No slowdown in sales for supercar marques
But new vehicle sales overall tipped to shrink in fourth year
Spare a thought for the motoring super-rich. While most of us battle to find a new car our bank says we can afford, there is a stratum of society with far more complex challenges. What shade of nail polish should their car match? How important is it to reach 100km/h in under three seconds? And is there any reason not to buy a cloth car cover costing the same as ordinary mortals spend on an actual car? Oh, and by the way, the cover is designed to protect the car indoors. Sales of limousines and high-performance sports cars are showing much more resilience against a potential recession than the main market. Supercar distributor Daytona sells 40 Aston Martins and 30 McLarens in an average year, and Aston Martin marketer Gcina Lukhele expects the same in 2017. That's in stark contrast to the overall new-vehicle market. Numbers released this week by the Department of Trade and Industry show that sales in April were at their lowest monthly level since December 2009. Admittedly, the prolif...
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