SUZUKI had another stellar month, closing in on 5 000 sales in a single month.
Suzuki Auto sold 4 622 vehicles last month, accounting for 15.26% of the passenger vehicle market.
The Japanese automaker is now firmly in third place overall, trailing Volkswagen, which includes Audi, and Toyota, which includes Lexus and Hino.
According to Naamsa, the automotive industry body, Suzuki broke all three benchmark records last month.
The dealer network broke its one-month-old sales record of 3 100 units, with total sales of 3 419 units.
Suzuki set a new outright record of 4 622 units, and the Swift sold 1 926 units, making it the top-selling passenger car.
“In June, we celebrated our Dealer of the Year Awards and gave 21 dealers its Platinum Award for their exemplary performance across all sales, service and after-sales support categories. A further six dealers were chosen in the Elite Awards category, which is reserved for the best dealers overall.
“This means that a third of our dealers performed to the highest possible service standards. It also means that our network can comfortably handle and support the rapidly growing number of South Africans who are joining the Suzuki family,” said manager of dealer sales at Suzuki Auto, Henno Havenga.
Not to be outdone, the Suzuki department responsible for fleet, rental and government sales sold 1 200 units last month. While the Swift was South Africa’s favourite Suzuki, several other models also performed well ahead of expectations. A total of 340 South Africans drove off in the all-new Baleno, 569 S-Presso models found new homes and 657 new Vitara Brezzas were delivered to customers.
A total of 397 Jimny models were sold, making it one of South Africa’s favourite off-road capable vehicles.
