Nissan’s light commercial vehicles spearheaded the brand’s efforts for the month of July, with the one-tonners and half-tonners enjoying their best month so far this year with 2 919 sales.

Internationally, Nissan sales rose to just over 109 000 in July, which is a record for the company. The brand’s top export, the Hardbody, delivered 800 units outside of South Africa, while NV panel vans make a steady contribution locally in their second month after launch.

Here is a breakdown of Nissan’s sales including key sales figures, Top 5 model sales and the most popular used cars for Nissan in July 2013.

Nissan sales summary – June 2013

Total new car sales: 4662Total market share: 8%Total passenger vehicle sales: 1743Total Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sales: 2919

Top 5 Nissan new passenger car sales – July 2013 (compared to June 2013)

Nissan NP200 – 1663 units (1682)Nissan NP300 Hardbody – 916 units (600)Nissan Almera – 367 unitsNissan Micra – 312 units (414)Nissan Juke – 364 units (395)

Most popular used Nissan cars in South Africa (in terms of views on cars.co.za) – July 2013

Nissan NavaraNissan HardbodyNissan X-TrailNissan TiidaNissan Qashqai

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