South Africa June 2026: Highest market in 19 years, Toyota Land Cruiser FJ inside Top 50

6 July 2026 at 05:59

The Toyota Land Cruiser FJ makes its first appearance in any world ranking.

The South African new vehicle market lodges a 20th consecutive month of year-on-year gain in June at +15.3% to 54,482 units. This is also the 5th straight month of double-digit YoY lifts. This month market the best June volume in 19 years: since 2007. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year stands at 315,303 units, up 12.9% on 2025. Strikingly, the Top 6 manufacturers all trail the market, with GWM (+14%), the VW Group (+12.8%) and Suzuki (+9%) faring best, followed by Toyota (+6.2%) and Hyundai (+2.8%) whereas Ford (-3.2%) is actually down. Chery (+23.8%) shines at #7 but once again it’s Jetour (+200.7%) that delivers the performance of the month, beating its monthly volume record for an incredible 17th straight time (every month since its launch) at 2,054. Newcomer BYD advances to a record 15th position.

Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (+14.1%) scores a 17th consecutive month at #1 with 6.4% share, distancing the VW Polo Vivo (+22.1%), Ford Ranger (-7.2%) and Chery Tiggo 4 (+34.6%), making the Top 4 unchanged on last month. The Isuzu D-Max (+2.7%) is back up six spots on May to #5 ahead of the Hyundai Grand i10 (+9.6%) and GWM Haval Jolion (+27.6%). The Toyota Urban Cruiser (+63.1%) soars from outside the May Top 50 directly into 10th place, with the Suzuki Ertiga (+36.9%) also in great shape at #11. The new Jetour T2 falls to #15 after hitting its first Top 10 finish last month. Finally the new Toyota Land Cruiser FJ directly breaks into the Top 50 at #50, in what is its first appearance in any world ranking.

Previous month: South Africa May 2026: Jetour breaks records, places T2 inside Top 10 for the first time

One year ago: South Africa June 2025: 4th straight double digit market gain (+18.7%)

Full June 2026 Top 47 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below.

South Africa June 2026 – manufacturers:

Pos	Manufacturer	Jun-26	%	/25	May	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	12,417	22.8%	+ 6.2%	1	70,653	22.4%	+ 4.0%	1	1
2	Suzuki	5,689	10.4%	+ 9.0%	2	34,617	11.0%	+ 0.5%	2	2
3	Volkswagen Group	5,613	10.3%	+ 12.9%	3	30,965	9.8%	+ 5.4%	3	3
4	Hyundai	2,986	5.5%	+ 2.8%	4	18,339	5.8%	+ 1.3%	4	4
5	Ford	2,961	5.4%	– 3.2%	5	17,029	5.4%	+ 3.6%	5	5
6	GWM (incl. Haval)	2,608	4.8%	+ 14.0%	6	15,610	5.0%	+ 31.9%	6	6
7	Chery	2,602	4.8%	+ 23.8%	7	14,593	4.6%	+ 24.9%	7	8
8	Isuzu	2,121	3.9%	+ 1.6%	10	12,301	3.9%	+ 0.7%	8	7
9	Jetour	2,054	3.8%	+ 200.7%	8	10,869	3.4%	+ 228.8%	9	15
10	Mahindra	1,669	3.1%	+ 12.5%	9	10,143	3.2%	+ 5.5%	10	10
11	Kia	1,416	2.6%	+ 15.1%	13	9,250	2.9%	+ 12.3%	11	9
12	Omoda and Jaecoo	1,416	2.6%	+ 40.3%	11	8,311	2.6%	+ 62.4%	12	14
13	Renault	1,326	2.4%	+ 0.6%	14	8,028	2.5%	– 1.8%	13	11
14	BMW Group	1,314	2.4%	– 2.6%	12	7,948	2.5%	+ 5.6%	14	13
15	BYD	800	1.5%	new	17	2,842	0.9%	new	21	–
16	Nissan	779	1.4%	– 34.2%	16	6,267	2.0%	– 20.1%	15	12
17	Stellantis	732	1.3%	+ 13.0%	15	4,141	1.3%	+ 28.4%	16	16
18	Tata PC	614	1.1%	new	18	2,269	0.7%	new	22	–
19	Foton	520	1.0%	+ 97.0%	21	3,052	1.0%	+ 132.4%	20	19
20	FAW Trucks	504	0.9%	+ 12.0%	19	3,061	1.0%	+ 18.9%	19	18
21	Mercedes	491	0.9%	– 10.1%	20	3,103	1.0%	+ 2.0%	18	17
22	MG	461	0.8%	new	22	3,232	1.0%	new	17	24
23	JAC	328	0.6%	+ 49.1%	23	1,855	0.6%	+ 42.6%	23	22
24	Scania	312	0.6%	+ 45.8%	29	1,102	0.3%	+ 0.0%	30	27
25	Daimler Trucks	249	0.5%	– 12.0%	24	1,559	0.5%	– 8.9%	24	20
26	Mazda	212	0.4%	+ 29.3%	28	1,284	0.4%	– 4.3%	27	23
27	Changan	204	0.4%	new	30	819	0.3%	new	33	41
28	Volvo Group	203	0.4%	+ 0.0%	27	1,043	0.3%	+ 11.6%	31	29
29	BAIC	200	0.4%	– 13.8%	31	1,157	0.4%	– 15.4%	28	26
30	Honda	191	0.4%	+ 25.7%	33	1,435	0.5%	+ 27.6%	25	25
31	UD Trucks	182	0.3%	– 7.6%	26	1,132	0.4%	+ 8.4%	29	28
32	Man	169	0.3%	+ 67.3%	32	800	0.3%	+ 15.3%	34	31
33	Jaguar Land Rover	155	0.3%	– 47.1%	25	1,363	0.4%	– 12.1%	26	21
34	Mitsubishi	135	0.2%	– 34.1%	34	1,004	0.3%	– 1.7%	32	30
35	LDV	121	0.2%	new	35	252	0.1%	new	41	–
36	Porsche	121	0.2%	+ 28.7%	36	619	0.2%	+ 6.4%	35	33
37	Volvo Cars	114	0.2%	+ 119.2%	39	530	0.2%	+ 14.0%	37	34
38	Sinotruk	112	0.2%	+ 15.5%	37	568	0.2%	+ 51.1%	36	36
39	Tata	100	0.2%	+ 42.9%	40	364	0.1%	– 13.3%	39	35
40	Powerstar	78	0.1%	– 18.8%	38	517	0.2%	– 9.3%	38	32
41	Subaru	47	0.1%	+ 56.7%	41	217	0.1%	– 8.4%	42	37
42	Iveco	43	0.1%	+ 48.3%	45	198	0.1%	– 2.5%	43	39
43	VECV South Africa	42	0.1%	+ 100.0%	42	262	0.1%	+ 111.3%	40	40
44	Babcock	32	0.1%	+ 128.6%	43	187	0.1%	+ 81.6%	44	42
45	Shacman	32	0.1%	new	44	156	0.0%	new	45	43
46	Ferrari (Scuderia)	6	0.0%	n/a	47	32	0.0%	+ 14.3%	47	44
47	Proton	1	0.0%	– 97.6%	46	42	0.0%	– 87.2%	46	38

South Africa June 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jun-26	%	/25	May	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota Hilux	3,464	6.4%	+ 14.1%	1	18,822	6.0%	+ 13.9%	1	1
2	VW Polo Vivo	2,395	4.4%	+ 22.1%	2	12,950	4.1%	+ 14.5%	2	2
3	Ford Ranger	2,150	3.9%	– 7.2%	3	12,472	4.0%	+ 0.6%	3	3
4	Chery Tiggo 4	2,070	3.8%	+ 34.6%	4	11,322	3.6%	+ 55.2%	4	8
5	Isuzu D-Max	1,724	3.2%	+ 2.7%	11	10,068	3.2%	+ 2.3%	6	6
6	Hyundai Grand i10	1,627	3.0%	+ 9.6%	5	8,982	2.8%	+ 5.1%	7	7
7	GWM Haval Jolion	1,424	2.6%	+ 27.6%	7	7,588	2.4%	+ 18.8%	8	11
8	Suzuki Swift	1,388	2.5%	– 5.3%	6	10,469	3.3%	– 12.4%	5	4
9	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,356	2.5%	– 36.4%	8	7,141	2.3%	– 25.4%	9	5
10	Toyota Urban Cruiser	1,174	2.2%	+ 63.1%	n/a	4,016	1.3%	– 5.4%	26	14
11	Suzuki Ertiga	1,150	2.1%	+ 36.9%	16	5,010	1.6%	+ 15.2%	19	19
12	Suzuki Fronx	1,092	2.0%	– 1.8%	9	6,874	2.2%	+ 6.3%	10	10
13	Toyota Starlet	968	1.8%	+ 13.6%	12	6,480	2.1%	– 11.6%	11	9
14	Toyota Vitz	921	1.7%	+ 16.0%	14	6,218	2.0%	+ 75.2%	12	16
15	Jetour T2	918	1.7%	new	10	4,942	1.6%	new	16	n/a
16	Omoda C5	901	1.7%	+ 30.0%	15	5,219	1.7%	+ 45.1%	14	21
17	VW Polo	864	1.6%	+ 14.3%	17	4,747	1.5%	– 1.3%	18	17
18	Mahindra XUV3X0	816	1.5%	+ 71.1%	21	4,439	1.4%	+ 28.4%	22	23
19	Toyota Fortuner	726	1.3%	– 17.3%	23	4,092	1.3%	– 3.5%	23	20
20	Mahindra Scorpio Pik Up	701	1.3%	– 18.5%	22	4,660	1.5%	– 8.2%	17	18
21	Toyota Hiace	656	1.2%	+ 10.1%	24	3,660	1.2%	– 1.4%	25	22
22	VW T-Cross	619	1.1%	+ 5.3%	25	2,962	0.9%	– 5.1%	29	24
23	GWM P-Series	565	1.0%	+ 54.0%	18	3,647	1.2%	+ 78.3%	24	29
24	Toyota Rumion	561	1.0%	+ 49.6%	20	4,198	1.3%	+ 58.9%	21	27
25	Jetour Dashing	531	1.0%	+ 42.4%	42	2,222	0.7%	+ 15.1%	40	34
26	Tata Tiago	514	0.9%	new	33	1,694	0.5%	new	n/a	–
27	Renault Kwid	505	0.9%	– 15.4%	30	2,443	0.8%	– 20.9%	36	25
28	Renault Triber	498	0.9%	n/a	37	2,916	0.9%	n/a	27	37
29	VW Amarok	497	0.9%	+ 40.4%	32	2,501	0.8%	+ 47.1%	34	36
30	Nissan Magnite	482	0.9%	– 37.7%	26	4,249	1.3%	– 15.6%	20	15
31	Toyota Land Cruiser 70	465	0.9%	– 24.4%	28	2,796	0.9%	– 8.5%	30	26
32	Hyundai i20	451	0.8%	+ 62.2%	31	2,860	0.9%	+ 47.9%	28	38
33	Hyundai Exter	405	0.7%	– 7.5%	45	2,250	0.7%	– 4.9%	39	32
34	Jetour T1	398	0.7%	new	29	2,471	0.8%	new	31	n/a
35	Toyota Starlet Cross	398	0.7%	– 39.4%	13	4,727	1.5%	– 9.0%	13	13
36	GWM Haval H6	389	0.7%	– 14.7%	35	2,408	0.8%	+ 28.0%	32	31
37	Suzuki DZire	389	0.7%	n/a	41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
38	Ford Everest	380	0.7%	+ 24.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
39	Chery Tiggo 7	365	0.7%	– 9.0%	36	2,173	0.7%	– 12.5%	42	35
40	Suzuki Baleno	355	0.7%	– 1.4%	34	2,293	0.7%	– 5.3%	37	28
41	Toyota RAV4	355	0.7%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
42	BMW X3	343	0.6%	+ 1.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
43	Ford Territory	343	0.6%	+ 19.9%	27	2,257	0.7%	+ 37.7%	38	39
44	Toyota Prado	307	0.6%	n/a	38	2,322	0.7%	n/a	33	n/a
45	Suzuki Across	298	0.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
46	Nissan Navara	294	0.5%	– 27.0%	43	1,965	0.6%	– 25.3%	n/a	30
47	Renault Kiger	272	0.5%	– 38.0%	39	2,214	0.7%	– 13.5%	41	33
48	Suzuki Eeco	272	0.5%	n/a	47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
49	Peugeot Landtrek	267	0.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
50	Toyota Land Cruiser FJ	264	0.5%	new	–	264	0.1%	new	n/a	–

Source: NAAMSA

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