New-vehicle prices poised to rise sharply

3rd June 2016

By: Irma Venter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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Consumers should brace themselves for a sharp increase in new-vehicle prices.

Rand weakness will probably see new-vehicle prices increase by between 12% and 15% – or more – in 2016, says the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) in its first-quarter business review.

This jump may see a new car, priced at R200 000 on January 1, increase to R230 000 by December 31.

Naamsa says new-vehicle price increases, as well as the possibility of further interest rate hikes, will “combine to further pressurise consumers and businesses at a time of rising retrenchments across a number of sectors”.

In light of this, together with gloomy macro-economic conditions, Naamsa has trimmed its forecast on domestic new-vehicle sales for the year to 555 000 units, down from the 564 500 units the association projected in March, and the 622 500-unit sales forecast in October last year.

The new-passenger-car segment is expected to show the sharpest decline, to 367 000 units, down from last year’s 412 670 units.

In contrast, export sales are expected to show strong growth in 2016, increasing to 376 000 units, up from the 333 802 units exported in 2015.

This is expected to boost new-vehicle produc-tion in South Africa to 635 500 units in 2016, up from 615 658 units in 2015.

Naamsa indicates that exports to Europe, North America, Asia, Australasia and South America improved last year. However, exports from South Africa to the rest of Africa have declined by 31.1% to 42 594 units.

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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