a euphoric year on a high: it is up 30% in December at 39,504 registrations, bringing the 2010 total to 492,956, up 25% on 2009.

Stellar month for Toyota: the Hilux confirms its #1 spot and increases its share to 7.3% with 2,895 sales this month, and the Corolla/Auris climbs up to #2 with 2,323 sales and a shining 5.9% market share, passing the VW Polo Vivo at 4.9%. The New Polo stays 5th at 3.3% and the Toyota Fortuner is solid in 6th at 3%.

The Nissan NP200 (a rebadged Dacia Logan Bakkie – South African for Pick-Up) is up 3 spots at #11 with 869 sales (2.2%).

December Top 40 Ranking Table and Last 4 Months (L4M) data below.

Pos	Model	Dec	%	Nov	L4M	%	Pos
1	Toyota Hilux	2,895	7.3%	1	10,420	6.1%	1
2	Toyota Corolla/Auris	2,323	5.9%	3	7,571	4.5%	3
3	VW Polo Vivo	1,939	4.9%	2	8,393	4.9%	2
4	Opel Corsa Utility	1,546	3.9%	4	5,394	3.2%	4
5	VW New Polo	1,322	3.3%	5	3,757	2.2%	12
6	Toyota Fortuner	1,186	3.0%	6	3,824	2.3%	11
7	Isuzu KB	1,063	2.7%	12	3,894	2.3%	8
8	BMW 3 Series	1,013	2.6%	8	3,832	2.3%	10
9	Toyota Quantum	962	2.4%	9	4,062	2.4%	6
10	Toyota Yaris/ZEN	932	2.4%	11	3,612	2.1%	13
11	Nissan NP200	869	2.2%	14	2,893	1.7%	14
12	Ford Ranger	823	2.1%	13	2,748	1.6%	15
13	Mercedes C Class	819	2.1%	7	4,440	2.6%	5
14	Ford Fiesta	765	1.9%	19	2,714	1.6%	16
15	Ford Figo	726	1.8%	20	2,640	1.6%	17
16	Ford Bantam	574	1.5%	15	2,217	1.3%	19
17	Chevrolet Spark	559	1.4%	22	3,844	2.3%	9
18	Chevrolet Cruze	539	1.4%	29	1,900	1.1%	20
19	Chevrolet Aveo	502	1.3%	23	2,405	1.4%	18
20	VW Golf VI	474	1.2%	26	1,800	1.1%	22
21	Nissan NP300	422	1.1%	10	3,896	2.3%	7
22	Honda Jazz	385	1.0%	21	1,491	0.9%	25
23	Mazda BT-50	372	0.9%	24	1,296	0.8%	28
24	Renault Sandero	369	0.9%	18	1,706	1.0%	23
25	VW Jetta A5	363	0.9%	30	1,330	0.8%	26
26	Nissan Navara	328	0.8%	32	1,248	0.7%	29
27	Nissan Qashqai	276	0.7%	44	835	0.5%	37
28	Renault Logan	276	0.7%	66	743	0.4%	42
29	Toyota Avanza	274	0.7%	27	1,300	0.8%	27
30	Ford Focus	241	0.6%	28	1,188	0.7%	30
31	Mazda3	235	0.6%	38	887	0.5%	35
32	Toyota Prado	219	0.6%	33	811	0.5%	39
33	Mazda2	217	0.5%	31	1,076	0.6%	31
34	Opel Corsa	211	0.5%	48	950	0.6%	33
35	Chevrolet Captiva	202	0.5%	45	652	0.4%	45
36	Audi A4	196	0.5%	25	1,536	0.9%	24
37	Toyota Land Cruiser PU	192	0.5%	37	862	0.5%	36
38	VW Amarok	192	0.5%	16	814	0.5%	38
39	BMW 1 Series	189	0.5%	39	1,032	0.6%	32
40	Renault Megane III	189	0.5%	34	806	0.5%	40

Source: NAAMSA, http://www.carmag.co.za