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Used imports on the up

Toyota sweeps top three spots on the models’ chart with two Nissan cars next on the list.
Posted on 01 September, 2023
Used imports on the up

There were 8,730 used-imported passenger vehicles registered in August – up by 10.1 per cent compared to 7,931 in the same month of last year. 

Toyota took out the top three spots on last month’s models’ ladder, with the Aqua on 1,516 units, the Prius on 1,035 and the Corolla third with 388. 

The Aqua had a 17.4 per cent market share and its number of August registrations rose year-on-year by 37.8 per cent from 1,100 a year ago.

The increases for the Prius and Corolla were 64.8 per cent and 48.1 cent respectively over the same timeframe. 

Nissan took out the next two spots on the ladder, with registrations of the Note, pictured, jumping 102.8 per cent from 180 to 365 units. Next was the marque’s Leaf with 359 sales last month.

Year to date, the Aqua remains top of the pile with 10,863 units and 14.7 per cent of the market. The Prius is next on 7,334 and 9.9 per cent, followed by the Mazda Axela on 3,720 and five per cent.
  
Toyota was the number one marque in August after recording 4,184 registrations, which was an increase of 43.6 per cent from 2,914 in the same month of last year. This gave it a 47.9 per cent slice of the total market.

Nissan was second with 1,277 units, up by 26.7 per cent from 1,008 a year ago, and a 14.6 per cent share.

Mazda, Honda and Subaru completed the top five with 860, 677 and 374 registrations, respectively.

Toyota has slightly increased its share of the year-to-date market for used-imported cars to 40.8 per cent after clocking up 30,211 registrations in eight months.

It sits ahead of Nissan on 10,460 and 14.1 per cent, and Mazda with 9,465 and 12.8 per cent.