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Johannesburg - New vehicle sales ended 2009 on a relatively weak note, the
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Naamsa) said on
Friday.
"December monthly sales are normally the lowest in any calendar
year," Naamsa added in a statement.
It said aggregate new vehicle sales during December 2009
stood at 30 478 vehicles - a decline of 2 347 vehicles or 7.2%. This is compared to total new vehicle sales of 32 825
units in December 2008.
On a market segment basis, vehicle sales during December 2009
(excluding the sales of light commercials, buses and Amalgamated
Motor Holdings sales) registered sharp declines in every segment
compared to December 2008.
Turning to 2009 as a whole, Naamsa said new vehicle sales had
declined sharply in every sector.
Industry aggregate sales had declined by 138 157 units or 25.9% to 395 230 vehicles, compared to the 533 387 units sold
during 2008.
"This represents the lowest industry annual sales level since
2003 and underlines the disproportionately severe impact of the
three-and-a-half-year recession on the domestic market, compounded
by the shock to the South African economy of the global financial
and economic crisis," Naamsa said.
- Sapa