Which vehicles were most popular with SA’s government in November 2024? Let’s take a look at the passenger vehicles, bakkies, vans and trucks the state bought last month…
In November 2024, approximately 2.4% of the 48 585 new vehicles registered in South Africa were purchased by the government, according to Naamsa. So, which vehicles were most popular with the state last month?
Well, we’ve sorted through the local sales figures and identified the passenger vehicles, bakkies, vans and trucks bought by government in November. Note, of course, that the likes of the BMW Group and Mercedes-Benz don’t report detailed sales statistics, so these brands unfortunately can’t be included in this exercise.
In total, 1 147 new vehicles were purchased by SA’s government last month, says Naamsa. Interestingly, 3 of the top 4 vehicles most popular with government buyers in November were bakkies. Yes, the state procured as many as 352 units of the Struandale-built Isuzu D-Max, along with 143 units of the Prospecton-produced Toyota Hilux and 100 units of the Silverton-made Ford Ranger.
The Indian-sourced Toyota Starlet (188 units), though, was the 2nd most popular model with government last month, while the Toyota Corolla Quest – which, like the Hilux, is manufactured at the Japanese firm’s KwaZulu-Natal plant – completed the top 5 with 43 sales.
Next came the Volkswagen Crafter (42 units), closely followed by the Kariega-built Volkswagen Polo Vivo (41 units), with the likewise locally made Toyota Fortuner (25 units) taking 8th place. The Isuzu N-Series (24 units) and Toyota HiAce (24 units) closed out the top 10.
The only other models to reach double figures in terms of sales to the state in November were the Nissan Navara (23 units), Volkswagen Polo Sedan (22 units), Isuzu F-Series (21 units), Ford Transit (20 units) and Hino 300 (18 units).
Next came the Volkswagen Amarok (8 units) and Volkswagen Polo hatch (6 units), followed by the Audi Q5 (5 units), Hino 500 (4 units), Toyota Quantum Bus (4 units), Suzuki Ertiga (3 units), Toyota Corolla Cross (3 units), Toyota Quantum Panel Van (3 units), Toyota Urban Cruiser (3 units), Audi Q5 Sportback (2 units), Ford Everest (2 units), Haval Jolion (2 units), Nissan Magnite (2 units) and Toyota Rumion (2 units).
Finally, 1 example of each of the following nameplates was sold to government last month: Audi A3 Sedan, Audi Q3, GWM P-Series, Hino 700, Mahindra Pik Up, Toyota Corolla Sedan, Toyota Land Cruiser 300, Volkswagen Golf 8, Volkswagen Kombi, Volkswagen Taigo, Volkswagen T-Cross and Volkswagen Tiguan.
Out of the 1 147 sales to government in November 2024, Toyota (including Hino) was the dominant brand with 463 units, though Isuzu (397 units) wasn’t far behind. Then came the Volkswagen Group (133 units, including Audi), Ford (122 units), Nissan (25 units), GWM (3 units), Suzuki (3 units) and Mahindra (1 unit).
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