Used-imported car sales remain strong

Used imported car sales have increased by three per cent, with 12,140 vehicles registered in April last year and 12,507 sold last month. Of note is a sizeable increase in sales of the Nissan Leaf, which has increased by 210 per cent up from 39 per cent in April 2016 to 121 per cent last month. The most-sold model for the month was the Nissan Tilda, with 533 vehicles registered, which was a decrease of 16.2 per cent from the same time last year when 636 vehicles were sold. The Suzuki Swift followed with 523 vehicles sold, a decrease of 3.9 percent from the same time last year when 544 units were sold. The Mazda Axela completed the top three with 516 vehicles sold, yet another decrease of 4.1 per cent from the same time last year when 538 vehicles were sold. As usual, Toyota topped the sales with 3,209 vehicles sold in April, a 7.8 per cent increase on the same time last year. Nissan and Mazda followed with a 2.8 per cent decrease at 2,292 unit sales, and a 1.3 per cent decrease at 1,823 unit sales, respectively. Toyota holds 25.6 per cent of the market share, while Nissan and Mazda hold 17.8 per cent and 14.8 per cent respectively.