New-vehicle sales rose in May, but used-vehicle sales dipped, says Stats SA
The total value of new vehicles sold in May came to R13.9bn, a 1.6% increase from the same month in 2017 without taking inflation into account. May’s total used-vehicle sales came to R10.3bn, slightly down from a year ago, according to Statistics SA’s monthly motor trade report released on Thursday. In contrast to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA’s (Naamsa) monthly report, which provides the number of new vehicles sold, Stats SA’s monthly report provides the value of new vehicles sold. Stats SA also provides a pictures of whether South Africans are buying used rather than new vehicles, along with retail fuel sales and other sources of income for the motor industry. Naamsa’s figures showed new-vehicle sales plummeted to 36,346 in April from 49,233 in March — presumably because people bought cars ahead of higher VAT and vehicle-emission taxes. From April’s dip, new-vehicle sales recovered to 42,950 in May then 46,678 in June. Stats SA only provides current pr...
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