Hyundai Exter is outside the top 20 in its first month of existence.
Falling fuel prices and the first interest rate cut since the pandemic were not enough to push the South African new car market into a positive direction. Indeed, September sales fell a further -4.1% in September to 44,081 units. The annual figure fell -5.8% to 377,835. Passenger vehicles rose 2% to 30,218, while light commercial vehicles fell -17.1% to 10,914. Exports continued to fall at a staggering -38.1% in year-on-year to just 21,964 units. Since the beginning of the year, exports have decreased by -19.7% to 232,199 units.
Toyota (-14.3%) easily remains the country’s best-selling manufacturer with a 24.7% share, despite a significant year-on-year loss. Volkswagen Group (-6.8%) better holds second place, but still lags behind the market. In contrast, Suzuki (+12.2%) continues to impress in third place, ahead of Ford (+0.6%) and Hyundai (+6.6%), both in the green. Chery (+30.2%) and GWM (+13.6%) show the best results in the top ten. Next comes Mahindra (+29.3%), while newcomer Omoda & Jaecoo remains at 1.1%.
The top model ranking is the Toyota Hilux (-9.4%) with a share of 6.7% versus 6.4% this year. The VW Polo Vivo (-10.8%) overtakes the Ford Ranger (-1.3%) to take 2nd place overall, while the Toyota Corolla Cross (-9.5%) and Isuzu D-Max (-2. 9%) round out the top five. At the bottom, Toyota Fortuner (+21.6%), Hyundai Grand i10 (+18.7%), Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+15.4%) and Nissan Magnite (+9%), as well as Suzuki Baleno (+83) are impressive .9%) (+83.9%). +61.9%) and the Fronx (+61.3%) in eighth place last month, the new Toyota Starlet Cross, a clone of the Suzuki Fronx, has dropped to a more reasonable 18th place. In its first month of sales, the Hyundai Exter, imported from India, fell to 8th place. , lands right on #22.
Previous month: South Africa August 2024: Toyota Starlet Cross breaks into top ten
One year ago: South Africa September 2023: Haval (+43.7%) and Ford (+26.9%) shine in the market at -4.1%.
Full September 2024 Top 38 of all manufacturers and top 50 models below.
South Africa, September 2024 – manufacturers:
| Pos. | Manufacturer | September 24 | % | /23 | August | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Toyota | 10,890 | 24.7% | – 14.3% | 1 | 93 244 | 24.7% | – 12.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Group | 5885 | 13.4% | – 6.8% | 2 | 48,993 | 13.0% | – 2.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 5,023 | 11.4% | + 12.2% | 3 | 43,050 | 11.4% | + 15.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ford | 2823 | 6.4% | + 0.6% | 4 | 24 123 | 6.4% | + 4.9% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 2841 | 6.4% | + 6.6% | 5 | 22 080 | 5.8% | – 8.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Isuzu | 1960 | 4.4% | – 1.5% | 6 | 17,614 | 4.7% | – 1.5% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Cherie | 1614 | 3.7% | + 30.2% | 7 | 14,672 | 3.9% | + 21.1% | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | Nissan | 1425 | 3.2% | – 33.1% | 8 | 18,849 | 5.0% | – 15.5% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | GWM (including Haval) | 1740 | 3.9% | + 13.6% | 9 | 13,598 | 3.6% | – 12.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Renault | 1426 | 3.2% | – 16.2% | 10 | 11,478 | 3.0% | – 30.1% | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Kia | 1284 | 2.9% | – 24.6% | 11 | 10.112 | 2.7% | – 31.2% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Mahindra | 1014 | 2.3% | + 29.3% | 12 | 9025 | 2.4% | – 1.2% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | BMW Group | 961 | 2.2% | – 7.3% | 13 | 9,397 | 2.5% | – 8.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Stellantis | 505 | 1.1% | + 43.1% | 14 | 4.455 | 1.2% | + 43.7% | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Mercedes | 535 | 1.2% | – 22.7% | 15 | 4835 | 1.3% | – 22.9% | 14 | 14 |
