South Africa April 2025: Mahindra (+43.1%), Hyundai (+40.9%), GWM (+30.1%) help lift market up 11.9%
Mahindra sales are up 43.1% year-on-year in April.
New vehicle sales in South Africa grow by a solid 11.9% year-on-year in April to 42,401 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 10.6% to 186,433. Out of the monthly total, 37,258 units or 87.9% represent dealer sales, 7% are sales to rental companies, 2.7% to industry corporate fleets and 2.5% to government. Toyota (+21.3%) and Suzuki (+22.2%) maintain their grip on the manufacturers ranking just as the Volkswagen Group (-16.5%) craters. Mahindra (+43.1%), Hyundai (+40.9%) and GWM (+30.1%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10.
The Toyota Hilux (+32.8%) holds onto the models top spot with a dominant 6.6% share. It is followed by the Suzuki Swift (+19%) up three spots on last month to #2 while the Ford Ranger (-16.6%) closes out the podium but is in a bad way. The Toyota Corolla Cross (+0.7%) advances to 4th place head of a surging Hyundai Grand i10 (+62.7%). The Suzuki Fronx (+429.5%) does even better and reaches a record 7th place, its previous best being #10 reached in October 2024 and last February. Notice also the GWM Haval Jolion (+56.9%) and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+16.1%). The Omoda C5 (+128.8%) advances to #22.
Previous month: South Africa March 2025: Sales up 12.5%, Mahindra breaks records
One year ago: South Africa April 2024: First market lift in 9 months, Omoda C5 and Jaecoo J7 land in Top 50
Full April 2025 Top 41 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.
South Africa April 2025 – manufacturers:
| Pos | Manufacturer | Apr-25 | % | /24 | Mar | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 10,363 | 24.4% | + 21.3% | 1 | 45,918 | 24.6% | + 9.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 5,977 | 14.1% | + 22.2% | 2 | 23,704 | 12.7% | + 20.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Group | 3,973 | 9.4% | – 16.5% | 3 | 19,811 | 10.6% | – 4.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 3,007 | 7.1% | + 40.9% | 4 | 11,944 | 6.4% | + 28.9% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford | 2,398 | 5.7% | – 8.3% | 5 | 10,444 | 5.6% | + 2.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | GWM (incl. Haval) | 1,943 | 4.6% | + 30.1% | 9 | 7,478 | 4.0% | + 21.1% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Chery | 1,852 | 4.4% | – 7.8% | 10 | 7,591 | 4.1% | + 17.3% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Isuzu | 1,383 | 3.3% | – 10.2% | 6 | 8,173 | 4.4% | + 4.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Renault | 1,281 | 3.0% | – 2.0% | 12 | 5,558 | 3.0% | + 4.2% | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Mahindra | 1,278 | 3.0% | + 43.1% | 8 | 6,604 | 3.5% | + 65.4% | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | Kia | 1,277 | 3.0% | + 27.3% | 11 | 5,598 | 3.0% | + 24.1% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | BMW Group | 1,146 | 2.7% | – 6.9% | 13 | 4,923 | 2.6% | + 14.1% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Omoda and Jaecoo | 865 | 2.0% | new | 14 | 3,186 | 1.7% | new | 14 | 18 |
| 14 | Nissan | 794 | 1.9% | – 45.0% | 7 | 5,756 | 3.1% | – 45.1% | 10 | 7 |
| 15 | Jetour | 573 | 1.4% | new | 17 | 2,003 | 1.1% | new | 15 | – |
