South Africa April 2026: Market up 13%, Jetour T2 just outside Top 10
The Jetour T2 misses out on a first Top 10 finish by just 41 sales.
It’s a 19th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in South Africa with April volumes up 13% to 47,979. This way, the year-to-date tally is now up 12.5% to 209,925. In contrast exports are down -4% to 30,939 for the month and off -8.8% to 118,475 year-to-date. Toyota (-1.7%) retains the manufacturers crown by far with 21.2% share, while Suzuki (-10.3%) is back above the VW Group (+21.2%) despite a harsh year-on-year fall. It’s an exceptional month for Chinese carmakers: Jetour is up 214.8% to a record ranking (#8), volume (1,804) and share (3.8%), Omoda & Jaecoo is up 59.9%, Chery up 32.9% and GWM up 27.9%. The BMW Group (+19.2%) and Ford (+12.7%) also shine.
Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (+6.3%) remains the faraway leader at 6.2% share, with the Ford Ranger (+16.5%) and VW Polo Vivo (+37.3%) in tow and both very healthy. The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+65.1%) continues its race to the top, reaching a record 4th place for the month. The Suzuki Swift (-24.2%) is in difficulty but still manages to gain three ranks on March to #5. The GWM Haval Jolion (+31.2%) also makes itself noticed at #7. The performer of the month is the Jetour T2 up 13 spots on last month to a record-breaking 11th place, ending the month just 41 sales off a first Top 10 finish.
Previous month: South Africa March 2026: Record market, BYD and Tata now share figures
One year ago: South Africa April 2025: Mahindra (+43.1%), Hyundai (+40.9%), GWM (+30.1%) help lift market up 11.9%
Full April 2026 Top 46 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.
South Africa April 2026 – manufacturers:
| Pos | Manufacturer | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 10,188 | 21.2% | – 1.7% | 1 | 47,569 | 22.7% | + 3.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 5,363 | 11.2% | – 10.3% | 3 | 23,382 | 11.1% | – 1.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Group | 4,814 | 10.0% | + 21.2% | 2 | 20,057 | 9.6% | + 1.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 2,857 | 6.0% | – 5.0% | 5 | 12,299 | 5.9% | + 3.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ford | 2,702 | 5.6% | + 12.7% | 6 | 11,136 | 5.3% | + 6.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | GWM (incl. Haval) | 2,485 | 5.2% | + 27.9% | 7 | 10,397 | 5.0% | + 39.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Chery | 2,462 | 5.1% | + 32.9% | 8 | 9,422 | 4.5% | + 24.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Jetour | 1,804 | 3.8% | + 214.8% | 10 | 6,795 | 3.2% | + 239.2% | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | Omoda and Jaecoo | 1,383 | 2.9% | + 59.9% | 14 | 5,526 | 2.6% | + 73.4% | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | BMW Group | 1,366 | 2.8% | + 19.2% | 12 | 5,285 | 2.5% | + 7.4% | 14 | 13 |
| 11 | Isuzu | 1,319 | 2.7% | – 4.6% | 4 | 8,809 | 4.2% | + 7.8% | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Kia | 1,242 | 2.6% | – 2.7% | 11 | 6,522 | 3.1% | + 16.5% | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | Renault | 1,216 | 2.5% | – 5.1% | 15 | 5,462 | 2.6% | – 1.7% | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Mahindra | 1,098 | 2.3% | – 14.1% | 9 | 7,045 | 3.4% | + 6.7% | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Nissan | 875 | 1.8% | + 10.2% | 13 | 4,699 | 2.2% | – 18.4% | 15 | 12 |
| 16 | BYD | 705 | 1.5% | new | 21 | 1,294 | 0.6% | new | 21 | – |
