South Africa February 2024: Suzuki (+21.2%) catches up on VW Group in stable market

Suzuki lodges the largest gain in the Top 14 this month.

The South African new vehicle market edges down -0.9% year-on-year in February to 44,749 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -1.7% to 86,964. Note exports jump 27.5% to 39,517 and are up 13.8% to 58,797 year-to-date. Toyota (-0.3%) is stable and grabs 25.8% share, that’s more than double the #2, the Volkswagen Group (+0.9%). Suzuki (+21.2%) is very strong at #3, while Nissan (-13.7%) overtakes Ford (+9.3%) for the 4th place overall. Chery (+8.9%) repeats at its record ranking (#9), with Haval (+7.7%) and Isuzu (+2.1%) also in positive.

Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (-7%) easily retains the pole position with 6.9% share despite a disappointing year-on-year loss. Its archenemy the Ford Ranger (+21.1%) climbs to #2 while the Toyota Corolla Cross (+16.4%) is also up one spot to land on the third step of the podium. It is followed by the VW Polo Vivo (+23%) and Isuzu D-Max (-0.4%). The Hyundai Grand i10 (+72.8%), Suzuki Swift (+19%) and Toyota Starlet (+13%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10.

Previous month: South Africa January 2024: Chery hits record ranking, BAIC appears

One year ago: South Africa February 2023: Sales (+2.6%) at highest in 5 years, Ford Ranger up to #2

Full February 2024 Top 38 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.

South Africa February 2024 – manufacturers:

Pos Manufacturer Feb-24 % /22 Jan 2024 % /23 Pos FY23
1 Toyota 11,524 25.8% – 0.3% 1 22,379 25.7% – 7.1% 1 1
2 Volkswagen Group 5,333 11.9% + 0.9% 2 10,855 12.5% + 4.7% 2 2
3 Suzuki 5,221 11.7% + 21.2% 3 10,456 12.0% + 20.7% 3 3
4 Nissan 2,739 6.1% – 13.7% 5 5,054 5.8% – 17.1% 5 6
5 Ford 2,732 6.1% + 9.3% 4 5,152 5.9% + 23.8% 4 5
6 Hyundai 2,512 5.6% – 7.5% 6 4,697 5.4% – 10.4% 6 4
7 Isuzu 2,101 4.7% + 2.1% 7 3,711 4.3% + 3.5% 7 7
8 Haval  1,656 3.7% + 7.7% 8 3,119 3.6% + 0.5% 8 9
9 Chery 1,504 3.4% + 8.9% 9 2,929 3.4% + 8.2% 9 11
10 Renault 1,316 2.9% – 37.7% 10 2,727 3.1% – 34.5% 10 8
11 BMW Group 1,194 2.7% – 14.2% 13 2,015 2.3% – 23.2% 12 12
12 Kia 1,157 2.6% – 37.2% 11 2,501 2.9% – 29.1% 11 10
13 Mahindra 1,058 2.4% – 11.9% 12 1,936 2.2% – 18.0% 13 13
14 Mercedes 527 1.2% – 30.0% 14 1,032 1.2% – 23.0% 14 14
15 FAW Trucks 431 1.0% + 60.8% 16 801 0.9% + 69.3% 16 17
16 Stellantis 418 0.9% + 34.0% 15 841 1.0% + 18.1% 15 16
17 Honda 417 0.9% + 17.8% 19 710 0.8% + 28.2% 17 19
18 Daimler Trucks 318 0.7% – 3.9% 20 577 0.7% + 6.7% 19 15
19 Mazda 283 0.6% – 17.7% 17 585 0.7% – 21.5% 18 18
20 Scania 250 0.6% + 9.2% 23 426 0.5% + 6.2% 23 22
21 Jaguar Land Rover 231 0.5% + 17.9% 21 485 0.6% – 5.1% 20 20
22 Mitsubishi 209 0.5% – 33.7% 22 446 0.5% – 29.7% 22 21
23 UD Trucks 208 0.5% + 25.3% 27 328 0.4% + 1.2% 25 24
24 Volvo Group 207 0.5% – 12.3% 28 299 0.3% – 25.1% 27 23
25 JAC 201 0.4% + 148.1% 25 342 0.4% + 94.3% 24 28
26 BAIC 168 0.4% new 18 463 0.5% new 21  –
27 Man 159 0.4% + 5.3% 24 300 0.3% + 9.1% 26 25
28 Volvo Cars 141 0.3% + 48.4% 26 262 0.3% + 31.0% 28 27
29 Porsche 117 0.3% + 7.3% 29 194 0.2% – 4.0% 29 26
30 Powerstar 101 0.2% + 46.4% 34 143 0.2% – 1.4% 31 30
31 Proton 76 0.2% new 30 144 0.2% new 30 33
32 Tata 66 0.1% – 5.7% 32 116 0.1% – 22.7% 32 31
33 Subaru 56 0.1% – 20.0% 33 106 0.1% – 25.4% 34 32
34 Sinotruk 50 0.1% new 35 87 0.1% new 35 36
35 Iveco 40 0.1% – 59.2% 31 106 0.1% – 33.3% 33 29
36 Ferrari (Scuderia) 12 0.0% + 1100.0% 38 17 0.0% + 70.0% 38 37
37 VECV South Africa 10 0.0% – 60.0% 37 22 0.0% – 53.2% 37 35
38 Babcock 6 0.0% – 50.0% 36 22 0.0% + 0.0% 36 34