| 16 | Stellantis | 527 | 1.2% | + 20.6% | 16 | 1,937 | 1.0% | + 14.8% | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Mercedes | 518 | 1.2% | – 7.8% | 15 | 1,974 | 1.1% | – 8.7% | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | FAW Trucks | 456 | 1.1% | + 6.8% | 18 | 1,637 | 0.9% | – 1.9% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Daimler Trucks | 268 | 0.6% | – 12.7% | 19 | 1,114 | 0.6% | – 6.9% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Foton | 253 | 0.6% | new | 21 | 792 | 0.4% | new | 24 | – |
| 21 | Mazda | 249 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 23 | 979 | 0.5% | – 11.6% | 21 | 19 |
| 22 | BAIC | 215 | 0.5% | + 27.2% | 27 | 881 | 0.5% | + 16.7% | 22 | 26 |
| 23 | Jaguar Land Rover | 210 | 0.5% | + 24.3% | 20 | 1,015 | 0.5% | + 5.1% | 20 | 22 |
| 24 | JAC | 207 | 0.5% | + 105.0% | 22 | 871 | 0.5% | + 42.8% | 23 | 29 |
| 25 | Volvo Group | 189 | 0.4% | – 16.4% | 30 | 596 | 0.3% | – 14.6% | 29 | 25 |
| 26 | UD Trucks | 185 | 0.4% | – 19.9% | 24 | 683 | 0.4% | – 2.7% | 26 | 23 |
| 27 | Scania | 144 | 0.3% | – 48.4% | 28 | 605 | 0.3% | – 37.0% | 28 | 20 |
| 28 | Honda | 137 | 0.3% | – 11.0% | 26 | 773 | 0.4% | – 31.7% | 25 | 21 |
| 29 | Porsche | 116 | 0.3% | – 4.9% | 32 | 396 | 0.2% | – 4.6% | 31 | 30 |
| 30 | Man | 100 | 0.2% | – 21.9% | 31 | 482 | 0.3% | – 23.5% | 30 | 28 |
| 31 | Mitsubishi | 93 | 0.2% | – 45.6% | 25 | 649 | 0.3% | – 20.7% | 27 | 24 |
| 32 | Powerstar | 88 | 0.2% | + 22.2% | 33 | 378 | 0.2% | + 29.5% | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Tata | 73 | 0.2% | + 25.9% | 35 | 284 | 0.2% | + 22.9% | 34 | 34 |
| 34 | Proton | 66 | 0.2% | – 37.7% | 34 | 226 | 0.1% | – 36.0% | 35 | 32 |
| 35 | Volvo Cars | 59 | 0.1% | – 66.5% | 29 | 365 | 0.2% | – 33.0% | 33 | 27 |
| 36 | Sinotruk | 46 | 0.1% | – 45.9% | 36 | 211 | 0.1% | + 8.8% | 36 | 35 |
| 37 | Subaru | 37 | 0.1% | – 36.2% | 38 | 177 | 0.1% | – 19.5% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Iveco | 20 | 0.0% | – 9.1% | 37 | 148 | 0.1% | – 33.9% | 38 | 33 |
| 39 | VECV South Africa | 20 | 0.0% | + 233.3% | 40 | 82 | 0.0% | + 134.3% | 39 | 38 |
| 40 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 10 | 0.0% | + 66.7% | 41 | 20 | 0.0% | – 13.0% | 41 | 39 |
| 41 | Babcock | 5 | 0.0% | + 400.0% | 39 | 76 | 0.0% | + 31.0% | 40 | 37 |
South Africa April 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-25 | % | /24 | Mar | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2,780 | 6.6% | + 32.8% | 1 | 10,943 | 5.9% | – 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Swift | 2,053 | 4.8% | + 19.0% | 5 | 8,640 | 4.6% | + 36.3% | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 1,728 | 4.1% | – 16.6% | 3 | 7,933 | 4.3% | – 2.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,584 | 3.7% | + 0.7% | 6 | 5,815 | 3.1% | – 19.6% | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1,425 | 3.4% | + 62.7% | 7 | 5,522 | 3.0% | + 27.5% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | VW Polo Vivo | 1,366 | 3.2% | – 22.7% | 4 | 7,805 | 4.2% | + 2.8% | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Suzuki Fronx | 1,186 | 2.8% | + 429.5% | 13 | 4,135 | 2.2% | + 202.7% | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,133 | 2.7% | + 16.1% | 10 | 4,504 | 2.4% | + 18.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,108 | 2.6% | – 7.8% | 2 | 6,695 | 3.6% | + 5.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | GWM Haval Jolion | 973 | 2.3% | + 56.9% | 11 | 4,157 | 2.2% | + 84.8% | 10 | 13 |
| 11 | Toyota Starlet | 905 | 2.1% | – 21.2% | 12 | 5,439 | 2.9% | + 1.4% | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 834 | 2.0% | new | 14 | 3,844 | 2.1% | new | 12 | 27 |
