TOYOTA 7 798

TAZZ 1782, COROLLA/RUNX/VERSO 2681, CONDOR 45, CAMRY 229, RAV4  181, LEXUS 20, LANDCRUISER 20,  PRADO 239, PRIUS 5

LDVs: STALLION 45, TAZZ CARRI  99, HILUX 824, HI-ACE BUS 840,  HI-ACE VAN 1, LANDCRUISER 178, QUANTUM 231

MCV: 228

HCV: 127

Extra Heavy: 23

VOLKSWAGEN 7 005

CITI GOLF 2103, JETTA (A4)  227, GOLF (A5)  776,  PASSAT 22, POLO/POLO CLASSIC 2186, TOUAREG 87, TOURAN 107, CARAVELLE/KOMBI T5 84, SHARAN 11,  BEETLE 3, BEETLE CABRIOLET 4, CADDY 56,  AUDI (A3)  158,  AUDI (A4) 845,  AUDI (A6)  76,  AUDI (A8)  5, AUDI TT 9

LDVs: PICKUP 82, CADDY PANEL VAN 100, T5/TRANSPORTER PANEL VAN 12, TRANSPORTER CREW BUS 11

MCV: 41    

GENERAL MOTORS SA 6 303

CORSA/CORSA CLASSIC 1677,  ASTRA  353, MERIVA  76, ZAFIRA 96, AVEO  394, LUMINA  25, SPARK  221, OPTRA 29,  VIVANT 2, SAAB 8

LDVs: ISUZU KB 1768, CORSA UTILITY 1439, CHEV UTILITY 30

MCV: 82

HCV: 87

Extra Heavy: 16

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 5 053

FIESTA 729, IKON 237, MAZDA3  466, FOCUS 15, MONDEO 38, MAZDA6  76, MX5  7, RX8  11, JAGUAR 98, VOLVO S40  350, V50  75, S60  112,  V70 17, S80  15, C70  1,  XC90  76,  DEFENDER 59,  FREELANDER 53,  DISCOVERY 17, DISCOVERY III   150, RANGE ROVER 3

LDVs: BANTAM 1094,  RANGER 950,  DRIFTER 383,  DEFENDER P/U  20, GAMEVIEWER 1 

DAIMLERCHRYSLER 4 311

SMART 45, A CLASS 381,  C CLASS 1228, E CLASS 258, S CLASS 29, M CLASS 35, VITO 164, CHRYSLER NEON 43, PT CRUISER 56, VOYAGER 191, CROSSFIRE 8, JEEP WRANGLER 14, JEEP CHEROKEE 253, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 41, LANCER 40, PAJERO 216, OUTLANDER 50

