Although there was an increase in aggregate domestic vehicle sales in June this year, sales in the medium and heavy truck segments reflected a mixed performance, according to the latest figures released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa).
Sales in the medium and heavy truck segments came in at 687 and 1 653 units, respectively. These figures show an increase of 110 units, or 19.1% in the case of medium commercial vehicles, and in the case of heavy trucks and buses, a decline of 57 vehicles, or a fall-off of 3.3%, compared to the corresponding month last year.
“Aggregate domestic sales in June 2021, at 38 030 units, reflected an increase of 6 387 units, or 20.2%, from the 31 643 vehicles sold in June 2020. Export sales also recorded a gain of 9 567 units, or 50 9%, to 28 384 units in June compared to the 18 808 vehicles exported in 2020,” Naamsa said.
“For the first six months of 2021 vehicle exports are 65 8% above the corresponding period last year,” according to a statement released by the association.
