TOYOTA TOP SALES FIGURES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
By Thami Masemola
The motor industry sold a total of 45 679 new vehicles – Passenger, Commercial – in August 2023. While this figure is slightly up on the July 2023 figure of 43 575 units, it is 3.1% down on August 2022 (47 155). The main drag is the Passenger Cars segment which fell from 31 015 in August 2022, to 28 951 last month. However, it remained higher than the July 2023 sales of 28 040.
So these are the top 15 best-selling car makers in Mzansi for August 2023:
1. TOYOTA (including Lexus and Hino) – 12 233
2. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (including Audi) – 5 972
3. SUZUKI – 4 332
4. FORD – 2 724
5. HYUNDAI – 2 637
6. NISSAN – 2 377
7. ISUZU – 2 045
8. HAVAL (including GWM) – 1 819
9. RENAULT – 1 750
10. KIA – 1 550
11. CHERY – 1 498
12. MAHINDRA – 951
13. BMW GROUP (including MINI) – 930
14. MERCEDES-BENZ – 642
15. DAIMLER TRUCK – 492
