South Africa May 2025: GWM (+71.7%), Mahindra (+62%) excel in market up 22%
Mahindra sales are up 62% year-on-year in May.
45,308 new vehicles found a buyer in South Africa in May, a fantastic +22% year-on-year surge. The year-to-date volume is now up 12.6% 231,719. In contrast exports are off -14.6% to 30,112 for the month and up just +1.4% to 159,199 year-to-date. Brand leader Toyota (+17.5%) trails the market to 22.8% share vs. 24.3% so far this year but Suzuki (+35%) excels at 12.2% share. Suzuki reinforces its newfound 2nd place above the Volkswagen Group (-7.2%). Hyundai (+48.8%) posts another great month at #4, distancing Ford (+2.5%). GWM (+71.7%) is euphoric as is Mahindra (+62%). Kia (+40.2%) also beats the market at #10. Newcomer Omoda+Jaecoo repeats at a record #13.
The Toyota Hilux (+7.6%) dominates the models ranking as usual with 5.6% share. Below, the Ford Ranger (-3.1%) and Suzuki Swift (+48.7%) exchange rankings compared to last month but the Swift remains #2 year-to-date. As a reminder it ranked #6 over the full year 2024. The Toyota Corolla Cross stays at #4 above the VW Polo Vivo (-15.1%). The Suzuki Fronx (+157.2%), GWM Haval Jolion (+94.6%) and Hyundai Grand i10 (+37.6%) makes themselves noticed in the remainder of the Top 10.
Previous month: South Africa April 2025: Mahindra (+43.1%), Hyundai (+40.9%), GWM (+30.1%) help lift market up 11.9%
One year ago: South Africa May 2024: Chery (+32.9%) shines in 9th market decline in past 10 months
Full May 2025 Top 41 All brands and Top 50 models below.
South Africa May 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Manufacturer | May-25 | % | /24 | Apr | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 10,330 | 22.8% | + 17.5% | 1 | 56,248 | 24.3% | + 10.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 5,536 | 12.2% | + 35.0% | 2 | 29,240 | 12.6% | + 22.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Group | 4,582 | 10.1% | – 7.2% | 3 | 24,393 | 10.5% | – 5.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 3,251 | 7.2% | + 48.8% | 4 | 15,195 | 6.6% | + 32.7% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford | 2,932 | 6.5% | + 2.5% | 5 | 13,376 | 5.8% | + 2.6% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | GWM (incl. Haval) | 2,069 | 4.6% | + 71.7% | 6 | 9,547 | 4.1% | + 29.3% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Chery | 1,995 | 4.4% | + 24.0% | 7 | 9,586 | 4.1% | + 18.7% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Isuzu | 1,961 | 4.3% | + 20.6% | 8 | 10,134 | 4.4% | + 7.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Mahindra | 1,524 | 3.4% | + 62.0% | 10 | 8,128 | 3.5% | + 64.8% | 9 | 12 |
| 10 | Kia | 1,406 | 3.1% | + 40.2% | 11 | 7,004 | 3.0% | + 27.0% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Renault | 1,302 | 2.9% | + 17.3% | 9 | 6,860 | 3.0% | + 6.4% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | BMW Group | 1,253 | 2.8% | + 17.3% | 12 | 6,176 | 2.7% | + 14.8% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Omoda and Jaecoo | 924 | 2.0% | new | 13 | 4,110 | 1.8% | new | 14 | 18 |
| 14 | Nissan | 907 | 2.0% | – 40.4% | 14 | 6,663 | 2.9% | – 44.5% | 12 | 7 |
| 15 | Stellantis | 641 | 1.4% | + 24.5% | 16 | 2,578 | 1.1% | + 17.0% | 16 | 15 |
| 16 | Jetour | 620 | 1.4% | new | 15 | 2,623 | 1.1% | new | 15 | – |
| 17 | Mercedes | 523 | 1.2% | + 9.4% | 17 | 2,497 | 1.1% | – 5.4% | 17 | 14 |
