South Africa - Automotive Sales volume, 2025
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*The number of units listed is the number at the time of the announcement.
Flash report, Automotive sales volume, 2025
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Flash report, May 2025
Jun 3, 2025
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
| May 2025 | May 2024 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-May 2025 |
Jan.-May 2024 |
Y-o-Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 31,741 | 24,419 | 30.0% | 163,598 | 134,943 | 21.2% |
| Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg) |
10,938 | 10,337 | 5.8% | 56,031 | 58,759 | -4.6% |
| Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg) |
660 | 538 | 22.7% | 3,300 | 2,954 | 11.7% |
| Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg) |
556 | 416 | 33.7% | 2,473 | 2,079 | 19.0% |
| Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-) |
1,340 | 1,358 | -1.3% | 6,001 | 6,731 | -10.8% |
| Buses (8,500kg-) | 73 | 71 | 2.8% | 316 | 305 | 3.6% |
| Total | 45,308 | 37,139 | 22.0% | 231,719 | 205,771 | 12.6% |
Passenger＋LCV
| Maker/Brand | May 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 10,042 | 23.5% |
| Suzuki | 5,536 | 13.0% |
| VW | 4,515 | 10.6% |
| Hyundai | 3,221 | 7.5% |
| Ford | 2,924 | 6.9% |
| Great Wall Motors | 2,069 | 4.8% |
| Chery | 1,995 | 4.7% |
| Isuzu | 1,636 | 3.8% |
| Mahindra | 1,524 | 3.6% |
| Kia | 1,406 | 3.3% |
| Renault | 1,302 | 3.1% |
| BMW | 1,253 | 2.9% |
| Omoda & Jaecoo | 924 | 2.2% |
| Nissan | 907 | 2.1% |
| Stellantis | 641 | 1.5% |
| JETOUR | 620 | 1.5% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 443 | 1.0% |
| BAIC Motor | 254 | 0.6% |
| Jaguar | 242 | 0.6% |
| Foton | 230 | 0.5% |
| Honda | 200 | 0.5% |
| Mazda | 198 | 0.5% |
| JAC | 192 | 0.4% |
| Mitsubishi | 167 | 0.4% |
| Porsche | 92 | 0.2% |
| Proton | 60 | 0.1% |
| Volvo | 48 | 0.1% |
| Subaru | 30 | 0.1% |
| Ferrari | 8 | 0.0% |
| May2025 Total | 42,679 | - |
| May2024 Total | 34,756 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 22.8% | - |
Commercial
| Maker/Brand | May 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FAW | 487 | 18.5% |
| Isuzu | 325 | 12.4% |
| Daimler Trucks and Buses | 315 | 12.0% |
| Toyota | 288 | 11.0% |
| Scania | 283 | 10.8% |
| UD Trucks | 164 | 6.2% |
| Volvo | 136 | 5.2% |
| MAN | 111 | 4.2% |
| Powerstar | 96 | 3.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 80 | 3.0% |
| Sinotruk | 68 | 2.6% |
| VW | 67 | 2.5% |
| Tata | 66 | 2.5% |
| Hyundai | 30 | 1.1% |
| Foton | 27 | 1.0% |
| Iveco | 26 | 1.0% |
| Eicher | 21 | 0.8% |
| JAC | 18 | 0.7% |
| DAF | 13 | 0.5% |
| Ford | 8 | 0.3% |
| May2025 Total | 2,629 | - |
| May2024 Total | 2,383 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 10.3% | - |
* Estimates
Flash report, April 2025
May 7, 2025
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
| Apr. 2025 | Apr. 2024 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Apr. 2025 |
Jan.-Apr. 2024 |
Y-o-Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 30,101 | 25,751 | 16.9% | 131,877 | 110,526 | 19.3% |
| Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg) |
9,961 | 9,654 | 3.2% | 45,095 | 48,422 | -6.9% |
| Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg) |
629 | 571 | 10.2% | 2,647 | 2,416 | 9.6% |
| Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg) |
502 | 391 | 28.4% | 1,911 | 1,663 | 14.9% |
| Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-) |
1,151 | 1,449 | -20.6% | 4,662 | 5,373 | -13.2% |
| Buses (8,500kg-) | 57 | 83 | -31.3% | 241 | 234 | 3.0% |
