South Africa February 2025: Suzuki beats VW Group again in solid market (+7.3%)
Suzuki Swift sales are up 44.5% year-on-year in February.
The South African new vehicle market confirms its recovery with February sales up a sturdy 7.3% year-on-year to 47,978 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 9.5% to 94,968. Toyota (+1.9%) remains the faraway leader in the manufacturers charts but sees its share thaw slightly to 24.5% vs. 25.2% so far this year. Suzuki (+15.8%) continues to excel, ranking above the VW Group (-1.6%) for the second month running. Mahindra (+52.2%), Chery (+27.9%) and Hyundai (+22.4%) also excel below. As for recent launches, Omoda & Jaecoo stay at #14, Jetour falls to #17 and Foton appears at #22.
Toppled by the Suzuki Swift last month, the Toyota Hilux (-13.5%) reclaims its traditional pole position with 5.6% share despite a ghastly year-on-year drop. The Swift (+44.5%) however continues to soar year-on-year and ranks #2 year-to-date vs. #6 over the Full Year 2024. The VW Polo Vivo (+17.5%) stays in third place ahead of the Ford Ranger (-0.9%) and Isuzu D-Max (+10.6%) both up one spot on last month to close up the Top 5. The Suzuki Fronx (+223.6%) and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+21.2%) also make themselves noticed in the remainder of the Top 10. The Toyota Starlet Cross is the best-selling recent launch, down one rank on January to #12.
Previous month: South Africa January 2025: Suzuki Swift topples Toyota Hilux
One year ago: South Africa February 2024: Suzuki (+21.2%) catches up on VW Group in stable market
Full February 2025 Top 40 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.
South Africa February 2025 – manufacturers:
| Pos | Manufacturer | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 11,743 | 24.5% | + 1.9% | 1 | 23,895 | 25.2% | + 6.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 6,044 | 12.6% | + 15.8% | 2 | 12,443 | 13.1% | + 19.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Group | 5,249 | 10.9% | – 1.6% | 3 | 10,925 | 11.5% | + 0.6% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 3,074 | 6.4% | + 22.4% | 4 | 5,834 | 6.1% | + 24.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford | 2,900 | 6.0% | + 6.1% | 5 | 5,139 | 5.4% | – 0.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Isuzu | 2,298 | 4.8% | + 9.4% | 8 | 4,031 | 4.2% | + 8.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Chery | 1,924 | 4.0% | + 27.9% | 6 | 3,837 | 4.0% | + 31.0% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | GWM (incl. Haval) | 1,713 | 3.6% | + 3.4% | 7 | 3,469 | 3.7% | + 11.2% | 8 | 9 |
| 9 | Mahindra | 1,610 | 3.4% | + 52.2% | 9 | 3,073 | 3.2% | + 58.7% | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Nissan | 1,497 | 3.1% | – 45.3% | 13 | 2,659 | 2.8% | – 47.4% | 12 | 7 |
| 11 | Kia | 1,491 | 3.1% | + 28.9% | 10 | 2,919 | 3.1% | + 16.7% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Renault | 1,466 | 3.1% | + 11.4% | 11 | 2,875 | 3.0% | + 5.4% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | BMW Group | 1,256 | 2.6% | + 5.2% | 12 | 2,440 | 2.6% | + 21.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Omoda and Jaecoo | 772 | 1.6% | new | 14 | 1,515 | 1.6% | new | 14 | 18 |
| 15 | Stellantis | 501 | 1.0% | + 19.9% | 17 | 885 | 0.9% | + 5.2% | 17 | 15 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 479 | 1.0% | – 9.1% | 16 | 893 | 0.9% | – 13.5% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Jetour | 456 | 1.0% | new | 15 | 907 | 1.0% | new | 15 | – |