| 18 | FAW Trucks | 487 | 1.1% | + 44.1% | 18 | 2,124 | 0.9% | + 5.9% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Daimler Trucks | 315 | 0.7% | – 12.5% | 19 | 1,429 | 0.6% | – 8.2% | 19 | 17 |
| 20 | Scania | 283 | 0.6% | + 13.2% | 27 | 888 | 0.4% | – 26.6% | 26 | 20 |
| 21 | Foton | 257 | 0.6% | new | 20 | 1,049 | 0.5% | new | 24 | – |
| 22 | BAIC | 254 | 0.6% | + 117.1% | 22 | 1,135 | 0.5% | + 30.2% | 22 | 26 |
| 23 | Jaguar Land Rover | 242 | 0.5% | – 1.6% | 23 | 1,257 | 0.5% | + 3.7% | 20 | 22 |
| 24 | JAC | 210 | 0.5% | + 52.2% | 24 | 1,081 | 0.5% | + 44.5% | 23 | 29 |
| 25 | Honda | 200 | 0.4% | – 0.5% | 28 | 973 | 0.4% | – 27.0% | 25 | 21 |
| 26 | Mazda | 198 | 0.4% | – 21.1% | 21 | 1,177 | 0.5% | – 13.4% | 21 | 19 |
| 27 | Mitsubishi | 167 | 0.4% | + 19.3% | 31 | 816 | 0.4% | – 14.8% | 28 | 24 |
| 28 | UD Trucks | 164 | 0.4% | – 26.1% | 26 | 847 | 0.4% | – 8.3% | 27 | 23 |
| 29 | Volvo Group | 136 | 0.3% | – 28.4% | 25 | 732 | 0.3% | – 17.6% | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | Man | 111 | 0.2% | – 24.5% | 30 | 593 | 0.3% | – 23.7% | 30 | 28 |
| 31 | Powerstar | 96 | 0.2% | + 50.0% | 32 | 474 | 0.2% | + 33.1% | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Porsche | 92 | 0.2% | – 20.0% | 29 | 488 | 0.2% | – 7.9% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | Sinotruk | 68 | 0.2% | + 151.9% | 36 | 279 | 0.1% | + 26.2% | 36 | 35 |
| 34 | Tata | 66 | 0.1% | + 26.9% | 33 | 350 | 0.2% | + 23.7% | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Proton | 60 | 0.1% | – 16.7% | 34 | 286 | 0.1% | – 32.7% | 35 | 32 |
| 36 | Volvo Cars | 48 | 0.1% | – 60.7% | 35 | 413 | 0.2% | – 38.1% | 33 | 27 |
| 37 | Subaru | 30 | 0.1% | – 14.3% | 37 | 207 | 0.1% | – 18.8% | 37 | 36 |
| 38 | Iveco | 26 | 0.1% | – 10.3% | 38 | 174 | 0.1% | – 31.2% | 38 | 33 |
| 39 | VECV South Africa | 21 | 0.0% | + 110.0% | 39 | 103 | 0.0% | + 128.9% | 39 | 38 |
| 40 | Babcock | 13 | 0.0% | – 31.6% | 41 | 89 | 0.0% | + 15.6% | 40 | 37 |
| 41 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 8 | 0.0% | + 166.7% | 40 | 28 | 0.0% | + 7.7% | 41 | 39 |
South Africa May 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-25 | % | /24 | Apr | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2,548 | 5.6% | + 7.6% | 1 | 13,491 | 5.8% | + 1.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2,147 | 4.7% | – 3.1% | 3 | 10,080 | 4.4% | – 2.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Suzuki Swift | 1,842 | 4.1% | + 48.7% | 2 | 10,482 | 4.5% | + 38.3% | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,629 | 3.6% | + 5.6% | 4 | 7,444 | 3.2% | – 15.2% | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | VW Polo Vivo | 1,543 | 3.4% | – 15.1% | 6 | 9,348 | 4.0% | – 0.7% | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1,537 | 3.4% | + 37.6% | 5 | 7,059 | 3.0% | + 29.6% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,473 | 3.3% | + 14.9% | 9 | 8,168 | 3.5% | + 6.7% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,255 | 2.8% | + 14.0% | 8 | 5,759 | 2.5% | + 17.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Suzuki Fronx | 1,219 | 2.7% | + 157.2% | 7 | 5,354 | 2.3% | + 191.0% | 10 | 17 |
| 10 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,113 | 2.5% | + 94.6% | 10 | 5,270 | 2.3% | + 86.7% | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | Toyota Starlet | 1,039 | 2.3% | – 0.8% | 11 | 6,478 | 2.8% | + 1.0% | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Kia Sonet | 870 | 1.9% | + 129.6% | 13 | 4,213 | 1.8% | + 83.8% | 15 | 16 |
