South Africa October 2013: Mercedes CLA at world best!

[far2000]

But the most impressive performance inside the October Top 50 is delivered by the Mercedes CLA: going from 75 units in September (its first month in the ranking) to 413 and 0.7% share in October, earning it a spot in the Top 30 at #29. This makes South Africa the only country in the world where the Mercedes CLA has managed to break into the monthly Top 30!

Full October 2013 Top 55 models Ranking Table below.
South Africa October 2013:
Pos Model Oct % Sep 2013 % Pos 2012
1 Toyota Hilux 2,894 5.1% 1 31,275 5.7% 1 2
2 VW Polo Vivo 2,616 4.6% 3 29,765 5.4% 2 1
3 Toyota Etios 2,392 4.2% 4 19,911 3.6% 4 8
4 VW Polo 1,920 3.4% 2 24,875 4.5% 3 3
5 Toyota Quantum 1,540 2.7% 19 11,504 2.1% 11 11
6 Ford Ranger 1,516 2.7% 6 16,414 3.0% 5 7
7 Ford Figo 1,404 2.5% 5 12,494 2.3% 9 9
8 Nissan NP200 1,284 2.3% 17 13,778 2.5% 7 5
9 Isuzu KB 1,232 2.2% 8 11,878 2.2% 10 10
10 Chevrolet Utility 1,214 2.1% 7 15,120 2.8% 6 4
11 BMW 3 Series 1,066 1.9% 15 10,917 2.0% 12 13
12 Toyota Corolla/Auris 956 1.7% 9 12,673 2.3% 8 6
13 Mercedes C Class 923 1.6% 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a
14 Nissan NP300 794 1.4% 11 7,338 1.3% 14 15
15 Chevrolet Spark 778 1.4% 16 6,092 1.1% 16 20
16 Toyota Fortuner 710 1.2% 14 8,780 1.6% 13 12
17 Ford Fiesta 671 1.2% 12 7,292 1.3% 15 23
18 Renault Sandero 651 1.1% 31 4,386 0.8% 22 18
19 Chevrolet Cruze 608 1.1% 20 4,679 0.9% 19 21
20 VW Golf 7 577 1.0% 22 5,955 1.1% 17 -
21 Ford Ecosport 548 1.0% 13 1,897 0.3% n/a -
22 Toyota Avanza 497 0.9% 25 4,472 0.8% 21 28
23 BMW 1 Series 496 0.9% 23 4,601 0.8% 20 24
24 Ford Focus 485 0.9% 29 4,351 0.8% 23 31
25 Nissan Almera 481 0.8% 26 1,747 0.3% n/a -
26 VW Jetta 463 0.8% 36 3,432 0.6% 28 27
27 Renault Duster 442 0.8% 57 625 0.1% n/a -
28 Audi A4 437 0.8% 21 5,502 1.0% 18 25
29 Mercedes CLA 413 0.7% n/a 488 0.1% n/a
30 VW Amarok 395 0.7% 27 4,188 0.8% 25 22

 

[Nicks]

Mind you, CLA sales are still suffering from the lack of production capacity. For instance, russian dealers are not taking any orders on it till spring.

 

[Wolfgang]

Mercedes-Benz's CLA Plant Running at Full Steam
http://www.autoevolution.com/merced...garian-plant-running-at-full-steam-69935.html

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

They just can't get enough of these down under either. The CLA200's are all but sold out at the dealers, the CLA250's have been delayed until April and the CLA45 has a waiting list until September 2014.