{"id":1342,"date":"2026-04-01T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:27:02","slug":"toyota-dominates-roaring-new-car-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in4ride.com\/?p=1342","title":{"rendered":"TOYOTA DOMINATES ROARING NEW CAR SALES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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BREAKING<\/strong>: New car sales numbers<\/strong> are out! March 2026<\/strong> appears to have been a roaring<\/strong> success for the automotive industry, with a total of 58 060<\/strong> new vehicles sold, according to industry organisation naamsa<\/strong>. These of course include Passenger Cars<\/strong>, Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium Commercial Vehicles, Buses, and Heavy Commercial Vehicles. This is up 17.3%<\/strong> on March 2025 and also up on the 53 383<\/strong> units sold in February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following were the top-selling Passenger<\/strong> and LCV<\/strong> manufacturers for March 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Toyota (including Lexus and Hino) \u2013 13 323<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Volkswagen Group (including Audi) \u2013 5\u00a0574<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Suzuki Auto \u2013 5\u00a0047<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Isuzu \u2013 3\u00a0513<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Hyundai \u2013 3\u00a0258<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ford \u2013 2\u00a0828<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. GWM (including Haval, Tank and Ora) \u2013 2\u00a0777<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Chery \u2013 2\u00a0390<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Mahindra \u2013 2\u00a0280<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Jetour \u2013 1\u00a0768<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Kia \u2013 1\u00a0646<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. BMW Group (including MINI) \u2013 1\u00a0588<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Nissan \u2013 1 487<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Omoda and Jaecoo \u2013 1\u00a0433<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Renault \u2013 1\u00a0407<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Stellantis \u2013 714<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. MG \u2013 689<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  18. Foton \u2013 604<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  19. Mercedes-Benz \u2013 595<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  20. BYD \u2013 589<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  21. Tata Motors \u2013 515<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  22. Honda \u2013 348<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  23. JLR (including Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover) \u2013 319<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  24. JAC \u2013 314<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  25. Mitsubishi \u2013 241<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  26. Mazda \u2013 209<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  27. BAIC \u2013 177<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  28. Changan \u2013 118<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  29. Volvo Cars \u2013 101<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  30. Porsche \u2013 92<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  31. Subaru \u2013 48<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  32. Proton \u2013 10<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  33. Scuderia (Ferrari) – 6<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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