South Africa January 2026: Market at highest in 9 years, Jetour break records

17 February 2026 at 05:56

Jetour holds 3.1% of the South African market in January.

The South African new vehicle market marks a 16th consecutive month of year-on-year gains in January at +7.5% to 50,073 units. This is the highest January volume in 9 years, since the 50,333 sales of January 2017. Toyota (-3%) disappoints but remains ultra dominant at 23.5% share while Suzuki (+0.2%) reclaims the second spot it held over the Full year 2025 off the Volkswagen Group (-15.9%) in deep trouble. Hyundai (+10.4%), Ford (+19.6%), GWM (+43.6%) and Chery (+18%) camp on their December and Full Year 2025 rankings from #4 to #7 respectively. Kia (+32.2%) and Mahindra (+14.2%) also beat the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Jetour (+243.7%) celebrates one year in market with new volume (1,550) and share (3.1%) records.

Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (-3.2%) is the best-seller once again with a comfortable 5.1% share, albeit one percentage point below its December and Full Year 2025 level of 6.1%. The Ford Ranger (+11.5%) advances to #2 ahead of the VW Polo Vivo (-19.2%) and Suzuki Swift (-22.8%) both in freefall. Reversely the Chery Tiggo 4 (+44.8%) and Toyota Vitz (+83.5%) surge ahead to #5 and #6 respectively. The Hyundai Grand i10 (+13.4%) is also solid at #7. Further down, notice the Toyota Rumion (+227.8%), Omoda C5 (+75.4%) and Suzuki Fronx (+50%) all in outstanding shape. The Jetour T2 is up 9 ranks on last month to a record #22.

Previous post: South Africa Full Year 2025: Toyota Hilux scores 13th straight win in highest market in 10 years

One year ago: South Africa January 2025: Suzuki Swift topples Toyota Hilux

Full January 2026 Top 44 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.

South Africa January 2026 – manufacturers:

Pos	Manufacturer	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Toyota	11,786	23.5%	– 3.0%	1
2	Suzuki	6,410	12.8%	+ 0.2%	3
3	Volkswagen Group	4,774	9.5%	– 15.9%	2
4	Hyundai	3,048	6.1%	+ 10.4%	4
5	Ford	2,678	5.3%	+ 19.6%	5
6	GWM (incl. Haval)	2,521	5.0%	+ 43.6%	6
7	Chery	2,258	4.5%	+ 18.0%	7
8	Kia	1,888	3.8%	+ 32.2%	9
9	Mahindra	1,671	3.3%	+ 14.2%	13
10	Isuzu	1,606	3.2%	– 7.3%	8
11	Jetour	1,550	3.1%	+ 243.7%	10
12	Renault	1,415	2.8%	+ 0.4%	12
13	Omoda and Jaecoo	1,413	2.8%	+ 90.2%	11
14	Nissan	1,133	2.3%	– 2.5%	14
15	BMW Group	1,094	2.2%	– 7.6%	15
16	Stellantis	530	1.1%	+ 38.0%	16
17	Mercedes	482	1.0%	+ 16.4%	17
18	MG	458	0.9%	new	19
19	Foton	452	0.9%	new	20
20	FAW Trucks	336	0.7%	+ 0.6%	18
21	Honda	311	0.6%	+ 50.2%	21
22	JAC	277	0.6%	+ 37.8%	22
23	Daimler Trucks	255	0.5%	+ 7.1%	26
24	Jaguar Land Rover	254	0.5%	+ 5.4%	25
25	Mazda	234	0.5%	– 13.0%	23
26	BAIC	228	0.5%	– 9.2%	24
27	Mitsubishi	130	0.3%	– 26.1%	31
28	UD Trucks	117	0.2%	– 4.1%	29
29	Scania	94	0.2%	– 28.2%	30
30	Porsche	82	0.2%	+ 9.3%	33
31	Man	81	0.2%	– 35.7%	36
32	Powerstar	75	0.1%	+ 0.0%	37
33	Changan	72	0.1%	new	28
34	Sinotruk	71	0.1%	+ 10.9%	39
35	Volvo Cars	67	0.1%	– 17.3%	35
36	Volvo Group	60	0.1%	– 31.0%	27
37	Tata	49	0.1%	– 18.3%	38
38	VECV South Africa	46	0.1%	+ 206.7%	40
39	Subaru	19	0.0%	– 63.5%	34
40	Iveco	18	0.0%	– 40.0%	32
41	Babcock	15	0.0%	– 11.8%	41
42	Shacman	10	0.0%	n/a	42
43	Proton	5	0.0%	– 88.4%	43
44	Ferrari (Scuderia)	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	44

South Africa January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Toyota Hilux	2,475	5.1%	– 3.2%	1
2	Ford Ranger	2,071	4.2%	+ 11.5%	3
3	VW Polo Vivo	2,060	4.2%	– 19.2%	4
4	Suzuki Swift	2,029	4.1%	– 22.8%	12
5	Chery Tiggo 4 Pro	1,625	3.3%	+ 44.8%	5
6	Toyota Vitz	1,514	3.1%	+ 83.5%	18
7	Hyundai Grand i10	1,374	2.8%	+ 13.4%	7
8	Toyota Starlet	1,372	2.8%	– 37.1%	6
9	Isuzu D-Max	1,331	2.7%	– 5.8%	8
10	GWM Haval Jolion	1,172	2.4%	+ 6.6%	9
11	Suzuki Fronx	1,161	2.4%	+ 50.0%	10
12	Toyota Starlet Cross	1,119	2.3%	+ 6.6%	13
13	Toyota Rumion	1,049	2.1%	+ 227.8%	38
14	Kia Sonet	1,000	2.0%	+ 20.3%	14
15	Suzuki Ertiga	937	1.9%	+ 47.1%	11
16	Omoda C5	907	1.9%	+ 75.4%	16
17	Toyota Corolla Cross	873	1.8%	– 28.8%	2
18	Nissan Magnite	811	1.7%	+ 9.0%	19
19	VW Polo	738	1.5%	– 2.1%	17
20	Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up	724	1.5%	– 9.6%	24
21	Mahindra XUV3X0	724	1.5%	+ 46.0%	23
22	Jetour T2	665	1.4%	n/a	31
23	Renault Triber	602	1.2%	+ 24.4%	26
24	Toyota Hiace	593	1.2%	– 1.3%	25
25	Toyota Urban Cruiser	592	1.2%	– 33.5%	15
26	Hyundai i20	550	1.1%	+ 63.7%	40
27	Toyota Land Cruiser 70	541	1.1%	– 3.4%	29
28	VW T-Cross	540	1.1%	– 2.7%	37
29	GWM P-Series	461	0.9%	+ 130.5%	27
30	Toyota Fortuner	443	0.9%	– 32.1%	21
31	Toyota Prado	441	0.9%	+ 41.8%	30
32	Suzuki Baleno	440	0.9%	+ 8.4%	20
33	Jetour T1	431	0.9%	n/a	43
34	GWM Haval H6	408	0.8%	+ 27.1%	32
35	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	399	0.8%	– 3.4%	28
36	Renault Kwid	381	0.8%	– 20.1%	36
37	Renault Kiger	354	0.7%	– 10.6%	34
38	Suzuki S-Presso	338	0.7%	+ 16.2%	50
39	VW Amarok	321	0.7%	+ 31.0%	22
40	Nissan Navara	312	0.6%	+ 4.7%	41
41	Suzuki Jimny	312	0.6%	– 9.3%	44
42	Suzuki DZire	299	0.6%	+ 35.9%	n/a
43	Ford Territory	284	0.6%	– 2.4%	33
44	Hyundai Exter	283	0.6%	– 14.0%	39
45	Jetour Dashing	283	0.6%	– 2.4%	35
46	Kia Pegas	268	0.5%	n/a	n/a
47	Jaecoo J5	260	0.5%	new	46
48	VW Tiguan	260	0.5%	– 25.5%	n/a
49	GWM Tank 300	249	0.5%	n/a	49

Source: NAAMSA

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