The Mahindra XUV3X0 is ranked 25th in South Africa.
There were 47,924 new cars on South African roads in October, up 5.5% on last year. The annual figure decreased by -4.7% to 425,806. At the same time, the number of passenger cars increased by 14.5% to 34,228, which is the highest figure since October 2019. The local association NAAMSA stated: “pPositive indicators of further potential growth include annual consumer inflation falling for the fourth month in a row to 3.8% in September, the lowest level since March 2021, when the rate was 3.2%. Additionally, gasoline prices were at their lowest levels in nearly three years, providing some respite for households.” However, exports fall -42.6% year-on-year in October to 23,342 and -23.1% year-to-date to 253,535.
Toyota (-4.4%) and Volkswagen Group (-3.9%) remain the two most popular OEMs but buck the positive market with slight declines. In contrast, the following nine manufacturers outperformed the market. Mahindra (+71.8%) is ahead of Chery (+40.6%), Suzuki (+34.1%), GWM (+29.3%), Ford (+27.9%), Isuzu (+21. 8%), Hyundai (+10.4). %), Renault (+8%) and Kia (+6.4%).
The Toyota Hilux (-15.6%) maintains its top spot among models despite a significant year-on-year share loss to 5.8%. In fact, the entire top five has not changed compared to last month: VW Polo Vivo (+0.7%) ranks second, ahead of Ford Ranger (+19.6%), Toyota Corolla Cross (+0.2%) and Isuzu D -Max (+ 23.4%). The VW Polo (+15.4%) rose three places in September to No. 6, while the Toyota Starlet (-0.4%) rose 13 places to No. 7, a ranking it has been holding since the beginning of the year. The Hyundai Grand i10 (+91.2%) and Suzuki Fronx (+167.2%) also posted stellar results, with the latter entering the top ten for the first time. After the Hyundai Exter, another newcomer entered the charts last month with the Mahindra XUV3X0 taking the 25th spot.
Previous Month: South Africa September 2024: Negative Sales, Hyundai Exter Sales
One year ago: South Africa, October 2023: Volkswagen Group (+34.5%) shows negative results in the market.
Full October 2024 Top 39 of all manufacturers and top 50 models below.
South Africa, October 2024 – producers:
Pos. | Manufacturer | October 24 | % | /23 | September | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
1 | Toyota | 11,891 | 24.8% | – 4.4% | 1 | 105 135 | 24.7% | – 12.0% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Volkswagen Group | 6,340 | 13.2% | – 3.9% | 2 | 55 333 | 13.0% | – 2.4% | 2 | 2 |
3 | Suzuki | 6006 | 12.5% | + 34.1% | 3 | 49,056 | 11.5% | + 17.6% | 3 | 3 |
4 | Ford | 2965 | 6.2% | + 27.9% | 4 | 27,088 | 6.4% | + 7.0% | 4 | 5 |
5 | Hyundai | 2913 | 6.1% | + 10.4% | 5 | 24,993 | 5.9% | – 6.9% | 5 | 4 |
6 | Isuzu | 2251 | 4.7% | + 21.8% | 6 | 19,865 | 4.7% | + 0.7% | 7 | 7 |
7 | Cherie | 1831 | 3.8% | + 40.6% | 7 | 16,503 | 3.9% | + 23.0% | 8 | 11 |
8 | GWM (including Haval) | 1796 | 3.7% | + 29.3% | 9 | 15 394 | 3.6% | – 8.7% | 9 | 9 |
9 | Renault | 1734 | 3.6% | + 8.0% | 10 | 13 212 | 3.1% | – 26.8% | 10 | 8 |
10 | Kia | 1508 | 3.1% | + 6.4% | 11 | 11 620 | 2.7% | – 27.9% | 11 | 10 |
11 | Mahindra | 1421 | 3.0% | + 71.8% | 12 | 10 446 | 2.5% | + 4.9% | 12 | 13 |
12 | Nissan | 1304 | 2.7% | – 40.1% | 8 | 20 153 | 4.7% | – 17.7% | 6 | 6 |
13 | BMW Group | 1007 | 2.1% | – 14.6% | 13 | 10 404 | 2.4% | – 9.4% | 13 | 12 |