| Total | 42,401 | 37,899 | 11.9% | 186,433 | 168,634 | 10.6% |
Passenger＋LCV
| Maker/Brand | Apr. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 10,031 | 25.0% |
| Suzuki | 5,977 | 14.9% |
| VW | 3,906 | 9.7% |
| Hyundai | 2,989 | 7.5% |
| Ford | 2,397 | 6.0% |
| Great Wall Motors | 1,943 | 4.8% |
| Chery | 1,852 | 4.6% |
| Renault | 1,281 | 3.2% |
| Mahindra | 1,278 | 3.2% |
| Kia | 1,277 | 3.2% |
| Isuzu | 1,172 | 2.9% |
| BMW | 1,146 | 2.9% |
| Omoda & Jaecoo | 865 | 2.2% |
| Nissan | 794 | 2.0% |
| JETOUR | 573 | 1.4% |
| Stellantis | 527 | 1.3% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 452 | 1.1% |
| Mazda | 249 | 0.6% |
| Foton | 225 | 0.6% |
| BAIC Motor | 215 | 0.5% |
| Jaguar | 210 | 0.5% |
| JAC | 185 | 0.5% |
| Honda | 137 | 0.3% |
| Porsche | 116 | 0.3% |
| Mitsubishi | 93 | 0.2% |
| Proton | 66 | 0.2% |
| Volvo | 59 | 0.1% |
| Subaru | 37 | 0.1% |
| Ferrari | 10 | 0.0% |
| Apr.2025 Total | 40,062 |
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| Apr.2024 Total | 35,405 |
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| Y-o-Y | 13.2% |
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Commercial
| Maker/Brand | Apr. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FAW | 456 | 19.5% |
| Toyota | 332 | 14.2% |
| Daimler Trucks and Buses | 268 | 11.5% |
| Isuzu | 211 | 9.0% |
| Volvo | 189 | 8.1% |
| UD Trucks | 185 | 7.9% |
| Scania | 144 | 6.2% |
| MAN | 100 | 4.3% |
| Powerstar | 88 | 3.8% |
| Tata | 73 | 3.1% |
| VW | 67 | 2.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 66 | 2.8% |
| Sinotruk | 46 | 2.0% |
| Foton | 28 | 1.2% |
| JAC | 22 | 0.9% |
| Eicher | 20 | 0.9% |
| Iveco | 20 | 0.9% |
| Hyundai | 18 | 0.8% |
| DAF | 5 | 0.2% |
| Ford | 1 | 0.0% |
| Apr.2025 Total | 2,339 |
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| Apr.2024 Total | 2,494 |
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| Y-o-Y | -6.2% |
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* Estimates
Flash report, March 2025
Apr 2, 2025
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
| Mar. 2025 | Mar. 2024 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Mar. 2025 |
Jan.-Mar. 2024 |
Y-o-Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 33,447 | 26,691 | 25.3% | 102,268 | 84,775 | 20.6% |
| Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg) |
13,328 | 14,555 | -8.4% | 35,047 | 38,768 | -9.6% |
| Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg) |
696 | 709 | -1.8% | 1,992 | 1,845 | 8.0% |
| Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg) |
541 | 525 | 3.0% | 1,411 | 1,272 | 10.9% |
| Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-) |
1,420 | 1,448 | -1.9% | 3,524 | 3,924 | -10.2% |
| Buses (8,500kg-) | 61 | 61 | 0.0% | 184 | 151 | 21.9% |
| Total | 49,493 | 43,989 | 12.5% | 144,426 | 130,735 | 10.5% |
Passenger＋LCV
| Maker/Brand | Mar. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 11,257 | 24.1% |
| Suzuki | 5,284 | 11.3% |
| VW | 4,848 | 10.4% |
| Hyundai | 3,088 | 6.6% |
| Ford | 2,903 | 6.2% |
| Isuzu | 2,423 | 5.2% |
| Nissan | 2,303 | 4.9% |
| Mahindra | 2,253 | 4.8% |
| Great Wall Motors | 2,066 | 4.4% |
| Chery | 1,902 | 4.1% |
| Kia | 1,402 | 3.0% |
| Renault | 1,402 | 3.0% |
| BMW | 1,337 | 2.9% |
| Omoda & Jaecoo | 806 | 1.7% |
| Stellantis | 525 | 1.1% |
| JETOUR | 523 | 1.1% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 499 | 1.1% |
| Jaguar | 309 | 0.7% |
| Foton | 267 | 0.6% |
| JAC | 236 | 0.5% |
| Mazda | 230 | 0.5% |
| Mitsubishi | 197 | 0.4% |
| Honda | 181 | 0.4% |
| BAIC Motor | 172 | 0.4% |
| Volvo | 151 | 0.3% |
| Porsche | 101 | 0.2% |
| Proton | 71 | 0.2% |
| Subaru | 38 | 0.1% |
