Imported commercials on a roll

Used imported commercial sales of 998 units were up over a third compared to the same month the previous year, when 745 sales were recorded. Year to date sales for 2017 are already 486 units ahead of the same time last year, an increase of 33.7 per cent. Toyota registered the most vehicles for the month, with an increase of 31.6 per cent from 354 vehicles sold at the same time last year, to 466 registered in February. Toyota took up 45.2 per cent of the market share for the year to date. Nissan followed with 191 vehicles sold - an increase of 20.1 per cent from the previous year when 159 vehicles were registered. Mazda took the third place with a whopping 108.9 per cent increase in terms of registrations. This was up from 45 registered last year to 94 in February. The Toyota Hiace was the most popular imported used commercial vehicle for the month of February, with a 38 per cent increase in sales from 266 vehicles sold in February 2016, to 367 sold last month. The Mazda Bongo increased in popularity by a huge178.6 per cent, from 28 sold at the same time last year and 78 sold last month. The Nissan Caravan took third place, with an increase of 21.8 per cent from 55 registered in February 2016 and 67 last month. Toyota Hiace accounts for a market share of 34.3 per cent of the total used imported commercials sales, year to date.