Naamsa, the automotive business council of South Africa, has released the new vehicle sales statistics for November 2024. Here are the top 10 best-selling car brands in SA which represents the best new car sales period best in 20 months!
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In the second to last month of 2024, naamsa noted a second consecutive increase in monthly new-vehicle sales, with the Automotive Business Council of South Africa saying this could signal the start of the “long-awaited” upward trend in the new-vehicle market.
Locally, an aggregate of 48 585 new vehicle sales were recorded in November 2024. Compared to November 2023’s total new-vehicle sales figure of 44 927, that’s an increase of 3 658 units (or 8.1%). Of the overall number of reported sales, an “estimated” 39 450 units (81.2%) represented dealer sales, an “estimated” 14.6% sales to the rental industry, 2.4% to government sales, and 1.8% to industry corporate fleets.
Top 10 Best-selling Automotive Brands in SA for November 2024
- Toyota — 12 106
- Volkswagen — 6 321
- Suzuki — 6 004
- Ford — 3 071
- Hyundai — 2 940
- Isuzu — 2 961
- Chery — 2 006
- GWM — 1 847
- Kia — 1 662
- Renault — 1 505
Taking a closer look at the top three: in the second to last month of 2024, Toyota once again placed first, with the Japanese automotive giant selling a total of 12 106 new vehicles in November 2024. Of the latter figure, 9 604 new Toyotas were sold through the firm’s expansive dealership network, 1 898 were sold to the rental industry, while sales to the government and single registrations amounted to 463 and 141 units, respectively.
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Volkswagen and Suzuki placed second and third, respectively, with the former besting the latter by just 321 new vehicles sold. Of VW’s overall sales figure, 4 398 were dealer sales, 1 433 and 133 sales to the rental industry and government, respectively, while there were 357 single registrations.
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Suzuki’s 4 142 dealer sales, 1 851 units sold to the rental industry, three units sold to the government and eight single registrations accumulated to the brand’s total sales figure of 6 004. An otherwise impressive sales figure, with sales of the new-generation Swift (which we sampled in November 2024 before its official local launch) in full swing, we expect December 2024 will prove an even more successful month for Suzuki.
But who missed out on the top 10? With 1 368 new vehicles sold, Mahindra missed out on the top 10 by 137 units. Hot on the heels of Mahindra, Nissan sold 1 326 new cars in November 2024. BMW placed 13th, with 1 083 units sold. However, with the recent release of the new X3, we expect this figure to climb come December 2024 and January 2025.