| 18 | FAW Trucks | 414 | 0.9% | – 3.9% | 18 | 748 | 0.8% | – 6.6% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Jaguar Land Rover | 255 | 0.5% | + 10.4% | 21 | 496 | 0.5% | + 2.3% | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Daimler Trucks | 254 | 0.5% | – 20.1% | 22 | 492 | 0.5% | – 14.7% | 22 | 17 |
| 21 | Honda | 248 | 0.5% | – 40.5% | 23 | 455 | 0.5% | – 35.9% | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | Foton | 248 | 0.5% | new | – | 248 | 0.3% | new | 29 | – |
| 23 | BAIC | 243 | 0.5% | + 44.6% | 20 | 494 | 0.5% | + 6.7% | 21 | 26 |
| 24 | Mazda | 231 | 0.5% | – 18.4% | 19 | 500 | 0.5% | – 14.5% | 19 | 19 |
| 25 | JAC | 210 | 0.4% | + 4.5% | 24 | 411 | 0.4% | + 20.2% | 24 | 29 |
| 26 | Mitsubishi | 183 | 0.4% | – 12.4% | 25 | 359 | 0.4% | – 19.5% | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Volvo Group | 173 | 0.4% | – 16.4% | 29 | 260 | 0.3% | – 13.0% | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | UD Trucks | 168 | 0.4% | – 19.2% | 28 | 290 | 0.3% | – 11.6% | 27 | 23 |
| 29 | Scania | 162 | 0.3% | – 35.2% | 26 | 293 | 0.3% | – 31.2% | 26 | 20 |
| 30 | Powerstar | 119 | 0.2% | + 17.8% | 32 | 194 | 0.2% | + 35.7% | 31 | 31 |
| 31 | Man | 109 | 0.2% | – 31.4% | 27 | 235 | 0.2% | – 21.7% | 30 | 28 |
| 32 | Porsche | 104 | 0.2% | – 11.1% | 31 | 179 | 0.2% | – 7.7% | 32 | 30 |
| 33 | Tata | 83 | 0.2% | + 25.8% | 34 | 143 | 0.2% | + 23.3% | 34 | 34 |
| 34 | Volvo Cars | 74 | 0.2% | – 47.5% | 30 | 155 | 0.2% | – 40.8% | 33 | 27 |
| 35 | Iveco | 53 | 0.1% | + 32.5% | 37 | 83 | 0.1% | – 21.7% | 38 | 33 |
| 36 | Subaru | 50 | 0.1% | – 10.7% | 35 | 102 | 0.1% | – 3.8% | 36 | 36 |
| 37 | Proton | 46 | 0.1% | – 39.5% | 36 | 89 | 0.1% | – 38.2% | 37 | 32 |
| 38 | Sinotruk | 38 | 0.1% | – 24.0% | 33 | 102 | 0.1% | + 17.2% | 35 | 35 |
| 39 | VECV South Africa | 22 | 0.0% | + 120.0% | 39 | 37 | 0.0% | + 68.2% | 39 | 38 |
| 40 | Babcock | 18 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 38 | 35 | 0.0% | + 59.1% | 40 | 37 |
South Africa February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2,683 | 5.6% | – 13.5% | 2 | 5,240 | 5.5% | – 9.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Swift | 2,351 | 4.9% | + 44.5% | 1 | 4,979 | 5.2% | + 56.4% | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | VW Polo Vivo | 2,187 | 4.6% | + 17.5% | 3 | 4,736 | 5.0% | + 21.6% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Ford Ranger | 2,168 | 4.5% | – 0.9% | 5 | 4,026 | 4.2% | – 1.8% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,924 | 4.0% | + 10.6% | 6 | 3,337 | 3.5% | + 8.5% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,435 | 3.0% | – 26.7% | 7 | 2,661 | 2.8% | – 26.5% | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1,381 | 2.9% | + 5.2% | 8 | 2,593 | 2.7% | + 23.7% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota Starlet | 1,279 | 2.7% | – 13.6% | 4 | 3,459 | 3.6% | + 16.9% | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,147 | 2.4% | + 21.2% | 9 | 2,269 | 2.4% | + 22.0% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Suzuki Fronx | 1,123 | 2.3% | + 223.6% | 16 | 1,897 | 2.0% | + 157.0% | 12 | 17 |
| 11 | Nissan Magnite | 1,055 | 2.2% | + 24.6% | 18 | 1,799 | 1.9% | + 6.4% | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 1,003 | 2.1% | new | 11 | 2,053 | 2.2% | new | 11 | 27 |
