South Africa February 2026: Chinese shine in record market
Jetour hits a new volume record in South Africa in February.
Itβs an incredible 17th straight month of year-on-year gains in South Africa with February volumes up 11.4% to 53,455. This is believed to be the highest February volume in South African history, eclipsing the previous best of 53,220 hit in February 2013. The year-to-date tally is up 9.9% to 103,976. However exports crash -28.1% to just 24,221.
Toyota (+4.5%) trails the market but remains by far the most popular manufacturer in the country with 23% share. It is followed by Suzuki (+8.6%) and the VW Group (-6.7%), in difficulty. Hyundai (+2%) and Ford (+1%) are muted and complete the Top 5. We have a raft of great gainers below, including Chinese Jetour (+266.9%) β reaching a new volume record at 1,673 and equalling its best ever share at 3.1%, Omoda+Jaecoo (+68%), GWM (+52.9%) and Chery (+20.2%). Mahindra (+24%) and Kia (+17.1%) also impress.
Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+25.3%) cements its lead to 6.3% share, with the #2 this month being the Suzuki Swift (+6.7%), up two spots on January. The Ford Ranger (-3.6%) and VW Polo Vivo (-7.4%) are knocked down one spot each to #3 and #4. The Toyota Vitz (+117.6%) and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro (+57.7%) sport the biggest lifts in the Top 10 and rank #9 and #6 respectively.Β
Previous month: South Africa January 2026: Market at highest in 9 years, Jetour breaks records
One year ago: South Africa February 2025: Suzuki beats VW Group again in solid market (+7.3%)
Full February 2026 Top 44 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.
South Africa February 2026 β manufacturers:
| Pos | Manufacturer | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 12,272 | 23.0% | + 4.5% | 1 | 24,058 | 23.1% | + 0.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 6,562 | 12.3% | + 8.6% | 2 | 12,972 | 12.5% | + 4.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Group | 4,895 | 9.2% | β 6.7% | 3 | 9,669 | 9.3% | β 11.5% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 3,136 | 5.9% | + 2.0% | 4 | 6,184 | 5.9% | + 6.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Ford | 2,928 | 5.5% | + 1.0% | 5 | 5,606 | 5.4% | + 9.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | GWM (incl. Haval) | 2,614 | 4.9% | + 52.6% | 6 | 5,135 | 4.9% | + 48.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Isuzu | 2,371 | 4.4% | + 3.2% | 10 | 3,977 | 3.8% | β 1.3% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Chery | 2,312 | 4.3% | + 20.2% | 7 | 4,570 | 4.4% | + 19.1% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Mahindra | 1,996 | 3.7% | + 24.0% | 9 | 3,667 | 3.5% | + 19.3% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Kia | 1,746 | 3.3% | + 17.1% | 8 | 3,634 | 3.5% | + 24.5% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Jetour | 1,673 | 3.1% | + 266.9% | 11 | 3,223 | 3.1% | + 255.3% | 11 | 15 |
| 12 | Renault | 1,424 | 2.7% | β 2.9% | 12 | 2,839 | 2.7% | β 1.3% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Omoda and Jaecoo | 1,297 | 2.4% | + 68.0% | 13 | 2,710 | 2.6% | + 78.9% | 13 | 14 |
| 14 | BMW Group | 1,237 | 2.3% | β 1.5% | 15 | 2,331 | 2.2% | β 4.5% | 15 | 13 |
| 15 | Nissan | 1,204 | 2.3% | β 19.6% | 14 | 2,337 | 2.2% | β 12.1% | 14 | 12 |
