The South African car market continued its gradual post-Covid recovery in April, improving its sales year-on-year by 4.3% to a total of 37,107 units sold.
Toyota was severely impacted by flooding in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, leading to the manufacturer selling under 10,000 units per month for the first time this year.
Despite this, Toyota kept its spot as the country’s best-selling brand by a large margin, selling a total of 8,952 vehicles during this time.
The brand closest to Toyota is none other than VW, which moved 5,084 units. VW’s Polo Sedan remains a popular choice for local car buyers, being the only sedan to make it into the top 20 best-sellers list.
In the hatchback category, a standout model during April was the Suzuki Swift, which jumped to the number-one best-selling vehicle in the passenger-car segment, which doesn’t include bakkies or mini-buses.
The Swift sold 503 models more last month than it did the month before, moving from the 10th best-selling car in the country in March to the second best-selling car in April, now sitting only behind the Hilux bakkie.
The cars
Detailed below are the top 20 best-selling cars in South Africa in April 2022, based on the latest new vehicle sales report by Naamsa.
It must be noted that BMW and Mercedes-Benz do not report model-specific sales and were therefore not included.
Click on the underlined prices for more information.
1. Toyota Hilux – 2,788 units
- Starting price – R313,300
2. Suzuki Swift – 1,621 units
- Starting price – R189,900
3. VW Polo Vivo – 1,547 units
- Starting price – R235,200
4. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1,421 units
- Starting price – R360,400
5. VW Polo – 1,320 units
- Starting price – R315,000
6. Ford Ranger – 1,140 units
- Starting price – R340,400
7. Toyota Hiace Ses-fikile – 1,084 units
- Starting price – R497,800
8. Nissan NP200 – 966 units
- Starting price – R203,900
9. Renault Kiger – 931 units
- Starting price – R204,900
10. Isuzu D-Max – 777 units
- Starting price – R401,700
11. Renault Kwid – 769 units
- Starting price – R170,400
12. VW T-Cross – 761 units
- Starting price – R368,900
13. Haval Jolion – 736 units
- Starting price – R317,900
14. Hyundai Venue – 704 units
- Starting price – R266,500
15. Hyundai Atos – 650 units
- Starting price – R183,500
16. Toyota Fortuner – 618 units
- Starting price – R623,200
17. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 613 units
- Starting price – R272,200
18. Ford EcoSport – 612 units
- Starting price – R311,400
19. Kia Picanto – 587 units
- Starting price – R195,995
20. VW Polo Sedan – 558 units
- Starting price – R265,800
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