South Africa February 2024 – models:

Pos Model Feb-24 % /23 Jan 2024 % /23 Pos FY23
1 Toyota Hilux 3,100 6.9% – 7.0% 1 5,765 6.6% – 5.6% 1 1
2 Ford Ranger 2,187 4.9% + 21.1% 3 4,101 4.7% + 33.4% 2 2
3 Toyota Corolla Cross 1,959 4.4% + 16.4% 4 3,619 4.2% – 2.8% 4 4
4 VW Polo Vivo 1,861 4.2% + 23.0% 2 3,895 4.5% + 51.7% 3 3
5 Isuzu D-Max 1,740 3.9% – 0.4% 7 3,076 3.5% + 1.9% 6 5
6 Suzuki Swift 1,627 3.6% + 19.0% 5 3,183 3.7% + 11.1% 5 7
7 Toyota Starlet 1,481 3.3% + 13.0% 6 2,960 3.4% – 11.6% 7 8
8 Hyundai Grand i10 1,313 2.9% + 72.8% 14 2,096 2.4% + 52.7% 10 11
9 Nissan NP200 1,276 2.9% – 1.2% 11 2,245 2.6% + 3.1% 9 9
10 Toyota Hiace 1,167 2.6% – 13.0% 8 2,296 2.6% – 12.9% 8 6
11 VW Polo 988 2.2% + 21.2% 9 2,067 2.4% + 5.5% 11 10
12 Chery Tiggo 4 Pro 946 2.1% – 1.7% 12 1,860 2.1% + 2.6% 12 13
13 Nissan Magnite 847 1.9% + 53.7% 13 1,690 1.9% + 29.3% 14 15
14 Toyota Fortuner 722 1.6% + 37.8% 10 1,696 2.0% + 37.4% 13 12
15 Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up 715 1.6% – 15.3% 19 1,293 1.5% – 22.2% 16 16
16 Suzuki Ertiga 658 1.5% n/a 15 1,315 1.5% n/a 15 n/a
17 Toyota Urban Cruiser 649 1.5% + 33.5% 18 1,238 1.4% – 6.6% 17 24
18 Suzuki Baleno 585 1.3% – 10.8% 16 1,210 1.4% – 7.5% 18 21
19 Haval H6 569 1.3% + 29.0% 26 990 1.1% + 8.1% 23 25
20 Kia Sonet 552 1.2% + 31.7% 21 1,062 1.2% + 36.9% 21 19
21 Toyota Vitz 550 1.2% new 17 1,172 1.3% new 19 28
22 Haval Jolion 544 1.2% – 26.2% 20 1,111 1.3% – 23.5% 20 14
23 VW T-Cross 530 1.2% – 40.4% 22 1,032 1.2% – 41.5% 22 18
24 Renault Kiger 484 1.1% – 32.2% 23 967 1.1% – 28.2% 24 17
25 Nissan Navara 449 1.0% – 22.7% 37 745 0.9% – 20.1% 28 30
26 Hyundai i20 402 0.9% – 16.6% 29 781 0.9% – 21.2% 26 26
27 GWM P-Series 378 0.8% + 54.3% 32 729 0.8% + 37.3% 31 n/a
28 Toyota Corolla Quest 361 0.8% – 54.8% 40 635 0.7% – 48.4% 37 22
29 Suzuki Jimny 357 0.8% n/a 24 802 0.9% n/a 25 n/a
30 Ford Everest 353 0.8% + 16.1% 35 682 0.8% n/a 33 n/a
31 Suzuki Fronx 347 0.8% new 28 738 0.8% new 29 n/a
32 Renault Triber 337 0.8% – 58.7% 27 730 0.8% – 48.9% 30 23
33 Toyota Land Cruiser 70 335 0.7% – 14.8% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
34 Toyota Rumion 333 0.7% – 2.6% 30 705 0.8% + 4.3% 32 n/a
35 Suzuki S-Presso 331 0.7% – 33.9% 25 765 0.9% – 18.0% 27 29
36 Chery Tiggo 7 Pro 328 0.7% n/a 34 658 0.8% n/a 35 n/a
37 VW Amarok 324 0.7% n/a 43 546 0.6% n/a 40 n/a
38 VW Polo Sedan 322 0.7% n/a 33 668 0.8% n/a 34 n/a
39 Suzuki Grand Vitara 282 0.6% new 41 547 0.6% new 39 n/a
40 Renault Kwid 280 0.6% – 30.9% 31 636 0.7% – 40.1% 36 20
41 Suzuki Ciaz 259 0.6% – 42.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
42 Suzuki Celerio 252 0.6% n/a 36 552 0.6% n/a 38 n/a
43 Hyundai H100 Bakkie 225 0.5% + 34.7% 47 398 0.5% + 17.8% n/a n/a
44 Chery Tiggo 8 Pro 212 0.5% n/a 46 393 0.5% n/a n/a n/a
45 Suzuki Eeco 197 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
46 VW Tiguan 180 0.4% – 60.4% 42 437 0.5% – 48.6% n/a n/a
47 Honda BR-V 160 0.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
48 Beijing X55 159 0.4% new 38 437 0.5% new n/a  –
49 VW T-Roc 157 0.4% n/a 50 316 0.4% n/a n/a n/a
50 Hyundai Staria 155 0.3% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Source: NAAMSA

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