| 16 | Stellantis | 667 | 1.2% | + 33.1% | 16 | 1,197 | 1.2% | + 35.3% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | MG | 643 | 1.2% | new | 18 | 1,101 | 1.1% | new | 17 | 24 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 537 | 1.0% | + 12.1% | 17 | 1,019 | 1.0% | + 14.1% | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | FAW Trucks | 516 | 1.0% | + 24.6% | 20 | 852 | 0.8% | + 13.9% | 20 | 18 |
| 20 | Foton | 473 | 0.9% | + 90.7% | 19 | 925 | 0.9% | + 273.0% | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | JAC | 309 | 0.6% | + 47.1% | 22 | 586 | 0.6% | + 42.6% | 21 | 22 |
| 22 | Daimler Trucks | 277 | 0.5% | + 9.1% | 23 | 532 | 0.5% | + 8.1% | 23 | 20 |
| 23 | Honda | 271 | 0.5% | + 9.3% | 21 | 582 | 0.6% | + 27.9% | 22 | 25 |
| 24 | Jaguar Land Rover | 229 | 0.4% | β 10.2% | 24 | 483 | 0.5% | β 2.6% | 24 | 21 |
| 25 | Mazda | 223 | 0.4% | β 3.5% | 25 | 457 | 0.4% | β 8.6% | 25 | 23 |
| 26 | UD Trucks | 199 | 0.4% | + 18.5% | 28 | 316 | 0.3% | + 9.0% | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | Mitsubishi | 157 | 0.3% | β 14.2% | 27 | 287 | 0.3% | β 20.1% | 28 | 30 |
| 28 | BAIC | 146 | 0.3% | β 39.9% | 26 | 374 | 0.4% | β 24.3% | 26 | 26 |
| 29 | Scania | 138 | 0.3% | β 14.8% | 29 | 232 | 0.2% | β 20.8% | 29 | 27 |
| 30 | Changan | 131 | 0.2% | new | 33 | 203 | 0.2% | new | 30 | 41 |
| 31 | Volvo Group | 128 | 0.2% | β 26.0% | 36 | 188 | 0.2% | β 27.7% | 32 | 29 |
| 32 | Porsche | 113 | 0.2% | + 8.7% | 30 | 195 | 0.2% | + 8.9% | 31 | 33 |
| 33 | Sinotruk | 108 | 0.2% | + 184.2% | 34 | 179 | 0.2% | + 75.5% | 34 | 36 |
| 34 | Man | 105 | 0.2% | β 3.7% | 31 | 186 | 0.2% | β 20.9% | 33 | 31 |
| 35 | Powerstar | 88 | 0.2% | β 26.1% | 32 | 163 | 0.2% | β 16.0% | 35 | 32 |
| 36 | Volvo Cars | 82 | 0.2% | + 10.8% | 35 | 149 | 0.1% | β 3.9% | 36 | 34 |
| 37 | Iveco | 77 | 0.1% | + 45.3% | 40 | 95 | 0.1% | + 14.5% | 37 | 39 |
| 38 | VECV South Africa | 47 | 0.1% | + 113.6% | 38 | 93 | 0.1% | + 151.4% | 39 | 40 |
| 39 | Tata | 44 | 0.1% | β 47.0% | 37 | 93 | 0.1% | β 35.0% | 38 | 35 |
| 40 | Babcock | 28 | 0.1% | + 55.6% | 41 | 43 | 0.0% | + 22.9% | 40 | 42 |
| 41 | Shacman | 22 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 42 | 32 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 42 | 43 |
| 42 | Subaru | 20 | 0.0% | β 60.0% | 39 | 39 | 0.0% | β 61.8% | 41 | 37 |
| 43 | Proton | 5 | 0.0% | β 89.1% | 43 | 10 | 0.0% | β 88.8% | 43 | 38 |
| 44 | Ferrari (Scuderia) | 5 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 5 | 0.0% | β 44.4% | 44 | 44 |
South Africa February 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3,362 | 6.3% | + 25.3% | 1 | 5,837 | 5.6% | + 11.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Swift | 2,508 | 4.7% | + 6.7% | 4 | 4,537 | 4.4% | β 8.9% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Ford Ranger | 2,091 | 3.9% | β 3.6% | 2 | 4,162 | 4.0% | + 3.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | VW Polo Vivo | 2,026 | 3.8% | β 7.4% | 3 | 4,086 | 3.9% | β 13.7% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,951 | 3.6% | + 1.4% | 9 | 3,282 | 3.2% | β 1.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Chery Tiggo 4 Pro | 1,809 | 3.4% | + 57.7% | 5 | 3,434 | 3.3% | + 51.3% | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1,368 | 2.6% | β 0.9% | 7 | 2,742 | 2.6% | + 5.7% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota Starlet | 1,241 | 2.3% | β 3.0% | 8 | 2,613 | 2.5% | β 24.5% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Toyota Vitz | 1,199 | 2.2% | + 117.6% | 6 | 2,713 | 2.6% | + 97.2% | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Suzuki Fronx | 1,152 | 2.2% | + 2.6% | 11 | 2,313 | 2.2% | + 21.9% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,108 | 2.1% | + 12.7% | 10 | 2,280 | 2.2% | + 9.5% | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,022 | 1.9% | β 28.8% | 17 | 1,895 | 1.8% | β 28.8% | 14 | 5 |
| 13 | Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up | 1,003 | 1.9% | + 31.5% | 20 | 1,727 | 1.7% | + 10.4% | 17 | 18 |
| 14 | Kia Sonet | 911 | 1.7% | + 3.9% | 14 | 1,911 | 1.8% | + 11.9% | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Toyota Starlet Cross | 907 | 1.7% | β 9.6% | 12 | 2,026 | 1.9% | β 1.3% | 12 | 13 |
| 16 | Suzuki Ertiga | 857 | 1.6% | + 36.7% | 15 | 1,794 | 1.7% | + 41.9% | 15 | 19 |
| 17 | Omoda C5 | 824 | 1.5% | + 49.3% | 16 | 1,731 | 1.7% | + 61.9% | 16 | 21 |
| 18 | Nissan Magnite | 821 | 1.5% | β 22.2% | 18 | 1,632 | 1.6% | β 9.3% | 19 | 15 |
| 19 | Mahindra XUV3X0 | 794 | 1.5% | + 20.1% | 21 | 1,518 | 1.5% | + 31.2% | 20 | 23 |
| 20 | VW Polo | 778 | 1.5% | β 6.5% | 19 | 1,516 | 1.5% | β 4.4% | 21 | 17 |
| 21 | Toyota Urban Cruiser | 723 | 1.4% | β 17.4% | 25 | 1,315 | 1.3% | β 25.5% | 22 | 14 |
| 22 | Toyota Fortuner | 689 | 1.3% | + 8.7% | 30 | 1,132 | 1.1% | β 12.0% | 26 | 20 |
| 23 | Toyota Rumion | 674 | 1.3% | + 39.8% | 13 | 1,723 | 1.7% | + 114.8% | 18 | 27 |
| 24 | Toyota Hiace | 656 | 1.2% | β 7.7% | 24 | 1,249 | 1.2% | β 4.8% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Jetour T2 | 619 | 1.2% | new | 22 | 1,284 | 1.2% | new | 23 | n/a |
| 26 | Renault Triber | 600 | 1.1% | + 141.0% | 23 | 1,202 | 1.2% | + 64.0% | 25 | 37 |
| 27 | GWM P-Series | 559 | 1.0% | + 140.9% | 29 | 1,020 | 1.0% | + 136.1% | 28 | 29 |
| 28 | Toyota Prado | 508 | 1.0% | + 35.5% | 31 | 949 | 0.9% | + 38.3% | 30 | n/a |
| 29 | Hyundai i20 | 507 | 0.9% | + 59.9% | 26 | 1,057 | 1.0% | + 61.9% | 27 | 38 |
| 30 | Hyundai Exter | 500 | 0.9% | + 16.8% | 44 | 783 | 0.8% | + 3.4% | 35 | 32 |
| 31 | Ford Territory | 459 | 0.9% | + 51.0% | 43 | 743 | 0.7% | + 24.9% | 38 | 39 |
| 32 | Jetour T1 | 458 | 0.9% | new | 33 | 889 | 0.9% | new | 31 | n/a |
| 33 | Toyota Land Cruiser 70 | 428 | 0.8% | β 27.6% | 27 | 969 | 0.9% | β 15.8% | 29 | 26 |
| 34 | Renault Kiger | 426 | 0.8% | + 6.2% | 37 | 780 | 0.8% | β 2.1% | 36 | 33 |
| 35 | Suzuki Baleno | 412 | 0.8% | + 14.4% | 32 | 852 | 0.8% | + 11.2% | 33 | 28 |
| 36 | VW Amarok | 401 | 0.8% | + 38.3% | 39 | 722 | 0.7% | + 35.0% | 39 | 36 |
| 37 | Jetour Dashing | 396 | 0.7% | + 57.1% | 45 | 679 | 0.7% | + 25.3% | 43 | 34 |
| 38 | GWM Haval H6 | 390 | 0.7% | + 42.3% | 34 | 798 | 0.8% | + 34.1% | 34 | 31 |
| 39 | Nissan Navara | 376 | 0.7% | β 8.7% | 40 | 688 | 0.7% | β 3.1% | 41 | 30 |
| 40 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 361 | 0.7% | β 6.0% | 35 | 760 | 0.7% | β 4.6% | 37 | 35 |
| 41 | Suzuki S-Presso | 344 | 0.6% | + 28.8% | 38 | 682 | 0.7% | + 22.2% | 42 | 40 |
| 42 | Renault Kwid | 340 | 0.6% | β 54.7% | 36 | 721 | 0.7% | β 41.2% | 40 | 25 |
| 43 | VW T-Cross | 332 | 0.6% | β 28.1% | 28 | 872 | 0.8% | β 14.3% | 32 | 24 |
| 44 | Ford Everest | 292 | 0.5% | + 11.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | GWM Steed | 263 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Kia Seltos | 255 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 47 | Suzuki Jimny | 253 | 0.5% | β 7.7% | 41 | 565 | 0.5% | β 8.6% | 44 | n/a |
| 48 | JAC T-Series | 246 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | MG ZS | 245 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | VW Polo Sedan | 244 | 0.5% | β 29.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: NAAMSA
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