New vehicle sales surge continues: These were the 50 best sellers and top brands in June
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South Africa's new vehicle market continues to defy the economic odds, with another strong sales month recorded in June.
The total new vehicle market saw a volume of 47,294 units last month, an impressive increase of 18.7% versus the same month in 2024.
Robust growth was seen in both the passenger car market, which grew by 21.7% year-on-year to total 26,763 units in June, and the light commercial sector, which surged by 14.9% to 10,559 units.
But while the medium commercials also showed solid growth, up 24.7% to 652 units, the heavy commercials decreased by 3.1% to 1,943 units.
85.9% of vehicles were sold through the traditional dealer channels in June, Naamsa said, while the rental industry scooped up 8.2% and corporate and government clients accounted for 3.2% and 2.7% of the market, respectively.
Naamsa said that sales for the first half of 2025 were now 1.36% ahead of the same period in 2024.
On the sales charts, the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger led the bakkie race, both making notable gains over the previous month, while the Toyota Corolla Cross surged to the top of the passenger car list with an impressive volume of 2,132 units. Suzuki's Swift, which led the way last month, fell back to seventh after the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro made some notable gains.
South Africa's 50 best-selling vehicles: June 2025
Toyota Hilux - 3,035
Ford Ranger - 2,318
Toyota Corolla Cross - 2,132
Volkswagen Polo Vivo - 1,962
Isuzu D-Max - 1,678
Chery Tiggo 4 Pro - 1,538
Suzuki Swift - 1,466
Hyundai Grand i10 - 1,301
Haval Jolion - 1,116
Suzuki Fronx - 1,112
Toyota Fortuner - 878
Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up - 860
Toyota Starlet - 852
Suzuki Ertiga - 840
Toyota Vitz - 794
Volkswagen Polo - 756
Kia Sonet - 735
Toyota Urban Cruiser - 720
Nissan Magnite - 678
Toyota Starlet Cross - 657
Renault Kwid - 597
Toyota Land Cruiser PU - 591
Volkswagen T-Cross - 588
Toyota Hi-Ace - 524
Omoda C5 - 478
Mahindra 3XO - 475
Haval H6 - 456
Hyundai Exter - 438
Renault Kiger - 437
Nissan Navara - 403
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro - 401
Suzuki S-Presso - 379
Toyota Rumion - 375
Jetour Dashing - 373
GWM P-Series - 367
Suzuki Baleno - 360
Volkswagen Amarok - 354
Citroen C3 - 348
BMW X3 - 339
Jetour X70 Plus - 310
Ford Everest - 306
Ford Territory - 286
Hyundai i20 - 278
Volkswagen Tiguan - 273
Suzuki Jimny - 250
BMW 3 Series - 236
Jaecoo J7 - 230
Foton Tunland G7 - 224
Beijing X55 Plus - 215
Omoda X5 X - 215
Volkswagen Polo Sedan - 214
Top Manufacturers
Toyota - 11,690
Suzuki Auto - 5,221
Volkswagen - 4,973
Ford - 3,058
Hyundai - 2,905
GWM / Haval - 2,288
Chery Auto - 2,101
Isuzu Motors - 2,087
Mahindra - 1,483
BMW Group - 1,349
Naamsa said the strong sales performance this year is due to a number of factors, including decreasing interest rates, low inflation and improved credit access across the market.
'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,' said Naamsa CEO Mike Mabasa.
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