| Ferrari | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mar.2025 Total | 46,775 | - |
| Mar.2024 Total | 41,246 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 13.4% | - |
Commercial
| Maker/Brand | Mar. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FAW | 433 | 15.9% |
| Toyota | 403 | 14.8% |
| Daimler Trucks and Buses | 354 | 13.0% |
| Isuzu | 336 | 12.4% |
| UD Trucks | 208 | 7.7% |
| Scania | 168 | 6.2% |
| MAN | 147 | 5.4% |
| Volvo | 147 | 5.4% |
| Powerstar | 96 | 3.5% |
| Tata | 68 | 2.5% |
| VW | 65 | 2.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 64 | 2.4% |
| Sinotruk | 63 | 2.3% |
| Iveco | 45 | 1.7% |
| DAF | 36 | 1.3% |
| Eicher | 25 | 0.9% |
| Foton | 24 | 0.9% |
| JAC | 17 | 0.6% |
| Hyundai | 15 | 0.6% |
| Ford | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mar.2025 Total | 2,718 | - |
| Mar.2024 Total | 2,743 | - |
| Y-o-Y | -0.9% | - |
* Estimates
Flash report, February 2025
Mar 4, 2025
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
| Feb. 2025 | Feb. 2024 | Y-o-Y | Jan.-Feb. 2025 |
Jan.-Feb. 2024 |
Y-o-Y | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 33,757 | 28,903 | 16.8% | 68,871 | 58,084 | 18.6% |
| Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg) |
11,802 | 13,319 | -11.4% | 21,705 | 24,213 | -10.4% |
| Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg) |
721 | 626 | 15.2% | 1,297 | 1,136 | 14.2% |
| Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg) |
514 | 406 | 26.6% | 871 | 747 | 16.6% |
| Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-) |
1,101 | 1,414 | -22.1% | 2,100 | 2,476 | -15.2% |
| Buses (8,500kg-) | 83 | 55 | 50.9% | 124 | 90 | 37.8% |
| Total | 47,978 | 44,723 | 7.3% | 94,968 | 86,746 | 9.5% |
Passenger＋LCV
| Maker/Brand | Feb. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 11,397 | 25.0% |
| Suzuki | 6,044 | 13.3% |
| VW | 5,196 | 11.4% |
| Hyundai | 3,048 | 6.7% |
| Ford | 2,898 | 6.4% |
| Isuzu | 2,039 | 4.5% |
| Chery | 1,924 | 4.2% |
| Great Wall Motors | 1,713 | 3.8% |
| Mahindra | 1,610 | 3.5% |
| Nissan | 1,497 | 3.3% |
| Kia | 1,491 | 3.3% |
| Renault | 1,466 | 3.2% |
| BMW | 1,256 | 2.8% |
| Omoda & Jaecoo | 772 | 1.7% |
| Stellantis | 501 | 1.1% |
| JETOUR | 456 | 1.0% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 416 | 0.9% |
| Jaguar | 255 | 0.6% |
| Honda | 248 | 0.5% |
| BAIC Motor | 243 | 0.5% |
| Mazda | 231 | 0.5% |
| Foton | 220 | 0.5% |
| Mitsubishi | 183 | 0.4% |
| JAC | 181 | 0.4% |
| Porsche | 104 | 0.2% |
| Volvo | 74 | 0.2% |
| Subaru | 50 | 0.1% |
| Proton | 46 | 0.1% |
| Feb.2025 Total | 45,559 | - |
| Feb.2024 Total | 42,222 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 7.9% | - |
Commercial
| Maker/Brand | Feb. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FAW | 414 | 17.1% |
| Toyota | 346 | 14.3% |
| Isuzu | 259 | 10.7% |
| Daimler Trucks and Buses | 254 | 10.5% |
| Volvo | 173 | 7.2% |
| UD Trucks | 168 | 6.9% |
| Scania | 162 | 6.7% |
| Powerstar | 119 | 4.9% |
| MAN | 109 | 4.5% |
| Tata | 83 | 3.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 63 | 2.6% |
| Iveco | 53 | 2.2% |
| VW | 53 | 2.2% |
| Sinotruk | 38 | 1.6% |
| JAC | 29 | 1.2% |
| Foton | 28 | 1.2% |
| Hyundai | 26 | 1.1% |
| Eicher | 22 | 0.9% |
| DAF | 18 | 0.7% |
| Others | 2 | 0.1% |
| Feb.2025 Total | 2,419 | - |
| Feb.2024 Total | 2,501 | - |
| Y-o-Y | -3.3% | - |
* Estimates
Flash report, January 2025
Feb 4, 2025
*There are cases where recently released data and detailed information in the database do not match up for reasons including different information sources, and discrepancies between preliminary reports and confirmed data.