| 13 | GWM Haval Jolion | 983 | 2.0% | + 80.7% | 10 | 2,082 | 2.2% | + 87.4% | 10 | 13 |
| 14 | Kia Sonet | 877 | 1.8% | + 58.9% | 13 | 1,708 | 1.8% | + 60.8% | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 875 | 1.8% | + 34.8% | 12 | 1,765 | 1.9% | + 42.6% | 14 | 21 |
| 16 | VW Polo | 832 | 1.7% | – 15.8% | 17 | 1,586 | 1.7% | – 23.3% | 16 | 10 |
| 17 | Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up | 763 | 1.6% | + 6.7% | 15 | 1,564 | 1.6% | + 21.0% | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | Renault Kwid | 750 | 1.6% | + 167.9% | 27 | 1,227 | 1.3% | + 92.9% | 22 | 25 |
| 19 | Toyota Hiace | 711 | 1.5% | – 39.1% | 21 | 1,312 | 1.4% | – 42.9% | 19 | 15 |
| 20 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 661 | 1.4% | new | 25 | 1,157 | 1.2% | new | 23 | n/a |
| 21 | Toyota Fortuner | 634 | 1.3% | – 12.2% | 19 | 1,286 | 1.4% | – 24.2% | 20 | 11 |
| 22 | Suzuki Ertiga | 627 | 1.3% | – 4.7% | 20 | 1,264 | 1.3% | – 3.9% | 21 | 20 |
| 23 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 591 | 1.2% | + 76.4% | 22 | 1,151 | 1.2% | #VALUE! | 24 | n/a |
| 24 | Omoda C5 | 552 | 1.2% | new | 24 | 1,069 | 1.1% | new | 25 | n/a |
| 25 | Toyota Vitz | 551 | 1.1% | + 0.2% | 14 | 1,376 | 1.4% | + 17.4% | 18 | 19 |
| 26 | Toyota Rumion | 482 | 1.0% | + 44.7% | 38 | 802 | 0.8% | + 13.8% | 27 | 30 |
| 27 | VW T-Cross | 462 | 1.0% | – 12.8% | 23 | 1,017 | 1.1% | – 1.5% | 26 | 26 |
| 28 | Hyundai Exter | 428 | 0.9% | new | 36 | 757 | 0.8% | new | 31 | n/a |
| 29 | Nissan Navara | 412 | 0.9% | – 8.2% | 41 | 710 | 0.7% | – 4.7% | 34 | 23 |
| 30 | Renault Kiger | 401 | 0.8% | – 17.1% | 30 | 797 | 0.8% | – 17.6% | 29 | 24 |
| 31 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 384 | 0.8% | + 17.1% | 28 | 797 | 0.8% | + 21.1% | 28 | 28 |
| 32 | Toyota Prado | 375 | 0.8% | n/a | 39 | 686 | 0.7% | n/a | 35 | n/a |
| 33 | Suzuki Baleno | 360 | 0.8% | – 38.5% | 29 | 766 | 0.8% | – 36.7% | 30 | 18 |
| 34 | VW Polo Sedan | 346 | 0.7% | + 7.5% | 31 | 721 | 0.8% | + 7.9% | 33 | n/a |
| 35 | Hyundai i20 | 317 | 0.7% | – 21.1% | 34 | 653 | 0.7% | – 16.4% | 36 | 29 |
| 36 | Ford Territory | 304 | 0.6% | new | 43 | 595 | 0.6% | new | 40 | n/a |
| 37 | Hyundai Venue | 290 | 0.6% | #DIV/0! | 40 | 598 | 0.6% | + 223.2% | 39 | n/a |
| 38 | VW Amarok | 290 | 0.6% | – 10.5% | 45 | 535 | 0.6% | – 2.0% | 44 | n/a |
| 39 | Suzuki Jimny | 274 | 0.6% | – 23.2% | 33 | 618 | 0.7% | – 22.9% | 37 | n/a |
| 40 | GWM Haval H6 | 274 | 0.6% | – 51.8% | 37 | 595 | 0.6% | – 39.9% | 41 | n/a |
| 41 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 271 | 0.6% | – 3.9% | 48 | 480 | 0.5% | – 12.2% | 45 | n/a |
| 42 | Suzuki S-Presso | 267 | 0.6% | – 19.3% | 42 | 558 | 0.6% | – 27.1% | 42 | n/a |
| 43 | Ford Everest | 263 | 0.5% | – 25.5% | 50 | 465 | 0.5% | – 31.8% | n/a | n/a |
| 44 | VW Tiguan | 258 | 0.5% | + 43.3% | 32 | 607 | 0.6% | + 38.9% | 38 | n/a |
| 45 | Jetour Dashing | 252 | 0.5% | new | 44 | 542 | 0.6% | new | 43 | – |
| 46 | Renault Triber | 249 | 0.5% | – 26.1% | 26 | 733 | 0.8% | + 0.4% | 32 | n/a |
| 47 | GWM P-Series | 232 | 0.5% | – 38.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | Suzuki Eeco | 231 | 0.5% | + 17.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Citroen C3 | 223 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Chery Tiggo Cross | 216 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