| 17 | Stellantis | 687 | 1.4% | + 30.4% | 16 | 2,598 | 1.2% | + 34.1% | 16 | 16 |
| 18 | Tata PC | 535 | 1.1% | new | 22 | 1,050 | 0.5% | new | 24 | – |
| 19 | MG | 526 | 1.1% | new | 17 | 2,316 | 1.1% | new | 17 | 24 |
| 20 | FAW Trucks | 517 | 1.1% | + 13.4% | 18 | 1,990 | 0.9% | + 21.6% | 20 | 18 |
| 21 | Foton | 508 | 1.1% | + 100.8% | 19 | 2,037 | 1.0% | + 157.2% | 19 | 19 |
| 22 | Mercedes | 490 | 1.0% | – 5.4% | 20 | 2,104 | 1.0% | + 6.6% | 18 | 17 |
| 23 | JAC | 325 | 0.7% | + 57.0% | 25 | 1,225 | 0.6% | + 40.6% | 22 | 22 |
| 24 | Daimler Trucks | 238 | 0.5% | – 11.2% | 26 | 1,043 | 0.5% | – 6.4% | 25 | 20 |
| 25 | BAIC | 216 | 0.5% | + 0.5% | 31 | 767 | 0.4% | – 12.9% | 28 | 26 |
| 26 | Scania | 197 | 0.4% | + 36.8% | 32 | 584 | 0.3% | – 3.5% | 32 | 27 |
| 27 | Mazda | 191 | 0.4% | – 23.3% | 30 | 857 | 0.4% | – 12.5% | 27 | 23 |
| 28 | Mitsubishi | 185 | 0.4% | + 98.9% | 28 | 713 | 0.3% | + 9.9% | 30 | 30 |
| 29 | UD Trucks | 178 | 0.4% | – 3.8% | 29 | 721 | 0.3% | + 5.6% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Volvo Group | 177 | 0.4% | – 6.3% | 27 | 616 | 0.3% | + 3.4% | 31 | 29 |
| 31 | Jaguar Land Rover | 175 | 0.4% | – 16.7% | 24 | 977 | 0.5% | – 3.7% | 26 | 21 |
| 32 | Honda | 153 | 0.3% | + 11.7% | 23 | 1,083 | 0.5% | + 40.1% | 23 | 25 |
| 33 | Man | 129 | 0.3% | + 29.0% | 33 | 446 | 0.2% | – 7.5% | 33 | 31 |
| 34 | Porsche | 108 | 0.2% | – 6.9% | 36 | 395 | 0.2% | – 0.3% | 35 | 33 |
| 35 | Powerstar | 99 | 0.2% | + 12.5% | 38 | 347 | 0.2% | – 8.2% | 37 | 32 |
| 36 | Changan | 94 | 0.2% | new | 34 | 415 | 0.2% | new | 34 | 41 |
| 37 | Sinotruk | 84 | 0.2% | + 82.6% | 37 | 355 | 0.2% | + 68.2% | 36 | 36 |
| 38 | Volvo Cars | 76 | 0.2% | + 28.8% | 35 | 326 | 0.2% | – 10.7% | 38 | 34 |
| 39 | Tata | 54 | 0.1% | – 26.0% | 42 | 188 | 0.1% | – 33.8% | 39 | 35 |
| 40 | VECV South Africa | 40 | 0.1% | + 100.0% | 41 | 179 | 0.1% | + 118.3% | 40 | 40 |
| 41 | Subaru | 35 | 0.1% | – 5.4% | 40 | 122 | 0.1% | – 31.1% | 43 | 37 |
| 42 | Shacman | 31 | 0.1% | new | 43 | 103 | 0.0% | new | 44 | 43 |
| 43 | Iveco | 20 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 44 | 141 | 0.1% | – 4.7% | 41 | 39 |
| 44 | Babcock | 17 | 0.0% | + 240.0% | 39 | 124 | 0.1% | + 63.2% | 42 | 42 |
| 45 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 8 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 46 | 19 | 0.0% | – 5.0% | 46 | 44 |
| 46 | Proton | 7 | 0.0% | – 89.4% | 45 | 27 | 0.0% | – 88.1% | 45 | 38 |
South Africa April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 2,955 | 6.2% | + 6.3% | 1 | 12,910 | 6.1% | + 18.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2,013 | 4.2% | + 16.5% | 4 | 8,249 | 3.9% | + 4.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | VW Polo Vivo | 1,876 | 3.9% | + 37.3% | 3 | 8,220 | 3.9% | + 5.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,871 | 3.9% | + 65.1% | 5 | 7,193 | 3.4% | + 59.7% | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Suzuki Swift | 1,556 | 3.2% | – 24.2% | 8 | 7,493 | 3.6% | – 13.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1,374 | 2.9% | – 3.6% | 7 | 5,526 | 2.6% | + 0.1% | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,277 | 2.7% | + 31.2% | 9 | 4,819 | 2.3% | + 15.9% | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,144 | 2.4% | – 27.8% | 6 | 4,575 | 2.2% | – 21.3% | 10 | 5 |
| 9 | Suzuki Fronx | 1,113 | 2.3% | – 6.2% | 10 | 4,605 | 2.2% | + 11.4% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,045 | 2.2% | – 5.7% | 2 | 7,335 | 3.5% | + 9.6% | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | Jetour T2 | 1,004 | 2.1% | n/a | 24 | 2,934 | 1.4% | n/a | 22 | n/a |
