Suzuki holds 22.9% of the Mauritius market so far in 2024
We welcome a new monthly update on BSCB: Mauritius. 1,300 new vehicles found a buyer in the country in July, a solid 8.7% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally surges 18.5% to 9,665 units, headed to a third consecutive all time high annual volume. Suzuki (+0.5%) is stable to stay in the brands charts lead but at 16.8% for the month, its share is dwarfed by its 22.9% year-to-date level. Toyota (+26.5%), Kia (-25.7%) and Nissan (+62.5%) ensure the Top 4 is identical to the YTD one, but show very different fortunes. Other great performers include BMW (+2.4%) trailing the market year-on-year but up to 6.5% share vs. 4.8% so far this year, Hyundai (+33.9%) at 5.8% vs. 4.4% and MG soaring 220% to crack the Top 10 at #9. Honda (+154.5%), BYD (+450%) and GWM (+340%) also impress further down.
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Full July 2024 Top 40 All brands ranking below.
Mauritius July 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-24 | % | /23 | 7m 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Suzuki | 219 | 16.8% | + 0.5% | 2,215 | 22.9% | + 34.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 186 | 14.3% | + 26.5% | 1,284 | 13.3% | + 32.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia | 110 | 8.5% | – 25.7% | 717 | 7.4% | – 13.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Nissan | 104 | 8.0% | + 62.5% | 665 | 6.9% | + 7.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | BMW | 84 | 6.5% | + 2.4% | 465 | 4.8% | – 0.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 75 | 5.8% | + 33.9% | 430 | 4.4% | – 1.6% | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Mitsubishi | 70 | 5.4% | – 1.4% | 427 | 4.4% | – 2.7% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Mazda | 50 | 3.8% | – 21.9% | 519 | 5.4% | + 19.3% | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | MG | 48 | 3.7% | + 220.0% | 281 | 2.9% | + 170.2% | 9 | 14 |
| 10 | Ford | 32 | 2.5% | + 18.5% | 212 | 2.2% | + 63.1% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Honda | 28 | 2.2% | + 154.5% | 167 | 1.7% | + 51.8% | 13 | 16 |
| 12 | Renault | 26 | 2.0% | – 42.2% | 163 | 1.7% | – 24.2% | 14 | 10 |
| 13 | Isuzu | 22 | 1.7% | + 69.2% | 213 | 2.2% | + 43.0% | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | BYD | 22 | 1.7% | + 450.0% | 106 | 1.1% | + 307.7% | 19 | 31 |
| 15 | GWM | 22 | 1.7% | + 340.0% | 75 | 0.8% | + 177.8% | 24 | 27 |
| 16 | Volvo | 21 | 1.6% | + 16.7% | 78 | 0.8% | – 28.4% | 22 | 19 |
| 17 | Mercedes | 19 | 1.5% | – 40.6% | 226 | 2.3% | – 11.4% | 10 | 9 |
| 18 | Audi | 19 | 1.5% | + 18.8% | 121 | 1.3% | + 4.3% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Peugeot | 17 | 1.3% | + 13.3% | 161 | 1.7% | – 10.6% | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Perodua | 16 | 1.2% | + 60.0% | 130 | 1.3% | + 19.3% | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | Skoda | 12 | 0.9% | + 50.0% | 71 | 0.7% | + 1.4% | 27 | 21 |
| 22 | Land Rover | 10 | 0.8% | – 50.0% | 84 | 0.9% | + 7.7% | 20 | 20 |
| 23 | Hino | 10 | 0.8% | + 0.0% | 76 | 0.8% | + 68.9% | 23 | 24 |
| 24 | Ashok Leyland | 9 | 0.7% | n/a | 36 | 0.4% | + 3500.0% | 31 | 39 |
| 25 | JMC | 7 | 0.5% | + 133.3% | 29 | 0.3% | + 70.6% | 33 | 34 |
| 26 | Porsche | 6 | 0.5% | – 57.1% | 73 | 0.8% | + 5.8% | 26 | 23 |
| 27 | Mini | 6 | 0.5% | – 14.3% | 40 | 0.4% | – 4.8% | 30 | 25 |
| 28 | Eicher | 6 | 0.5% | + 100.0% | 29 | 0.3% | – 6.5% | 32 | 26 |
| 29 | Haval | 5 | 0.4% | – 86.8% | 73 | 0.8% | – 47.5% | 25 | 15 |
| 30 | Proton | 5 | 0.4% | + 0.0% | 46 | 0.5% | – 23.3% | 28 | 22 |
| 31 | Changan | 5 | 0.4% | new | 23 | 0.2% | new | 35 | 36 |
| 32 | Volkswagen | 4 | 0.3% | – 33.3% | 46 | 0.5% | + 53.3% | 29 | 29 |
| 33 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.3% | – 42.9% | 23 | 0.2% | – 28.1% | 34 | 32 |
| 34 | Chery | 3 | 0.2% | new | 161 | 1.7% | new | 16 | 37 |
| 35 | Seat | 2 | 0.2% | – 66.7% | 22 | 0.2% | – 35.3% | 36 | 28 |
| 36 | Citroen | 2 | 0.2% | + 0.0% | 20 | 0.2% | – 44.4% | 37 | 30 |
| 37 | UD Trucks | 2 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | 7 | 0.1% | – 36.4% | 38 | 35 |
| 38 | Sinotruk Howo | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 79 | 0.8% | + 364.7% | 21 | 33 |
| 39 | Yutong | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 1 | 0.0% | – 83.3% | 39 | 38 |
| 40 | Iveco | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 40 |
| – | Others | 12 | 0.9% | + 200.0% | 71 | 0.7% | + 2.9% | – | – |
Source: National Transport Authority