Roaring car sales and exports flatter to deceive
Sales and production a year ago were severely hampered by riots, strict lockdowns and a cyberattack on Transnet
01 August 2022 - 15:59
UPDATED 01 August 2022 - 19:13
Domestic car sales rose by more than 50% last month and exports by 577%. But leave the champagne on ice and the party hats in their box. It was actually an average month.
Figures published on Monday by Naamsa revealed that 31,455 cars were sold to SA customers in July and 23,479 to foreign buyers. Compared with the 20,938 and 3,487, respectively, in the corresponding month of 2021, you’d be forgiven for thinking the SA motor industry was in dreamland...
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