| 12 | Omoda C5 | 884 | 1.8% | + 50.3% | 18 | 3,460 | 1.6% | + 56.1% | 14 | 21 |
| 13 | Suzuki Ertiga | 874 | 1.8% | + 12.3% | 45 | 3,019 | 1.4% | + 8.3% | 19 | 19 |
| 14 | VW Polo | 817 | 1.7% | + 6.4% | 19 | 3,170 | 1.5% | – 3.5% | 18 | 17 |
| 15 | Toyota Vitz | 772 | 1.6% | + 78.3% | 17 | 4,416 | 2.1% | + 107.2% | 12 | 16 |
| 16 | Toyota Rumion | 747 | 1.6% | + 66.7% | 26 | 2,972 | 1.4% | + 80.2% | 21 | 27 |
| 17 | Toyota Starlet | 733 | 1.5% | – 19.0% | 11 | 4,520 | 2.2% | – 16.9% | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 711 | 1.5% | + 31.9% | 20 | 2,842 | 1.4% | – 5.6% | 23 | 14 |
| 19 | Kia Sonet | 689 | 1.4% | – 15.1% | 16 | 3,575 | 1.7% | + 6.9% | 13 | 12 |
| 20 | Toyota Fortuner | 664 | 1.4% | + 9.6% | 15 | 2,796 | 1.3% | + 4.1% | 24 | 20 |
| 21 | GWM P-Series | 588 | 1.2% | + 18.3% | 21 | 2,393 | 1.1% | + 79.8% | 26 | 29 |
| 22 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 580 | 1.2% | – 30.5% | 22 | 3,385 | 1.6% | – 11.9% | 15 | 13 |
| 23 | Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up | 563 | 1.2% | – 13.9% | 14 | 3,327 | 1.6% | – 3.1% | 16 | 18 |
| 24 | Nissan Magnite | 557 | 1.2% | + 24.1% | 12 | 3,267 | 1.6% | – 11.5% | 17 | 15 |
| 25 | VW T-Cross | 477 | 1.0% | + 31.8% | 31 | 1,802 | 0.9% | – 2.4% | 30 | 24 |
| 26 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 461 | 1.0% | + 10.6% | 39 | 1,836 | 0.9% | – 11.5% | 29 | 26 |
| 27 | Renault Triber | 444 | 0.9% | + 24.4% | 32 | 2,085 | 1.0% | + 44.7% | 27 | 37 |
| 28 | Toyota Hiace | 431 | 0.9% | – 24.5% | 23 | 2,451 | 1.2% | – 2.0% | 25 | 22 |
| 29 | Hyundai i20 | 426 | 0.9% | + 44.4% | 27 | 1,977 | 0.9% | + 57.3% | 28 | 38 |
| 30 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 425 | 0.9% | – 0.5% | 50 | 1,475 | 0.7% | – 10.3% | 39 | 35 |
| 31 | GWM Haval H6 | 413 | 0.9% | + 67.9% | 35 | 1,645 | 0.8% | + 43.8% | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 406 | 0.8% | – 21.2% | 13 | 2,987 | 1.4% | + 22.1% | 20 | 23 |
| 33 | VW Amarok | 399 | 0.8% | + 57.1% | 28 | 1,587 | 0.8% | + 49.2% | 35 | 36 |
| 34 | Hyundai Exter | 362 | 0.8% | – 5.0% | 34 | 1,582 | 0.8% | + 1.5% | 36 | 32 |
| 35 | Renault Kwid | 362 | 0.8% | + 20.7% | 38 | 1,494 | 0.7% | – 28.8% | 38 | 25 |
| 36 | Tata Tiago | 346 | 0.7% | new | 36 | 772 | 0.4% | new | n/a | – |
| 37 | Renault Kiger | 343 | 0.7% | – 27.0% | 25 | 1,632 | 0.8% | + 0.1% | 33 | 33 |
| 38 | Suzuki Baleno | 337 | 0.7% | – 19.8% | 44 | 1,552 | 0.7% | – 8.2% | 37 | 28 |
| 39 | Ford Territory | 334 | 0.7% | + 30.0% | 46 | 1,419 | 0.7% | + 31.5% | n/a | 39 |
| 40 | Suzuki S-Presso | 332 | 0.7% | + 5.1% | 30 | 1,471 | 0.7% | + 35.0% | 40 | 40 |
| 41 | Nissan Navara | 315 | 0.7% | + 7.5% | 43 | 1,383 | 0.7% | – 24.8% | n/a | 30 |
| 42 | Jetour Dashing | 305 | 0.6% | – 8.7% | 37 | 1,398 | 0.7% | + 18.5% | n/a | 34 |
| 43 | BYD Dolphin Surf | 302 | 0.6% | new | n/a | 541 | 0.3% | new | n/a | – |
| 44 | Jetour T1 | 299 | 0.6% | n/a | 33 | 1,625 | 0.8% | n/a | 34 | n/a |
| 45 | Toyota Prado | 285 | 0.6% | + 10.9% | 29 | 1,692 | 0.8% | + 17.7% | 31 | n/a |
| 46 | Ford Everest | 255 | 0.5% | – 18.0% | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Jaecoo J5 | 243 | 0.5% | n/a | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 48 | Citroen C3 | 235 | 0.5% | n/a | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | VW Tiguan | 232 | 0.5% | + 12.1% | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Suzuki Across | 231 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