LDVs: COLT 642, VITO 174

DAIMLERCHRYSLER (FL): Extra Heavy 49

DAIMLERCHRYSLER (FUSO): MCV 58; HCV 16

DAIMLERCHRYSLER (MB): MCV 98; HCV 43; Extra Heavy 168; Buses 11

NISSAN 3 413

ALMERA 498, MICRA 332,  350z  57, PATROL  20,  X TRAIL 304

LDVs: 1400 722, HARDBODY 1480 

BMW GROUP 1 668

1 SERIES 355,  3 SERIES 627, 5 SERIES 156, 6 SERIES 21, 7 SERIES 12, X3  199,  X5  134, Z4  23, MINI  141        

RENAULT 1 510

CLIO 621, MEGANE/SCENIC 791, KANGOO MULTIX 23, LAGUNA  26

LDVs: KANGOO 49

TATA 900

INDICA/INDIGO 463

LDVs: TELCOLINE 247

MCV: 170

HCV: 20

PEUGEOT 707

206 378,  307  199,  407  81,  PARTNER 8,  807  4,  607  3

LDVs: PARTNER  15

MCV: 19

FIAT SA 535

PALIO/SIENA/WEEKEND/PUNTO 355, FIAT PANDA 24, FIAT MULTIPLA 10, FIAT STILO 44, ALFA ROMEO 81

LDVs: FIAT DOBLO’CARGO 7, PALIO PANEL VAN 14

HONDA 453

ACCORD 19, CIVIC 127, CR-V 85,  JAZZ  204, S2000  18

NISSAN DIESEL 231

MCV 81; HCV 71; Extra Heavy 73; Buses 6

MAN TRUCK & BUS 164

HCV 3; Extra Heavy 112; Buses 49

SUBARU 120

IMPREZA 45,  FORESTER 58, LEGACY 6, OUTBACK  11

SCANIA 85

Extra Heavy 64 ; Buses 21

TYCO TRUCKS 77

TYCO DAF HCV 2; Extra Heavy 26

TYCO INTERNATIONAL Extra Heavy 48

TYCO RENAULT Extra Heavy 1

IVECO 62

MCV 51; HCV 3; Extra Heavy 8

VOLVO TRUCKS 54

VOLVO MACK Extra Heavy 3

VOLVO TRUCKS Extra Heavy 50; Buses 1

PORSCHE 28

BOXSTER  10,   911   14, CAYENNE  4      

TOTAL APRIL INDUSTRY SALES

2005 - 40 477

2004 - 28 681

PREVIOUS MONTH

2005 - 43 635

2004 - 38 892

TOTAL SALES JAN/APRIL

2005 - 167 558

2004 - 133 511

CARS

TOTAL  APRIL CAR SALES

2005 - 27 090

2004 - 18 734

PREVIOUS MONTH

2005 - 28 664

2004 - 25 080

TOTAL JAN/APRIL CAR SALES

2005 - 113 015

2004 - 88 576

LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

TOTAL APRIL LCV SALES

2005 - 11 458

2004 - 8 513

PREVIOUS MONTH

2005 - 12 913

2004 - 12 099

TOTAL LCV SALES JAN/APRIL

2005 - 47 145

2004 - 39 215

MEDIUM, HEAVY AND EXTRA HEAVY COMMERCIALS AND BUSES

MEDIUM CV  (3501 – 8500 KGS) ; HEAVY CV (8501 – 16 500 KGS); EXTRA HEAVY(16 501 KG +); BUSES  (> 8501 KG)

TOTAL APRIL

2005 – MCV 828; HCV 372; Extra Heavy 641; Buses 88 TOTAL 1 929

2004 – MCV 606; HCV 282; Extra Heavy 475; Buses 71 TOTAL 1 434

PREVIOUS MONTH

2005 – MCV 887; HCV 388; Extra Heavy 722; Buses 61 TOTAL 2 058

2004 – MCV 723; HCV 339; Extra Heavy 598; Buses 53 TOTAL 1 713

TOTAL JAN/APRIL

2005 – MCV 3 276; HCV 1 363; Extra Heavy 2 496; Buses 263 TOTAL 7 398

2004 – MCV 2 303; HCV 1 093; Extra Heavy 2 060; Buses 264 TOTAL 5 720

ASSOCIATED MOTOR HOLDINGS UNITS REPORTED FOR APRIL, 2005  =  4371  UNITS.

COMMENT ON THE APRIL, 2005 NEW VEHICLE SALES STATISTICS:

In amplification of the new vehicle sales statistics for the month of April, 2005 – released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) – the association commented that new vehicle sales had recorded the best ever results for an April month with aggregate new vehicle sales for April, 2005 at 40 477 units showing an improvement of 11 796 vehicles or 41,1% compared to the 28 681 new vehicles sold during the corresponding month last year.  However, the year on year improvement should be viewed in the context of the fact that last years’ April vehicle sales figure was depressed due to the Easter holidays during that month.

April, 2005 new car sales at 27 090 units represented the strongest April month sales performance on record and reflected a gain of 8 356 units or 44,6% compared to the 18 734 new cars sold during April, 2004  (a relatively low base due to the Easter holidays falling in April last year).  The April, 2005 new car market had registered a decline 1 574 vehicles or 5,5% compared to the 28 664 new cars sold during the previous month of March, 2005.  Year to date sales volumes remained some 27,6% ahead of last years’ corresponding sales.

Despite lack of stock on certain derivates, due to model run out, sales of new light commercial vehicles, bakkies and minibuses had also performed well and at 11 458 units during April, 2005 reflected an improvement of 2 945 vehicles or 34,6% compared to the 8 513 unit sales of the corresponding month last year.   The latest months’ sales, however, reflected a decline of 1 455 vehicles or 11,2% compared to the previous month of March 2005.

Sales of vehicles in the medium and heavy truck segments of the industry had continued to register further solid gains and the April, 2005 sales at 828 units and 1 101 units, respectively, had recorded an improvement of 222 units or 36,6%, in the case of medium commercials, and 273 units or 33,0%, in the case of heavy commercial vehicles and buses – compared to the holiday affected corresponding month last year.  Sales of vehicles in the medium, heavy and extra heavy commercial vehicle segments of the industry remained in a strong upward phase on the back of positive fixed investment trends with year to date sales volumes showing an improvement of 44,2% (medium commercials) and 20,6% (heavy commercials) compared to the corresponding period of 2004.

Under pressure from the strong Rand, built-up vehicle exports continued to lag modestly last years’ figures with overall new vehicle exports for the first three months of the year at 23 575 units down 3,8% compared to 24 506 new vehicles exported during the first quarter of 2004.  The momentum of industry exports should improve from about the middle of the year as various new vehicle export programmes were introduced.

The industry’s near term outlook remained positive.  The further reduction in interest rates in April, falling new vehicle prices, ongoing attractive sales incentives, the introduction of technologically more advanced models with additional features generally at no extra cost to buyers and strong consumer sentiment – would continue to support new vehicle sales during the balance of 2005.