Top 10 best-selling car brands in South Africa in June
June saw steady growth in new vehicle sales, with Ford climbing the rankings and Toyota extending its lead at the top of South Africa’s best-selling car brands list.
Here’s the breakdown of South Africa’s best-selling car brands in June 2025.
In May, the Automotive Business Council of South Africa (naamsa) reported that the fifth month of the year signified a turning point for the local automotive market. Taking a glance at the top 10 best-selling car brands in South Africa in June (see the list below), the momentum gained from May’s new-car sales continued into June, with most of the country’s top-selling automakers recording increases in sales.
Toyota once again lead the sales charts, with the local arm of the Japanese automaker, in June, recording a 1 360 unit increase in overall sales over May. Suzuki and Volkswagen remained in second and third place, respectively. There were a few changes, though, with Ford surpassing Hyundai for fourth spot, while Kia, with 1 230 units sold, was relegated from 10th to 12th position. BMW Group and Renault (1 318 units) took the 10th and 11th spots, respectively.
In addition to the aforementioned South Korean and French automakers, the manufacturers who missed out on the top 10 were Nissan (13th, with 1 183 units), Omoda and Jaecoo (14th, with 1 009 units) and Jetour (15th, with 683 units).
South Africa’s top 10 best-selling car brands in June
- Toyota — 11 690 units (up 1 360)
- Suzuki — 5 221 units (down 315)
- Volkswagen — 4973 units (up 391)
- Ford — 3 058 units (up 126)
- Hyundai — 2 905 units (up 346)
- GWM — 2 288 units (up 219)
- Chery — 2 101 units (up 106)
- Isuzu — 2 087 units (up 126)
- Mahindra — 1 483 units (up 41)
- BMW Group — 1 349 units
An overview of South Africa’s new car sales in June
Aggregate new vehicle sales climbed to 47 294 units, an increase of 7 444 (or 18.7%) units compared with the same month in 2024. Of the total reported new car sales, an estimated 85.9% (40 621 units) represented dealer sales, with sales to the rental industry sales, corporate fleets and government accounting for 8.2%, 3.2% and 2.7% of the overall figure, respectively.
Taking a closer look at the passenger and light commercial vehicle (LCV) segments, the former registered 32 570 new cars sold in June, a 21.7% increase compared with June 2024, while sales of LCVs, bakkies and mini-buses increased by 14.9%, to 12 129 units, in June.
Said naamsa CEO Mikel Mabasa: “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.”
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