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Super-rich car brands also felt the Covid-19 pinch in 2020, with the exception of Ferrari

11th January 2021

By: Irma Venter

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Luxury and performance car brands in South Africa also felt the pain of the Covid-19 pandemic, with almost all brands showing a decline on 2019 numbers.

Luxury brand Bentley saw a 20% drop in sales, from 69 units to 55 units.

Maserati saw a 32% drop in sales, from 82 units in 2019, to 56 units in 2020.

Porsche sales contracted by 23%, from 1 496 units, to 1 149 units.

Lamborghini sales declined by 34%, from 59 vehicles, to 39 vehicles.

Italian prancing horse, Ferrari, however, managed to grow sales by 10% in 2020, to 76 units.

Overall new-vehicle sales declined by 29.1% in South Africa in 2020 compared with 2019.

* The sales in this article were calculated using the monthly unaudited sales figures released by Lightstone Auto and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.  

 

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