{"id":1005,"date":"2026-02-02T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:26:26","slug":"car-sales-on-the-up-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=1005","title":{"rendered":"CAR SALES ON THE UP IN JANUARY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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naamsa<\/strong> has reported a 7.5% increase<\/strong> in automotive sales for January 2026<\/strong> compared to January 2025. Last month the industry sold a total of 50 073<\/strong> new vehicles, including Passenger Cars<\/strong>, Light Commercial Vehicles and Heavy Commercial Vehicles among others. Used<\/strong> or pre-owned<\/strong> cars are excluded from this list. Of these, 85.4%<\/strong> came from dealership sales, with rental companies taking 10.9%,<\/strong> corporate fleets 2.1% and government with 1.6%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These were the total sales<\/strong> in the industry based on Passenger and LCV manufacturers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Toyota (including Lexus and Hino) \u2013 11\u00a0786<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Suzuki \u2013 6\u00a0410<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Volkswagen Group (including Audi) \u2013 4\u00a0774<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Hyundai \u2013 3\u00a0048<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ford \u2013 2\u00a0678<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. GWM (including Haval, Tank and Ora) \u2013 2\u00a0521<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Chery \u2013 2\u00a0258<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Kia \u2013 1\u00a0888<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Mahindra \u2013 1\u00a0671<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Isuzu \u2013 1\u00a0606<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Jetour \u2013 1\u00a0550<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Renault – 1\u00a0415<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Omoda and Jaecoo \u2013 1\u00a0413<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Nissan \u2013 1\u00a0133<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. BWM Group (including MINI) \u2013 1\u00a0094<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Stellantis (including Alfa Romeo, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep, Leapmotor, Opel and Peugeot) \u2013 530<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. Mercedes-Benz \u2013 429<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. MG \u2013 458<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Foton \u2013 428<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. Honda \u2013 311<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. JAC \u2013 270<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. JLR \u2013 254<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. Mazda \u2013 234<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. BAIC \u2013 228<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Mitsubishi \u2013 130<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Porsche \u2013 82<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. Changan \u2013 72<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Volvo \u2013 67<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Subaru \u2013 19<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Proton \u2013 5<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Scuderia – 0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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