Jetour T2 the star of resolute April new vehicle sales

With sales of 1 004 units, the Jetour T2 has made it into the top 10 best-selling vehicles chart of the first time this year. Picture: Jetour The Jetour T2 has provided the biggest surprise of the April new vehicle sales by nearly entering the top 10 best-selling models charts of the first time. In a month which saw sales remain upwards for an 18thconsecutive month despite worsening local and international fuel prices, the flagship of Jetour’s product range moved 1 004 units to place 11th overall behind the Isuzu D-Max.

March’s surprise performer, the locally made D-Max, dropped eight places with an offset of only 1 045. At the same time, Isuzu also dropped out of the top 10 best-selling brands for the first time in years, while Jetour ranked eighth overall behind parent company, Chery. In the top 10, the Toyota Hilux shifted 2 955 units, followed by the Ford Ranger’s 2 013 and the Volkswagen Polo Vivo’s 1 876.

The combination of the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro and Tiggo Cross remained the best-selling Chinese and imported vehicle of the month with an offset of 1 871 units, followed by the 1 556 recorded by the Suzuki Swift. Jumping a place from seventh in March to sixth in April, the Hyundai Grand i10 sold 1 374 units while the Great Wall Motors (GWM) Haval Jolion also jumped two places to seventh on 1 277. In an event split between locally produced and imported vehicles, the Prospection-built Toyota Corolla Cross dropped two places from March to eighth in April on 1 144, while the Suzuki Fronx improved from 10thto ninth with sales of 1 113.

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Outside the top 10, the BYD Dolphin Surf raked in 302 sales to remain the marque’s best-seller, while the Tiago again topped Tata’s sales charts with 346 units sold. BYD also departed with 108 Sharks – still its third highest-seller behind the Dolphin Surf and Sealion 6 (149) – while the highly awaited Kia Tasman bakkie sold 31 units. Out of the best-selling brands, Toyota moved 10 188 units, with Suzuki remaining in its customary second place on 5 363.

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