14 | Omoda and Jaeko | 605 | 1.3% | new | 16 | 2001 | 0.5% | new | 22 | – |
15 | Mercedes | 474 | 1.0% | – 29.1% | 15 | 5,309 | 1.2% | – 23.5% | 14 | 14 |
16 | FAV Trucks | 418 | 0.9% | – 0.5% | 17 | 4125 | 1.0% | + 22.9% | 16 | 17 |
17 | Daimler Trucks | 415 | 0.9% | – 31.4% | 18 | 3525 | 0.8% | – 21.7% | 17 | 15 |
18 | Stellantis | 402 | 0.8% | – 48.3% | 14 | 4857 | 1.1% | + 25.2% | 15 | 16 |
19 | Scania | 247 | 0.5% | – 14.2% | 19 | 2625 | 0.6% | – 3.8% | 18 | 22 |
20 | Mazda | 239 | 0.5% | – 5.9% | 20 | 2555 | 0.6% | – 18.2% | 19 | 18 |
21 | BIKE | 227 | 0.5% | new | 30 | 1668 | 0.4% | new | 26 | – |
22 | Honda | 217 | 0.5% | – 9.2% | 22 | 2413 | 0.6% | – 14.7% | 20 | 19 |
23 | Volvo Group | 211 | 0.4% | – 26.5% | 24 | 1857 | 0.4% | – 20.3% | 24 | 23 |
24 | UD Trucks | 205 | 0.4% | + 16.5% | 21 | 1944 | 0.5% | – 5.1% | 23 | 24 |
25 | J.A.C. | 193 | 0.4% | + 46.2% | 26 | 1512 | 0.4% | + 58.3% | 28 | 28 |
26 | Mitsubishi | 192 | 0.4% | – 13.1% | 25 | 1769 | 0.4% | – 34.2% | 25 | 21 |
27 | Man | 192 | 0.4% | – 7.7% | 27 | 1601 | 0.4% | – 19.3% | 27 | 25 |
28 | Powerstar | 107 | 0.2% | + 75.4% | 29 | 846 | 0.2% | + 19.0% | 31 | 30 |
29 | Porsche | 104 | 0.2% | + 11.8% | 31 | 1046 | 0.2% | – 11.1% | 30 | 26 |
30 | Jaguar Land Rover | 82 | 0.2% | – 58.6% | 23 | 2231 | 0.5% | – 19.9% | 21 | 20 |
31 | Sinotruk | 81 | 0.2% | + 440.0% | 35 | 526 | 0.1% | + 651.4% | 35 | 36 |
32 | Tata | 70 | 0.1% | – 6.7% | 34 | 591 | 0.1% | – 10.7% | 34 | 31 |
33 | Subaru | 65 | 0.1% | + 4.8% | 36 | 479 | 0.1% | – 14.9% | 36 | 32 |
34 | Iveco | 64 | 0.1% | – 61.4% | 32 | 648 | 0.2% | – 25.4% | 33 | 29 |
35 | Proton | 54 | 0.1% | – 58.1% | 33 | 812 | 0.2% | + 82.9% | 32 | 33 |
36 | Volvo Cars | 47 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | 28 | 1312 | 0.3% | + 20.1% | 29 | 27 |
37 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 25 | 0.1% | + 212.5% | – | 58 | 0.0% | + 23.4% | 39 | 37 |
38 | VECV South Africa | 15 | 0.0% | – 28.6% | 37 | 121 | 0.0% | – 53.6% | 38 | 35 |
39 | Babcock | 6 | 0.0% | – 79.3% | 38 | 160 | 0.0% | – 49.5% | 37 | 34 |
South Africa October 2024 – Models:
Pos. | Model | October 24 | % | /23 | September | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
1 | Toyota Hilux | 2793 | 5.8% | – 15.6% | 1 | 27,048 | 6.4% | – 14.5% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2297 | 4.8% | + 0.7% | 2 | 20,968 | 4.9% | + 7.3% | 3 | 3 |
3 | Ford Ranger | 2217 | 4.6% | + 19.6% | 3 | 21 381 | 5.0% | + 4.6% | 2 | 2 |
4 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 2104 | 4.4% | + 0.2% | 4 | 17 680 | 4.2% | – 6.4% | 4 | 4 |
5 | Isuzu D-Max | 1807 | 3.8% | + 23.4% | 5 | 16 123 | 3.8% | – 0.9% | 5 | 5 |
6 | Volkswagen Polo | 1425 | 3.0% | + 15.4% | 9 | 10 371 | 2.4% | + 2.6% | 10 | 10 |
7 | Toyota Starlet | 1358 | 2.8% | – 0.4% | 20 | 11,632 | 2.7% | – 14.0% | 7 | 8 |
8 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1348 | 2.8% | + 91.2% | 6 | 11,515 | 2.7% | + 34.0% | 8 | 11 |
9 | Suzuki Swift | 1179 | 2.5% | – 5.5% | 21 | 12,606 | 3.0% | – 9.2% | 6 | 7 |
10 | Suzuki Fronx | 1109 | 2.3% | + 167.2% | 11 | 5763 | 1.4% | n/a | 20 | n/a |
11 | Cherie Tiggo 4 Pro | 1079 | 2.3% | + 26.1% | 8 | 10,378 | 2.4% | + 27.0% | 9 | 13 |
12 | Renault Quid | 934 | 1.9% | + 41.3% | 15 | 4224 | 1.0% | – 21.4% | 25 | 20 |
13 | Toyota Fortuner | 905 | 1.9% | + 43.9% | 7 | 8,451 | 2.0% | – 4.6% | 12 | 12 |
14 | GWM Hawal Jolyon | 886 | 1.8% | + 65.9% | 13 | 7077 | 1.7% | – 6.1% | 14 | 14 |
