TABLE-S.Africa new car sales up 1.4 pct y/y in September

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 2 (Reuters) - South Africa's total new vehicle sales increased by 1.4 percent year-on-year to 55,097 units in September, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers said on Tuesday.

DETAILED SALES DATA Sept'12 Sept'11 Aug'12 New passenger vehicles 39,496 37,829 40,344 Light commercial vehicles 13,279 14,004 13,662 Medium commercial vehicles 779 852 810 Heavy commercial vehicles 448 462 352 Extra heavy 1,026 1,129 1,038 Buses 69 81 64 TOYOTA 10,886 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP SA 9,512 GMSA 6,392 NISSAN 4,461 FMC 3,956 BMW GROUP 2,331 RENAULT 1,056 HONDA 957 CHRYSLER SA 834 JAGUAR LAND ROVER 755 PCSA 500 TATA 480 FIAT GROUP 393 SUZUKI AUTO 367 MAHINDRA 364 MITSUBISHI MOTORS SA 345 VOLVO CARS 282 UD TRUCKS 245 MAN 179 VOLVO TRUCKS 132 SCANIA 125 IVECO 89 PORSCHE 87 SUBARU 82 NC2 TRUCKS SA 51 POWERSTAR 37 RENAULT TRUCKS 26 MASERATI 5 BABCOCK 4 SUB TOTAL 44,933 AMH & AAD 7,435 MBSA 2,729 INDUSTRY TOTAL 55,097

(Reporting By Tshepo Tshabalala)

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