South Africa- Sales of new vehicles
| Jan. 2025 | Jan. 2024 | Y-o-Y | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | 34,530 | 29,181 | 18.3% |
| Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg) |
9,901 | 10,894 | -9.1% |
| Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg) |
569 | 510 | 11.6% |
| Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg) |
360 | 341 | 5.6% |
| Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-) |
997 | 1,062 | -6.1% |
| Buses (8,500kg-) | 41 | 35 | 17.1% |
| Total | 46,398 | 42,023 | 10.4% |
Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
Passenger＋LCV
| Maker/Brand | Jan. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | 11,863 | 26.7% |
| Suzuki | 6,399 | 14.4% |
| VW | 5,634 | 12.7% |
| Hyundai | 2,740 | 6.2% |
| Ford | 2,455 | 5.5% |
| Chery | 1,913 | 4.3% |
| Great Wall Motors | 1,756 | 4.0% |
| Isuzu | 1,496 | 3.4% |
| Mahindra | 1,463 | 3.3% |
| Kia | 1,428 | 3.2% |
| Renault | 1,409 | 3.2% |
| BMW | 1,184 | 2.7% |
| Nissan | 1,162 | 2.6% |
| Omoda & Jaecoo | 743 | 1.7% |
| JETOUR | 451 | 1.0% |
| Stellantis | 384 | 0.9% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 359 | 0.8% |
| Mazda | 269 | 0.6% |
| BAIC Motor | 251 | 0.6% |
| Jaguar | 241 | 0.5% |
| Honda | 207 | 0.5% |
| JAC | 188 | 0.4% |
| Mitsubishi | 176 | 0.4% |
| Volvo | 81 | 0.2% |
| Porsche | 75 | 0.2% |
| Subaru | 52 | 0.1% |
| Proton | 43 | 0.1% |
| Others | 9 | 0.0% |
| Jan.2025 Total | 44,431 | - |
| Jan.2024 Total | 40,075 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 10.9% | - |
Commercial
| Maker/Brand | Jan. 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FAW | 334 | 17.0% |
| Toyota | 289 | 14.7% |
| Daimler Trucks and Buses | 238 | 12.1% |
| Isuzu | 237 | 12.0% |
| Scania | 131 | 6.7% |
| MAN | 126 | 6.4% |
| UD Trucks | 122 | 6.2% |
| Volvo | 87 | 4.4% |
| Powerstar | 75 | 3.8% |
| Sinotruk | 64 | 3.3% |
| Tata | 60 | 3.1% |
| Mercedes-Benz * | 55 | 2.8% |
| VW | 42 | 2.1% |
| Iveco | 30 | 1.5% |
| Hyundai | 20 | 1.0% |
| DAF | 17 | 0.9% |
| Eicher | 15 | 0.8% |
| JAC | 13 | 0.7% |
| Ford | 12 | 0.6% |
| Jan.2025 Total | 1,967 | - |
| Jan.2024 Total | 1,948 | - |
| Y-o-Y | 1.0% | - |
Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* Estimates