| 13 | Kia Sonet | 812 | 1.9% | + 149.8% | 17 | 3,343 | 1.8% | + 74.8% | 15 | 16 |
| 14 | Suzuki Ertiga | 778 | 1.8% | + 149.4% | 20 | 2,788 | 1.5% | + 35.5% | 18 | 20 |
| 15 | VW Polo | 768 | 1.8% | – 6.6% | 15 | 3,286 | 1.8% | – 14.6% | 16 | 10 |
| 16 | Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up | 654 | 1.5% | + 8.3% | 9 | 3,433 | 1.8% | + 30.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 17 | Toyota Fortuner | 606 | 1.4% | – 1.6% | 18 | 2,685 | 1.4% | – 17.1% | 19 | 11 |
| 18 | Omoda C5 | 588 | 1.4% | + 128.8% | 24 | 2,216 | 1.2% | n/a | 22 | n/a |
| 19 | Toyota Hiace | 571 | 1.3% | + 0.7% | 22 | 2,500 | 1.3% | – 30.1% | 20 | 15 |
| 20 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 539 | 1.3% | + 54.4% | 21 | 3,010 | 1.6% | + 47.2% | 17 | 21 |
| 21 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 515 | 1.2% | new | 19 | 2,447 | 1.3% | new | 21 | n/a |
| 22 | GWM P-Series | 497 | 1.2% | + 35.1% | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 23 | Renault Kiger | 470 | 1.1% | + 12.7% | 34 | 1,630 | 0.9% | – 7.9% | 31 | 24 |
| 24 | Nissan Magnite | 449 | 1.1% | – 47.1% | 8 | 3,691 | 2.0% | + 22.1% | 13 | 12 |
| 25 | Toyota Rumion | 448 | 1.1% | + 36.6% | 33 | 1,649 | 0.9% | + 18.5% | 29 | 30 |
| 26 | Toyota Vitz | 433 | 1.0% | – 18.1% | 38 | 2,131 | 1.1% | – 7.2% | 23 | 19 |
| 27 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 427 | 1.0% | – 3.0% | 31 | 1,644 | 0.9% | + 9.6% | 30 | 28 |
| 28 | Suzuki Baleno | 420 | 1.0% | – 36.3% | 26 | 1,690 | 0.9% | – 30.0% | 28 | 18 |
| 29 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 417 | 1.0% | – 1.2% | 25 | 2,075 | 1.1% | n/a | 25 | n/a |
| 30 | Hyundai Exter | 381 | 0.9% | new | 30 | 1,559 | 0.8% | new | 32 | n/a |
| 31 | VW T-Cross | 362 | 0.9% | – 17.5% | 28 | 1,847 | 1.0% | – 4.6% | 26 | 26 |
| 32 | Renault Triber | 357 | 0.8% | – 25.2% | 35 | 1,441 | 0.8% | – 11.0% | 33 | n/a |
| 33 | Jetour Dashing | 334 | 0.8% | new | 41 | 1,180 | 0.6% | new | 39 | – |
| 34 | Suzuki Jimny | 319 | 0.8% | – 0.9% | 39 | 1,252 | 0.7% | – 10.4% | 37 | n/a |
| 35 | Suzuki S-Presso | 316 | 0.7% | – 5.7% | 50 | 1,090 | 0.6% | – 19.9% | 42 | n/a |
| 36 | Ford Everest | 311 | 0.7% | + 29.6% | 36 | 1,119 | 0.6% | – 8.3% | 41 | n/a |
| 37 | Renault Kwid | 300 | 0.7% | – 16.4% | 23 | 2,099 | 1.1% | + 80.5% | 24 | 25 |
| 38 | Hyundai i20 | 295 | 0.7% | – 37.1% | 40 | 1,257 | 0.7% | – 22.4% | 36 | 29 |
| 39 | Nissan Navara | 293 | 0.7% | – 3.3% | 16 | 1,838 | 1.0% | – 14.9% | 27 | 23 |
| 40 | Hyundai Venue | 285 | 0.7% | + 7.1% | 37 | 1,207 | 0.6% | n/a | 38 | n/a |
| 41 | Toyota Prado | 257 | 0.6% | n/a | 27 | 1,438 | 0.8% | n/a | 34 | n/a |
| 42 | Ford Territory | 257 | 0.6% | new | 48 | 1,079 | 0.6% | new | 43 | n/a |
| 43 | VW Amarok | 254 | 0.6% | – 32.4% | 45 | 1,064 | 0.6% | – 20.8% | 44 | n/a |
| 44 | GWM Haval H6 | 246 | 0.6% | – 33.2% | 42 | 1,144 | 0.6% | – 32.4% | 40 | n/a |
| 45 | Jetour X70 Plus | 239 | 0.6% | new | 49 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 46 | Suzuki Eeco | 233 | 0.5% | + 14.2% | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Foton Tunland G7 | 212 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | – |
| 48 | VW Polo Sedan | 208 | 0.5% | – 13.3% | 29 | 1,352 | 0.7% | + 7.9% | 35 | n/a |
| 49 | VW Tiguan | 207 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Suzuki Celerio | 202 | 0.5% | + 7.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