| 16 | Omoda and Jaeko | 506 | 1.1% | new | 16 | 1396 | 0.4% | new | 29 | |
| 17 | FAV Trucks | 472 | 1.1% | + 14.8% | 17 | 3707 | 1.0% | + 26.3% | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | Daimler Trucks | 348 | 0.8% | – 34.7% | 18 | 3110 | 0.8% | – 20.2% | 17 | 15 |
| 19 | Scania | 266 | 0.6% | – 10.1% | 19 | 2378 | 0.6% | – 2.6% | 18 | 22 |
| 20 | Mazda | 204 | 0.5% | – 8.5% | 20 | 2316 | 0.6% | – 19.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | UD Trucks | 233 | 0.5% | – 16.5% | 21 | 1739 | 0.5% | – 7.2% | 22 | 24 |
| 22 | Honda | 243 | 0.6% | – 32.1% | 22 | 2196 | 0.6% | – 15.2% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | Jaguar Land Rover | 312 | 0.7% | + 8.7% | 23 | 2149 | 0.6% | – 17.0% | 21 | 20 |
| 24 | Volvo Group | 185 | 0.4% | – 10.6% | 24 | 1646 | 0.4% | – 19.5% | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | Mitsubishi | 175 | 0.4% | – 31.4% | 25 | 1577 | 0.4% | – 36.1% | 24 | 21 |
| 26 | J.A.C. | 142 | 0.3% | + 35.2% | 26 | 1319 | 0.3% | + 60.3% | 28 | 28 |
| 27 | Man | 134 | 0.3% | – 43.5% | 27 | 1409 | 0.4% | – 20.6% | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Volvo Cars | 83 | 0.2% | – 23.1% | 28 | 1265 | 0.3% | + 26.8% | 27 | 27 |
| 29 | Powerstar | 111 | 0.3% | + 23.3% | 29 | 739 | 0.2% | + 13.7% | 32 | 30 |
| 30 | BIKE | 207 | 0.5% | new | 30 | 1441 | 0.4% | new | 26 | – |
| 31 | Porsche | 97 | 0.2% | – 27.1% | 31 | 942 | 0.2% | – 13.0% | 30 | 26 |
| 32 | Iveco | 183 | 0.4% | + 120.5% | 32 | 584 | 0.2% | – 16.9% | 34 | 29 |
| 33 | Proton | 68 | 0.2% | – 38.2% | 33 | 758 | 0.2% | + 140.6% | 31 | 33 |
| 34 | Tata | 77 | 0.2% | + 28.3% | 34 | 521 | 0.1% | – 11.2% | 33 | 31 |
| 35 | Sinotruk | 64 | 0.1% | + 540.0% | 35 | 445 | 0.1% | + 709.1% | 36 | 36 |
| 36 | Subaru | 22 | 0.0% | + 4.8% | 36 | 414 | 0.1% | – 17.4% | 35 | 32 |
| 37 | VECV South Africa | 16 | 0.0% | – 40.7% | 37 | 106 | 0.0% | – 55.8% | 38 | 35 |
| 38 | Babcock | 7 | 0.0% | – 86.5% | 38 | 154 | 0.0% | – 46.5% | 37 | 34 |
South Africa September 2024 – Models:
| Pos. | Model | September 24 | % | /23 | August | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2942 | 6.7% | – 9.4% | 1 | 24 255 | 6.4% | – 14.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 2407 | 5.5% | – 10.8% | 3 | 18,671 | 4.9% | + 8.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2382 | 5.4% | – 1.3% | 2 | 19 164 | 5.1% | + 3.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 2045 | 4.6% | – 9.5% | 5 | 15,576 | 4.1% | – 7.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 1592 | 3.6% | – 2.9% | 4 | 14,316 | 3.8% | – 3.4% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1126 | 2.6% | + 18.7% | 6 | 10 167 | 2.7% | + 28.9% | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | Toyota Fortuner | 1086 | 2.5% | + 21.6% | 16 | 7,546 | 2.0% | – 8.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Cherie Tiggo 4 Pro | 990 | 2.2% | + 15.4% | 10 | 9,299 | 2.5% | + 27.1% | 9 | 13 |
| 9 | Volkswagen Polo | 948 | 2.2% | – 17.4% | 9 | 8946 | 2.4% | + 0.8% | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Nissan Magnit | 869 | 2.0% | + 9.0% | 11 | 7,612 | 2.0% | + 21.6% | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Suzuki Fronx | 850 | 1.9% | + 61.3% | 18 | 4654 | 1.2% | n/a | 21 | n/a |
| 12 | Toyota Vitz | 814 | 1.8% | + 40.1% | 27 | 5,371 | 1.4% | + 152.8% | 18 | 28 |
| 13 | GWM Hawal Jolyon | 812 | 1.8% | + 29.7% | 12 | 6,191 | 1.6% | – 11.6% | 15 | 14 |
| 14 | Mahindra Scorpio Pick Up | 782 | 1.8% | + 35.3% | 15 | 6538 | 1.7% | + 1.9% | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | Renault Quid | 776 | 1.8% | + 33.8% | 23 | 3290 | 0.9% | – 30.2% | 28 | 20 |
| 16 | Suzuki Baleno | 752 | 1.7% | + 83.9% | 21 | 5,587 | 1.5% | + 18.8% | 17 | 21 |
| 17 | Suzuki Ertiga | 717 | 1.6% | + 61.9% | 13 | 5.142 | 1.4% | n/a | 19 | n/a |
| 18 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 713 | 1.6% | new | 8 | 2484 | 0.7% | new | n/a | – |
| 19 | Kia Sonet | 710 | 1.6% | – 4.4% | 17 | 4758 | 1.3% | + 1.1% | 20 | 19 |
| 20 | Toyota Starlet | 626 | 1.4% | – 49.8% | 14 | 10,274 | 2.7% | – 15.5% | 7 | 8 |
| 21 | Suzuki Swift | 539 | 1.2% | – 58.2% | 7 | 11 427 | 3.0% | – 9.6% | 6 | 7 |
| 22 | Hyundai Exter | 453 | 1.0% | new | – | 451 | 0.3% | new | n/a | – |
| 23 | Nissan Navara | 451 | 1.0% | + 57.1% | 25 | 4,458 | 1.2% | + 27.3% | 23 | 30 |
| 24 | Cherie Tiggo 7 Pro | 450 | 1.0% | + 100.9% | 30 | 3.327 | 0.9% | n/a | 27 | n/a |
| 25 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 441 | 1.0% | – 21.4% | 19 | 4466 | 1.2% | + 8.9% | 22 | 24 |
| 26 | Toyota Hias | 423 | 1.0% | – 71.1% | 26 | 5,749 | 1.5% | – 55.8% | 16 | 6 |
| 27 | Toyota Corolla Quest | 416 | 0.9% | – 30.4% | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 22 |
| 28 | Suzuki Siaz | 410 | 0.9% | #DIV/0! | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 29 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 409 | 0.9% | – 14.8% | 36 | 3745 | 1.0% | – 33.1% | 25 | 18 |
| 30 | Suzuki Dzire | 399 | 0.9% | + 98.5% | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 31 | GWM Hawal H6 | 387 | 0.9% | – 14.6% | 32 | 3181 | 0.8% | – 18.6% | 29 | 25 |
| 32 | Hyundai Playground | 381 | 0.9% | – 46.0% | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 27 |
| 33 | Renault Kiger | 356 | 0.8% | – 47.3% | 20 | 3985 | 1.1% | – 34.0% | 24 | 17 |
| 34 | GWM P-series | 350 | 0.8% | – 6.9% | 46 | 2852 | 0.8% | – 22.3% | 35 | n/a |
| 35 | Omoda C5 | 328 | 0.7% | new | 33 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | Volkswagen Amarok | 325 | 0.7% | + 19.0% | 29 | 3007 | 0.8% | n/a | 32 | n/a |
| 37 | Suzuki S-Presso | 325 | 0.7% | – 22.6% | 34 | 2938 | 0.8% | – 22.3% | 34 | 29 |
| 38 | Volkswagen Polo Sedan | 310 | 0.7% | + 75.1% | 22 | 3080 | 0.8% | n/a | 30 | n/a |
| 39 | Hyundai i20 | 303 | 0.7% | + 21.2% | 24 | 3697 | 1.0% | + 6.5% | 26 | 26 |
| 40 | Toyota Rumion | 298 | 0.7% | – 30.0% | 31 | 3043 | 0.8% | – 0.7% | 31 | n/a |
| 41 | Volkswagen Transporter | 298 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 42 | Suzuki Jimny | 266 | 0.6% | n/a | 35 | 2827 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 43 | Renault Triber | 265 | 0.6% | – 17.2% | 47 | 2979 | 0.8% | – 26.9% | 33 | 23 |
| 44 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 256 | 0.6% | + 4.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | Kia Pegasus | 231 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Suzuki Grand Vitara | 217 | 0.5% | – 32.2% | 38 | 2437 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Suzuki Eeko | 215 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | BMW X1 | 211 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Ford Territory | 208 | 0.5% | new | 40 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 187 | 0.4% | – 44.0% | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
