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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Additional selling days benefited car sales during April 2013 over the same month a year earlier with aggregate industry sales of 50 920 – an increase of 19.5% (8312) – showing improved demand.
Export sales were up by 29.7%.
HIGHER NUMBERS
Overall, 45 938 units or 90.2% were dealer sales, 3.8% rental industry sales, 2.1% to government and 3.9 % to corporate fleets. Of the total April sales, 34 346 were new cars (up 16.4%) on April 2012.
New light commercial vehicles, bakkies and mini buses sales totalled 14 045, 27.6% up on 2012.
Sales of medium and heavy trucks, at 904 and 1625 respectively, were up by 173 (23.7%) in the case of medium and 271 (20%) in the case of heavy trucks and buses.
New vehicle exports (22 907) were up by 5250 (29.7%) and are expected to continue to improve through the rest of 2013 and the auto trade sales in general are also projected to register strong growth.
Export sales were up by 29.7%.
HIGHER NUMBERS
Overall, 45 938 units or 90.2% were dealer sales, 3.8% rental industry sales, 2.1% to government and 3.9 % to corporate fleets. Of the total April sales, 34 346 were new cars (up 16.4%) on April 2012.
New light commercial vehicles, bakkies and mini buses sales totalled 14 045, 27.6% up on 2012.
Sales of medium and heavy trucks, at 904 and 1625 respectively, were up by 173 (23.7%) in the case of medium and 271 (20%) in the case of heavy trucks and buses.
New vehicle exports (22 907) were up by 5250 (29.7%) and are expected to continue to improve through the rest of 2013 and the auto trade sales in general are also projected to register strong growth.