These were SA’s best-selling vehicles in December

New-vehicle sales took a 3.5% dip in December 2021 compared to the same month in 2020, dropping from 37,250 to 35,948 units.

Passenger cars were up 1.7% year on year but light commercial vehicles declined 16.6%.

Toyota held on to its market leadership and sold nearly double the number of new vehicles (9,580) as its closest rival, Volkswagen (5,131) during the month. Hyundai was the third best-selling brand on 2,892 units ahead of Nissan (2,417), Ford (2,181), Suzuki (2,102), Kia (1,862), Renault (1,758), Isuzu (1,481) and Haval (1,453).

The Toyota Hilux took its regular slot at the top of December’s sales charts ahead of the VW Polo Vivo, with the newly launched Toyota Corolla Cross in third place. The ever-popular VW Polo dropped down to 16th place due to the imminent arrival of the facelifted version.

Top 30 selling new vehicles — December 2021

1. Toyota Hilux — 2,426
2. VW Polo Vivo — 2,028
3. Toyota Corolla Cross — 1,752
4. Isuzu D-Max — 1,247
5. Toyota Starlet — 1,180
6. Toyota Hi-Ace — 1,019
7. Ford Ranger — 929
8. Suzuki Swift — 798
9. VW T-Cross — 766
10. Ford EcoSport — 765
11. VW Polo Sedan — 730
12. GWM P-Series — 724
13. Toyota Fortuner — 689
14. Nissan Magnite — 679
15. Nissan NP200 — 565
16. VW Polo — 560
17. Hyundai Atos — 554
18. Renault Triber — 546
19. Hyundai Grand i10 — 542
20. Renault Kwid — 508
21. Toyota Urban Cruiser — 488
22. Hyundai Venue — 482
23. Nissan Navara — 477
24. Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up — 463
25. Hyundai Creta — 462
26. Nissan Almera — 421
27. Kia Seltos — 398
28. Kia Picanto — 393
29. Haval Jolion — 390
30. Kia Sonet — 360