Jetour T2 the star of resolute April new vehicle sales

The Jetour T2 has provided the biggest surprise of the April new vehicle sales by nearly entering the top 10 best-selling models charts of the first time.

Topsy-turvy best-sellers list

In a month which saw sales remain upwards for an 18^th consecutive month despite worsening local and international fuel prices, the flagship of Jetour’s product range moved 1 004 units to place 11th overall behind the Isuzu D-Max.

March’s surprise performer, the locally made D-Max, dropped eight places with an offset of only 1 045.

At the same time, Isuzu also dropped out of the top 10 best-selling brands for the first time in years, while Jetour ranked eighth overall behind parent company, Chery.

In the top 10, the Toyota Hilux shifted 2 955 units, followed by the Ford Ranger’s 2 013 and the Volkswagen Polo Vivo’s 1 876.

The combination of the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro and Tiggo Cross remained the best-selling Chinese and imported vehicle of the month with an offset of 1 871 units, followed by the 1 556 recorded by the Suzuki Swift.

Jumping a place from seventh in March to sixth in April, the Hyundai Grand i10 sold 1 374 units while the Great Wall Motors (GWM) Haval Jolion also jumped two places to seventh on 1 277.

In an event split between locally produced and imported vehicles, the Prospection-built Toyota Corolla Cross dropped two places from March to eighth in April on 1 144, while the Suzuki Fronx improved from 10^th to ninth with sales of 1 113.

Outside the top 10, the BYD Dolphin Surf raked in 302 sales to remain the marque’s best-seller, while the Tiago again topped Tata’s sales charts with 346 units sold.

BYD also departed with 108 Sharks – still its third highest-seller behind the Dolphin Surf and Sealion 6 (149) – while the highly awaited Kia Tasman bakkie sold 31 units.

Best-selling brands

Out of the best-selling brands, Toyota moved 10 188 units, with Suzuki remaining in its customary second place on 5 363.

Inclusive of Audi, Volkswagen dropped back to third on 4 814, followed by Hyundai on 2 857 and Ford with 2 702.

GWM kept its standing as the best-selling Chinese brand on 2 485, but with slight margin over Chery’s 2 462.

The latter’s affiliate divisions, Jetour and Omoda & Jaecoo, finished April in eighth and ninth places on 1 804 and 1 383 units respectively.

Replacing both Isuzu and Mahindra in the top 10, BMW improved two places from March with a total of 1 366.

Missing out on the top 15, BYD moved 705 units, with Tata garnering 535 sales, 152 down on Stellantis.

Top 15

1. Toyota – 10 188
2. Suzuki – 5 363
3. Volkswagen – 4 814
4. Hyundai – 2 857
5. Ford – 2 702
6. GWM – 2 485
7. Chery – 2 462
8. Jetour – 1 804
9. Omoda & Jaecoo – 1 383
10. BMW – 1 366
11. Isuzu – 1 319
12. Kia – 1 242
13. Renault – 1 216
14. Mahindra – 1 098
15. Nissan – 875

Month in detail

As mentioned, the 18^th sales of increases saw figures dip well below 50 000 units after reaching a record high of 58 060 in March.

According to the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), April’s tally of 47 979 units still registered an uptake of 13% over last year’s 42 467.

The rest of the various segments were as follows:

	Passenger Vehicles	Light Commercial Vehicles	Medium-Duty Commercial Vehicles	Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles	Exports
2025	30 113	9 993	622	1 739	30 939
2026	34 414	10 966	687	1 912	32 229
Variation	+14.3%	+9.7%	+10.5%	+9.9%	-4.0%

April Top 50 best-sellers

1. Toyota Hilux – 2 955
2. Ford Ranger – 2 013
3. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 1 876
4. Chery Tiggo 4 – 1 871
5. Suzuki Swift – 1 556
6. Hyundai Grand i10 – 1 374
7. GWM Haval Jolion – 1 277
8. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 144
9. Suzuki Fronx – 1 113
10. Isuzu D-Max – 1 045
11. Jetour T2 – 1 004
12. Omoda C5 – 884
13. Suzuki Ertiga – 874
14. Volkswagen Polo – 817
15. Toyota Vitz – 772
16. Toyota Rumion – 747
17. Toyota Starlet – 733
18. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 711
19. Kia Sonet – 689
20. Toyota Fortuner – 664
21. GWM P-Series – 588
22. Toyota Starlet Cross – 580
23. Mahindra Pik Up – 563
24. Nissan Magnite – 557
25. Volkswagen T-Cross – 477
26. Toyota Land Cruiser 70-Series – 461
27. Renault Triber – 444
28. Toyota HiAce – 431
29. Hyundai i20 – 426
30. Chery Tiggo 7 – 425
31. GWM Haval H6 – 413
32. Mahindra XUV 3X0 – 406
33. Volkswagen Amarok – 399
34. Hyundai Exter – 362
35. Renault Kwid – 362
36. Tata Tiago – 346
37. Renault Kiger – 343
38. Suzuki Baleno – 337
39. Ford Territory – 334
40. Suzuki S-Presso – 332
41. Nissan Navara – 315
42. Jetour Dashing – 305
43. BYD Dolphin Surf – 302
44. Jetour T1 – 299
45. Toyota Land Cruiser Prado – 285
46. Ford Everest – 255
47. Jaecoo J5 – 243
48. Citroën C3 – 235
49. Volkswagen Tiguan – 232
50. Suzuki Across – 231