South Africa - Flash report, Automotive sales volume market data (brands, vehicle type), 2025

Flash report, June 2025

Jul 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.

South Africa auto sales up 18.7% in June, up 13.6% in H1 2025
On July 1, the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) announced that sales of new passenger and commercial vehicles in South Africa decreased 18.7% year-on-year to 47,294 units in June 2025. In the first half of 2025 sales volume increased 13.6% year-over-year to 278,911 units.
Passenger vehicles sales in June 2025 represented a 21.7% increase from the same month in 2024, LCV sales represented a 14.9% increase, MCV represented a 24.7% increase, HCV sales represented a 40.7% increase, Extra Heavy CV sales were down 12.3%, and bus sales were down 43.5%.
Among passenger vehicle sales by manufacturers in June, Toyota sold 11,375 units (25.4% share), Suzuki sold 5,221 units (11.7% share) and VW sold 4,911 units (11.0% share).
Among commercial vehicle sales in June, FAW sold 450 units (17.3% share), Toyota sold 315 units (12.1% share), and Isuzu sold 296 units (11.4% share).
Sales to dealers accounted for 85.9%, sales to vehicle rental industry 8.2%, sales to corporate fleets 3.2%, and sales to government 2.7%.
Exports in June increased by 7.9% y/y to 33,696 units.
According to NAAMSA, "The first half of 2025 has shown just how resilient and responsive our domestic market truly is. Strong consumer demand, supported by positive economic fundamentals, has helped the automotive sector deliver impressive growth amid global turbulence. At naamsa, we recognise this momentum as a reflection of supportive macro-economic policy choices and a highly adaptive industry. As 2025 marks a critical inflection point for the sector, we look forward to progressive policy support measures as part of the SAAM35 Review that sustains this growth trajectory, enhances competitiveness, and drives deeper inclusion across the value chain."

South Africa- Sales of new vehicles

	Jun. 2025	Jun. 2024	Y-o-Y	Jan.-Jun. 2025	Jan.-Jun. 2024	Y-o-Y
Passenger cars	32,570	26,763	21.7%	196,100	161,705	21.3%
Light commercial vehicles (LCV -3,500kg)	12,129	10,559	14.9%	68,161	69,318	-1.7%
Medium commercial vehicles (3,501-8,500kg)	652	523	24.7%	3,924	3,477	12.9%
Heavy commercial vehicles (8,501kg-16,500kg)	581	413	40.7%	3,050	2,492	22.4%
Extra heavy commercial vehicles (16,500kg-)	1,301	1,484	-12.3%	7,298	8,215	-11.2%
Buses (8,500kg-)	61	108	-43.5%	378	413	-8.5%
Total	47,294	39,850	18.7%	278,911	245,620	13.6%

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

Passenger＋LCV

Maker/Brand	Jun. 2025	Share
Toyota	11,375	25.4%
Suzuki	5,221	11.7%
VW	4,911	11.0%
Ford	3,049	6.8%
Hyundai	2,888	6.5%
Great Wall Motors	2,288	5.1%
Chery	2,101	4.7%
Isuzu	1,791	4.0%
Mahindra	1,483	3.3%
BMW	1,349	3.0%
Renault	1,318	2.9%
Kia	1,230	2.8%
Nissan	1,183	2.6%
Omoda & Jaecoo	1,009	2.3%
JETOUR	683	1.5%
Stellantis	648	1.4%
Mercedes-Benz *	472	1.1%
Jaguar	293	0.7%
BAIC Motor	232	0.5%
Foton	231	0.5%
JAC	206	0.5%
Mitsubishi	205	0.5%
Mazda	164	0.4%
Honda	152	0.3%
Porsche	94	0.2%
Volvo	52	0.1%
Proton	41	0.1%
Subaru	30	0.1%
Jun.2025 Total	44,699	-
Jun.2024 Total	37,322	-
Y-o-Y	19.8%	-

Commercial

Maker/Brand	Jun. 2025	Share
FAW	450	17.3%
Toyota	315	12.1%
Isuzu	296	11.4%
Daimler Trucks and Buses	283	10.9%
Scania	214	8.2%
Volvo	203	7.8%
UD Trucks	197	7.6%
MAN	101	3.9%
Sinotruk	97	3.7%
Powerstar	96	3.7%
Mercedes-Benz *	74	2.9%
Tata	70	2.7%
VW	62	2.4%
Foton	33	1.3%
Iveco	29	1.1%
Eicher	21	0.8%
Hyundai	17	0.7%
JAC	14	0.5%
DAF	14	0.5%
Ford	9	0.3%
Jun.2025 Total	2,595	-
Jun.2024 Total	2,528	-
Y-o-Y	2.7%	-

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* Estimates

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.

South Africa- Sales of new vehicles

	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%

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

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%	-

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* 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.

South Africa- Sales of new vehicles

	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%

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

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	-
Apr.2024 Total	35,405	-
Y-o-Y	13.2%	-

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	-
Apr.2024 Total	2,494	-
Y-o-Y	-6.2%	-

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* 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.

South Africa- Sales of new vehicles

	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%

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

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%	-

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* 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.

South Africa- Sales of new vehicles

	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%

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

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%	-

Source: National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)
* 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%	-