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South African new-vehicle sales and exports by segment and selected manufacturer

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October 2026New vehicles by segment

Local sales

Shared scale · 0 vehicles to 45,084 vehicles

  • Passenger cars45,084 vehicles
  • Light commercial vehicles13,689 vehicles
  • Medium commercial vehicles770 vehicles
  • Heavy commercial vehicles738 vehicles
  • Extra-heavy commercial vehicles1,544 vehicles
  • Buses over 8,500 kg65 vehicles

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South African new-vehicle sales and exports by segment and selected manufacturer

The chart compares October 2026 segment figures. The table adds October 2025, the first ten months of each year and the 15 manufacturers listed by October domestic sales. Unavailable marks a dash in the manufacturer export column.

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Passenger carsOctober 2026Market segment45,08424,851Source 1
Passenger carsOctober 2025Market segment39,70425,228Source 1
Passenger carsJanuary to October 2026Market segment395,163224,201Source 1
Passenger carsJanuary to October 2025Market segment347,718222,771Source 1
Light commercial vehiclesOctober 2026Market segment13,68912,974Source 1
Light commercial vehiclesOctober 2025Market segment13,39810,437Source 1
Light commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2026Market segment130,66693,043Source 1
Light commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2025Market segment119,601124,655Source 1
Medium commercial vehiclesOctober 2026Market segment77011Source 1
Medium commercial vehiclesOctober 2025Market segment77732Source 1
Medium commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2026Market segment7,090187Source 1
Medium commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2025Market segment6,853112Source 1
Heavy commercial vehiclesOctober 2026Market segment73837Source 1
Heavy commercial vehiclesOctober 2025Market segment64163Source 1
Heavy commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2026Market segment6,433357Source 1
Heavy commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2025Market segment5,560187Source 1
Extra-heavy commercial vehiclesOctober 2026Market segment1,544242Source 1
Extra-heavy commercial vehiclesOctober 2025Market segment1,45489Source 1
Extra-heavy commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2026Market segment14,0801,922Source 1
Extra-heavy commercial vehiclesJanuary to October 2025Market segment12,898893Source 1
Buses over 8,500 kgOctober 2026Market segment652Source 1
Buses over 8,500 kgOctober 2025Market segment774Source 1
Buses over 8,500 kgJanuary to October 2026Market segment64938Source 1
Buses over 8,500 kgJanuary to October 2025Market segment79744Source 1
Industry totalOctober 2026Market segment61,89038,117Source 1
Industry totalOctober 2025Market segment56,05135,853Source 1
Industry totalJanuary to October 2026Market segment554,081319,748Source 1
Industry totalJanuary to October 2025Market segment493,427348,662Source 1
ToyotaOctober 2026Manufacturer14,4957,110Source 1
Suzuki AutoOctober 2026Manufacturer7,29214Source 1
Volkswagen Group SAOctober 2026Manufacturer6,51512,913Source 1
Ford Motor CompanyOctober 2026Manufacturer3,3535,607Source 1
Hyundai Automotive South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer3,207UnavailableSource 1
GWM SAOctober 2026Manufacturer2,919120Source 1
Chery Auto South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer2,754UnavailableSource 1
Kia South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer2,233UnavailableSource 1
Isuzu Motors South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer2,123628Source 1
Jetour South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer2,10216Source 1
RenaultOctober 2026Manufacturer1,706UnavailableSource 1
MahindraOctober 2026Manufacturer1,48420Source 1
BMW Group (estimate)October 2026Manufacturer1,3127,200Source 1
Omoda and Jaecoo South AfricaOctober 2026Manufacturer1,201UnavailableSource 1
Tata Motors PVOctober 2026Manufacturer1,057UnavailableSource 1

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