15 | Nissan Magnet | 854 | 1.8% | + 19.4% | 10 | 8,466 | 2.0% | + 21.4% | 11 | 15 |
16 | Suzuki Ertiga | 846 | 1.8% | + 69.9% | 17 | 5988 | 1.4% | n/a | 19 | n/a |
17 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 805 | 1.7% | new | 18 | 3289 | 0.8% | new | 34 | – |
18 | Kia Sonet | 787 | 1.6% | + 43.6% | 19 | 5.545 | 1.3% | + 5.5% | 21 | 19 |
19 | Mahindra Scorpio Pick Up | 709 | 1.5% | + 25.5% | 14 | 7,247 | 1.7% | + 3.8% | 13 | 16 |
20 | Toyota Vitz | 676 | 1.4% | – 13.2% | 12 | 6047 | 1.4% | + 108.2% | 18 | 28 |
21 | Suzuki Baleno | 672 | 1.4% | + 37.1% | 16 | 6,259 | 1.5% | + 20.6% | 17 | 21 |
22 | Toyota City Cruiser | 629 | 1.3% | + 15.6% | 25 | 5.095 | 1.2% | + 9.7% | 22 | 24 |
23 | Toyota Hias | 612 | 1.3% | – 60.4% | 26 | 6,361 | 1.5% | – 56.3% | 15 | 6 |
24 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 603 | 1.3% | + 24.8% | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 22 |
25 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 592 | 1.2% | new | – | 592 | 0.1% | new | n/a | – |
26 | Hyundai Exter | 544 | 1.1% | new | 22 | 997 | 0.2% | new | n/a | – |
27 | Suzuki Siaz | 527 | 1.1% | n/a | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
28 | Cherie Tiggo 7 Pro | 525 | 1.1% | + 110.0% | 24 | 3852 | 0.9% | n/a | 28 | n/a |
29 | Toyota Rumion | 446 | 0.9% | + 30.0% | 40 | 3,489 | 0.8% | + 2.4% | 30 | n/a |
30 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 437 | 0.9% | – 31.8% | 29 | 4182 | 1.0% | – 32.9% | 26 | 18 |
31 | Nissan Navara | 418 | 0.9% | + 18.1% | 23 | 4876 | 1.1% | + 26.4% | 23 | 30 |
32 | Suzuki Dzire | 412 | 0.9% | n/a | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
33 | GWM Hawal H6 | 374 | 0.8% | – 20.8% | 31 | 3555 | 0.8% | – 18.8% | 29 | 25 |
34 | GWM P-series | 358 | 0.7% | + 27.4% | 34 | 3210 | 0.8% | – 18.7% | n/a | n/a |
35 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 357 | 0.7% | – 43.2% | 38 | 3437 | 0.8% | n/a | 31 | n/a |
36 | Omoda C5 | 356 | 0.7% | new | 35 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
37 | Renault Triber | 343 | 0.7% | + 26.6% | 43 | 3.322 | 0.8% | – 23.5% | 32 | 23 |
38 | Renault Kiger | 340 | 0.7% | – 37.6% | 33 | 4325 | 1.0% | – 34.3% | 24 | 17 |
39 | Hyundai i20 | 328 | 0.7% | – 48.3% | 39 | 4025 | 0.9% | – 2.0% | 27 | 26 |
40 | Volkswagen Amarok | 298 | 0.6% | – 15.3% | 36 | 3305 | 0.8% | n/a | 33 | n/a |
41 | Ford Territory | 297 | 0.6% | new | 49 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
42 | Ford Everest | 291 | 0.6% | + 16.4% | n/a | 2376 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
43 | Suzuki S-Presso | 277 | 0.6% | – 48.3% | 37 | 3215 | 0.8% | – 25.5% | 35 | 29 |
44 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 258 | 0.5% | + 31.0% | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
45 | Kia Pegasus | 255 | 0.5% | n/a | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
46 | Audi Q3 | 250 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 66 | n/a |
47 | Suzuki Jimny | 239 | 0.5% | n/a | 42 | 3066 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
48 | Hyundai Playground | 227 | 0.5% | – 27.0% | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 27 |
49 | Suzuki Celerio | 210 | 0.4% | – 23.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
50 | Kia Seltos | 200 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA