Hilux continues to reign as new vehicles sales end August on a high

South Africa’s new vehicle sales remained in the black in August with a 22nd consecutive month of increases across all the various segment, bar exports.

Hilux still leads

As with July, 12 model registered more than 1 000 units, with the Toyota Hilux continuing to lead the way on 3 881.

While the Volkswagen Polo Vivo retained its second place with an offset of 2 379, the Chery Tiggo 4 slipped a notch to fourth behind the Ford Ranger on 2 297 versus 2 373.

The combination of the older Tiggo 4 Pro and Tiggo Cross remains, however, the best-selling imported as well as Chinese vehicle.

In another reversal, the Suzuki Swift swapped places with the Isuzu D-Max to jump from sixth to fifth place with a total of 2 152 versus 2 005.

Also jumping a place to seventh is the Toyota Corolla Cross on 1 489 at the expense of the 1 461 recorded by the Hyundai Grand i10.

Keeping station in ninth, the Toyota Starlet raked in 1 359 signatures, while the Suzuki Ertiga, in one of its best performances to date, displaced its sibling, the Fronx, to finish 10th on 1 317.

Best-selling brands

Out of the best-selling brands, Toyota remained on top, albeit with a slight reduction from 14 142 in July to 13 814.

Staying steady in second and third were Suzuki on 6 505 and Volkswagen with 5 668, while Ford jumped Hyundai to settle at fourth with an offset of 3 202.

Ranking fifth on 3 034, Hyundai placed ahead of Chery and Great Wall Motors (GWM), both holding their sixth and seventh places from July on 2 763 and 2 594 respectively.

Also staying steady in eighth and ninth places are Isuzu on 2 531, Jetour with 1 952 and Kia with 1 783 units sold

Top 15

• Toyota – 13 814
• Suzuki – 6 505
• Volkswagen – 5 668
• Ford – 3 202
• Hyundai – 3 034
• Chery – 2 763
• Great Wall Motors (GWM) – 2 594
• Isuzu – 2 531
• Jetour – 1 952
• Kia – 1 783
• Renault – 1 702
• Mahindra – 1 563
• Omoda & Jaecoo – 1 305
• BMW – 1 299
• Tata – 853

Month in detail

As in July, the August figures by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) saw overall sales again test the 60 000 unit mark.

In total, the 57 898 units moved represents an 11.4% increase over the 35 091 units sold in August last year.

The rest of the various segments were as follows:

Passenger Vehicle

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Light Commercial Vehicle

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Medium-Duty Commercial Vehicle

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Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles

Exports

2025

36 94712 3696921 95239 833

2026

41 21613 7278052 15035 091

Variation

+11.6%

+11.0%

+16.3%

+10.1%

-11.9%

August Top 50 best-sellers

1. Toyota Hilux – 3 881

2. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 2 379*

3. Ford Ranger – 2 373

4. Chery Tiggo 4 – 2 297#

5. Suzuki Swift – 2 152

6. Isuzu D-Max – 2 005

7. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 489

8. Hyundai Grand i10 – 1 461*

9. Toyota Starlet – 1 359

10. Suzuki Ertiga – 1 317

11. GWM Haval Jolion – 1 261

12. Toyota Starlet Cross – 1 015

13. Suzuki Fronx – 970

14. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 871

15. Toyota Vitz – 871

16. Volkswagen Polo – 837

17. Omoda C5 – 823

18. Jetour T2 – 802

19. Toyota Rumion – 777

20. Kia Sonet – 766*

21. Tata Tiago – 764

22. Toyota Fortuner – 723

23. Mahindra XUV 3X0 – 711

24. Toyota HiAce – 631*

25. Mahindra Pik Up – 612

26. GWM P-Series – 588

27. Volkswagen T-Cross – 581

28. Renault Triber – 549*

29. Hyundai i20 – 509

30. Hyundai Exter – 503*

31. Nissan Magnite – 484*

32. Toyota Land Cruiser 70-Series – 467#

33. Ford Territory – 461

34. Suzukoi Baleno – 456

35. Jetour Dashing – 454

36. Kia Seltos – 445

37. Renault Kwid – 430

38. Renault Kiger – 406

39. Jetour T1 – 363

40. Volkswagen Amarok – 351

41. Jetour X70 Plus – 333

42. Suzuki S-Presso – 316

43. GWM Haval H6 – 315

44. Suzuki Across – 313

45. Suzuki DZire – 310

46. Jaecoo J5 – 308

47. Nissan Navara – 293

48. Chery Tiggo 7 – 285

49. Citroën C3 – 276

50. Ford Everest – 270

    Note:

    *: Includes commercial variants
    #: Combination of two models