Toyota Hilux still leads the way as new vehicle sales soar in June

With the new ninth generation having debuted last month, the Toyota Hilux ended June as the nation’s best-seller as part of a yet another record for new vehicle sales.

A month of 1 000s

A month which saw the local automotive industry register 20 months of straight sales increases overall, the Hilux recorded an offset of 3 464 units, followed for the second month in a row by the Volkswagen Polo Vivo on 2 395 and the Ford Ranger on 2 150.

Ranking fourth, the combination of the Chery Tiggo 4 and Cross amassed sales of 2 070 units, its highest to date, thus retaining its position as the best-selling Chinese vehicle and non-locally produced model.

After posting a significant drop in May as a result of having been on run-out, the newly facelift Isuzu D-Max jumped six places to fifth, with a total of 1 724 units moved.

Dropping a place to sixth, the Hyundai Grand i10’s 1 627 saw it finish above the Great Wall Motors (GWM) Jolion’s 1 424 and the Suzuki Swift’s 1 388.

Completing an even split between locally-made and imported vehicles in the top 10, the Toyota Corolla Cross moved 1 356, while its stablemate, the Urban Cruiser, finished 10^th with an offset of 1 356 units.

More surprises

In total, 12 models recorded sales of more than 1 000 units, this not including May’s standout, the Jetour T2, which dropped five places from 10^th to 15^th on 918.

Lower down, Omoda shifted 901 examples of the C5, while the Toyota HiAce moved 656 and the Volkswagen T-Cross a personal best of 619.

Wolfsburg’s record run also included 497 sales of the Amarok, while returning Tata shifted 514 units of the Tiago.

At the bottom end of the top 50, the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ finished its first full month with the departure of 264 units from dealership floors.

Best-selling brands

Out of the best-selling brands, Toyota upped its tally significantly from May by selling 12 417 vehicles as opposed to 10 667.

Suzuki kept its second place on 5 689, followed by Volkswagen, whose sales include those of Audi, registered 5 613 units.

Staying steady in fourth and fifth places were Hyundai and Ford on 2 986 and 2 961, followed by GWM on 2 608 and Chery with 2 602.

Isuzu jumped two places from May to eighth in June on 2 121, while Jetour broke yet another record with its highest sales numbers to date of 2 054. Completing the top 10 was Mahindra on 1 669.

Top 15

1. Toyota – 12 417
2. Suzuki – 5 689
3. Volkswagen – 5 613
4. Hyundai – 2 986
5. Ford – 2 961
6. GWM – 2 608
7. Chery – 2 602
8. Isuzu – 2 121
9. Jetour – 2 054
10. Mahindra – 1 669
11. Kia – 1 416
12. Omoda & Jaecoo – 1 416
13. Renault – 1 326
14. BMW – 1 314
15. BYD – 800

Month in detail

Despite the still high fuel prices in June, plus the added reduction in consumer spending, new vehicle sales once again surpassed 50 000 units in June to settle on 54 482.

An uptake of 15.3% from June last year’s 47 269, the figures posted by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) represented the month’s overall best since 2007.

The rest of the various segments were as follows:

	Passenger Vehicles	Light Commercial Vehicles	Medium-Duty Commercial Vehicles	Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles	Exports
2025	32 511	12 155	643	1 960	36 377
2026	38 393	13 171	647	2 271	33 879
Variation	+18.1%	+8.4%	+0.6%	+15.9%	-6.9%

May Top 50 best-sellers

1. Toyota Hilux – 3 464
2. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 2 395*
3. Ford Ranger – 2 150
4. Chery Tiggo 4 – 2 070#
5. Isuzu D-Max – 1 724
6. Hyundai Grand i10 – 1 627*
7. GWM Haval Jolion – 1 424
8. Suzuki Swift – 1 388
9. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 356
10. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 1 174
11. Suzuki Ertiga – 1 150
12. Suzuki Fronx – 1 092
13. Toyota Starlet – 968
14. Toyota Vitz – 921
15. Jetour T2 – 918
16. Omoda C5 – 901
17. Volkswagen Polo – 864
18. Mahindra XUV 3X0 – 816
19. Toyota Fortuner – 726
20. Mahindra Pik Up – 701
21. Toyota HiAce – 656#
22. Volkswagen T-Cross – 619
23. GWM P-Series – 565#
24. Toyota Rumion – 561
25. Jetour Dashing – 531
26. Tata Tiago – 514
27. Renault Kwid – 505
28. Renault Triber – 498*
29. Volkswagen Amarok – 497
30. Nissan Magnite – 482*
31. Toyota Land Cruiser 70-Series – 465#
32. Hyundai i20 – 451
33. Hyundai Exter – 405
34. Jetour T1 – 398
35. Toyota Starlet Cross – 398
36. GWM Haval H6 – 389
37. Suzuki DZire – 389
38. Ford Everest – 380
39. Chery Tiggo 7 – 365
40. Suzuki Baleno – 355
41. Toyota RAV4 – 355
42. BMW X3 – 343
43. Ford Territory – 343
44. Toyota Land Cruiser Prado – 307
45. Suzuki Across – 298
46. Nissan Navara – 294
47. Renault Kiger – 272
48. Suzuki Eeco – 272
49. Peugeot Landtrek – 267
50. Toyota Land Cruiser FJ – 264
    
    Note:
    *: Includes commercial variants
    #: Combinations of two models