The weak rand is taking its toll on new car pricing in South Africa. IOLMotoring
Johannesburg - Car companies often hike their prices around midyear, and given the recent weakness of the South African rand amid the Covid-19 pandemic, this year is not going to be kind to new vehicle prices.
The little Suzuki is still, however, the country's least expensive car, with Renault's Kwid and Mahindra's KUV100 both getting R6000 price increases recently. This means the cheapest KUV100 will now set you back R148 999, while the base Kwid is a R150 900 proposition. These cheapies will find increasingly stiff competition from the used vehicle market, as rental companies are expected to offload stock - potentially driving prices down - although new car inflation could counteract that to a degree.
The vehicle is slightly smaller than the Kwid, and powered by a 1-litre normally aspirated engine that produces 50kW and the car weighs just 726kg.The Renault Kwid was facelifted in November, with dual front airbags and ABS becoming standard features. These items are also fitted to the S-Presso and KUV100.
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