Toyota Starlet sales are up 160.2% year-on-year in September. New vehicle sales in South Africa continue on their stunning run at +24.3% year-on-year in September to 54,700 units. This is the 7th straight month of double-digit year-on-year upticks and the highest September result in 10 years: since September 2015 (55,322). Passenger…
Suzuki sales are up 27.3% in August. Another euphoric month for new vehicle sales in South Africa with August at +18.7% to 51,880 units, marking a 6th straight month of double-digit YoY gains. This is the largest August tally since 2014 (55,722). Passenger cars are up 22.5% to 36,914, their…
GWM sales are up 56% in July. The South African new vehicle market delivers a 5th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in July at a fantastic +15.6% to 51,383 sales. This is the highest monthly volume since October 2019 and the largest July total since pre-pandemic July 2019. Passenger…
The Omoda C5 is the most popular new model in South Africa in June. New vehicle registrations in South Africa deliver a stunning 4th consecutive month of double-digit year-on-year gains in June at +18.7% to 47,294 units. This is also the 6th straight positive market. This way, the H1 tally…
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.…
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…
The Mahindra Pik up ranks inside the South African Top 10 for the first time 49,493 new vehicles found a buyer in South Africa in March, a fantastic 12.5% year-on-year gain marking a 6th consecutive month in positive. Dealer sales account for 86.8% of sales at 42,953 units, with rental…
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…
The Suzuki Swift is the best-selling vehicle in South Africa in January. New vehicle sales in South Africa start the year on the right foot with a sturdy 10.4% year-on-year improvement in January to 46,398 units. Toyota (+11.9%) holds onto the manufacturers top spot with 26.2% share vs. 24.9% over…
The VW Polo Vivo is up to #2 in South Africa in 2024. Discover over 50 years of South African Historical Data here. 515,712 new vehicle found a South African buyer in 2024, a -3% year-on-year decrease. However, thanks to strong seasonal sales to the vehicle rental industry, easing inflation…
VW Polo Vivo sales are up 56.8% year-on-year in November. The South African new vehicle market lodges a second solid month in a row in November at +8.1% year-on-year to 48,585 units. This means the year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 474,469. However exports continue to freefall at -28.6%…
The Mahindra XUV3X0 lands directly at #25 in South Africa. 47,924 new vehicles hit South African roads in October, a robust +5.5% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now off -4.7% to 425,806. Within this total, passenger cars soar 14.5% to 34,228, its highest since October 2019. Local association NAAMSA…
The Hyundai Exter is just outside the Top 20 for its first month in market. Fuel price reductions and a first interest rate cut since the pandemic were not enough to push the South African new vehicle market in positive. Indeed September sales are down another -4.1% in September to…
The Toyota Starlet Cross aka Taisor ranks #8 in South Africa in August. The South African new vehicle market edges down -4.9% year-on-year in August to 43,588. This means the year-to-date volume is now off -6.1% to 333,662. Exports continue to freefall at -34.3% year-on-year in August to 28,073 and…
The Toyota Starlet Cross is a rebadged Suzuki Fronx The South African new light vehicle market edges up 1.5% year-on-year in July to 44,229 sales. This is only the second gain in the past 12 months alongside last April (+2.2%). Year-to-date volumes remain in negative at -6.3% to 289,982. Worryingly,…