| 13 | Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up | 786 | 1.7% | + 9.8% | 16 | 4,219 | 1.8% | + 25.7% | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | VW Polo | 767 | 1.7% | – 13.6% | 15 | 4,053 | 1.7% | – 14.4% | 16 | 10 |
| 15 | Suzuki Ertiga | 721 | 1.6% | + 129.6% | 14 | 3,509 | 1.5% | + 48.0% | 18 | 20 |
| 16 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 694 | 1.5% | new | 12 | 4,538 | 2.0% | new | 12 | 27 |
| 17 | Omoda C5 | 687 | 1.5% | new | 18 | 2,903 | 1.3% | new | 22 | n/a |
| 18 | VW T-Cross | 686 | 1.5% | + 52.1% | 31 | 2,533 | 1.1% | + 6.1% | 24 | 26 |
| 19 | Toyota Fortuner | 679 | 1.5% | – 11.0% | 17 | 3,364 | 1.5% | – 15.9% | 19 | 11 |
| 20 | Toyota Vitz | 624 | 1.4% | + 47.5% | 26 | 2,755 | 1.2% | + 1.3% | 23 | 19 |
| 21 | Toyota Rumion | 618 | 1.4% | + 67.0% | 25 | 2,267 | 1.0% | + 28.7% | 27 | 30 |
| 22 | Toyota Hiace | 617 | 1.4% | + 48.0% | 19 | 3,117 | 1.3% | – 21.9% | 20 | 15 |
| 23 | Nissan Magnite | 570 | 1.3% | – 26.4% | 24 | 4,261 | 1.8% | + 12.2% | 13 | 12 |
| 24 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 534 | 1.2% | new | 21 | 2,981 | 1.3% | new | 21 | n/a |
| 25 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 517 | 1.1% | + 71.8% | 20 | 3,527 | 1.5% | + 50.3% | 17 | 21 |
| 26 | Renault Kiger | 492 | 1.1% | + 21.2% | 23 | 2,122 | 0.9% | – 2.4% | 29 | 24 |
| 27 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 439 | 1.0% | + 28.4% | 27 | 2,083 | 0.9% | + 13.1% | 30 | 28 |
| 28 | Hyundai i20 | 399 | 0.9% | + 18.4% | 38 | 1,656 | 0.7% | – 15.4% | 35 | 29 |
| 29 | Renault Kwid | 393 | 0.9% | + 19.1% | 37 | 2,492 | 1.1% | + 66.9% | 25 | 25 |
| 30 | Nissan Navara | 389 | 0.9% | – 8.0% | 39 | 2,227 | 1.0% | – 13.8% | 28 | 23 |
| 31 | Jetour Dashing | 377 | 0.8% | new | 33 | 1,557 | 0.7% | new | 36 | – |
| 32 | Suzuki Baleno | 371 | 0.8% | – 35.8% | 28 | 2,061 | 0.9% | – 31.1% | 31 | 18 |
| 33 | Hyundai Exter | 368 | 0.8% | new | 30 | 1,927 | 0.8% | new | 32 | n/a |
| 34 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 365 | 0.8% | – 24.0% | 29 | 2,440 | 1.1% | #VALUE! | 26 | n/a |
| 35 | GWM P-Series | 348 | 0.8% | + 69.8% | 22 | 1,679 | 0.7% | – 11.3% | 34 | n/a |
| 36 | Renault Triber | 308 | 0.7% | + 57.1% | 32 | 1,749 | 0.8% | – 3.7% | 33 | n/a |
| 37 | Ford Everest | 303 | 0.7% | + 37.7% | 36 | 1,422 | 0.6% | – 1.3% | 41 | n/a |
| 38 | Suzuki Jimny | 300 | 0.7% | – 2.9% | 34 | 1,552 | 0.7% | – 9.0% | 37 | n/a |
| 39 | VW Amarok | 282 | 0.6% | – 13.2% | 43 | 1,346 | 0.6% | – 19.3% | 44 | n/a |
| 40 | GWM Haval H6 | 281 | 0.6% | + 3.3% | 44 | 1,425 | 0.6% | – 27.5% | 40 | n/a |
| 41 | Ford Territory | 274 | 0.6% | + 3.0% | 42 | 1,353 | 0.6% | n/a | 42 | n/a |
| 42 | VW Tiguan | 263 | 0.6% | #DIV/0! | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 43 | Jetour X70 Plus | 243 | 0.5% | new | 45 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 44 | Suzuki Eeco | 239 | 0.5% | + 48.4% | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | Beijing X55 Plus | 234 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Hyundai Venue | 220 | 0.5% | + 28.7% | 40 | 1,427 | 0.6% | n/a | 39 | n/a |
| 47 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 217 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | Foton Tunland G7 | 216 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | – |
| 49 | Kia Seltos | 209 | 0.5% | – 4.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Citroen C3 | 192 | 0.4% | + 17.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
