Domestic sales of industry new light commercial vehicles, bakkies and mini buses at 12 192 units during April 2016 reflected a marginal decline of 18 units or a fall of 0.1% compared to the 12 210 light commercial vehicles sold during the corresponding month last year.

April sales of vehicles in the medium and heavy truck segments of the industry at 588 units and 1 533 units, respectively, had registered declines and, in the case of medium commercial vehicles, represented a sharp fall of 189 units or 24.3% and, in the case of heavy trucks and buses, a more modest decline of 77 vehicles or a fall of 5.3% compared to the corresponding month last year.

The figures quoted above are supplied by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa.