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

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