January was a fantastic start to the year for South Africa’s favourite hatchbacks, with many reporting a considerable jump in sales.
The standout model was the Suzuki Swift, which achieved an incredible milestone by taking the Toyota Hilux’s crown as the nation’s best-selling vehicle.
This also put it well ahead of other popular passenger cars like the Toyota Corolla Cross, as the Swift sold a staggering 2,628 units in January.
Other hatchbacks did just as well, with second place going to the VW Polo Vivo with 2,549 sales to its name, while the Toyota Starlet came in third with 2,180.
Fourth place was taken by the Hyundai Grand i10 with 1,212 buyers, and the Toyota Vitz jumped from seventh to fifth with 825 showroom victories.
The VW Polo in sixth sold 754 units, and the Renault Kwid saw a remarkable spike in popularity that took it from 10th to seventh place with 477 customers.
The Suzuki Baleno, on the other hand, dropped from sixth to eighth with 407 sales, and the Hyundai i20 and Suzuki Celerio followed suit with 336 units and 330 units, respectively.
In total, the top 10 best-selling hatchbacks accounted for a whopping 11,697 purchases, or 25.2% of the 46,398 cars sold in South Africa last month.
Best-selling hatchbacks in South Africa
These were the top 10 best-selling hatchbacks in South Africa in January 2024, according to Naamsa.
Note that the Hyundai Grand i10 is sold in both hatchback and sedan formats, but Hyundai does not report body-specific sales figures.
Click on the underlined prices for more information.
1. Suzuki Swift – 2,628 units
- Starting price – R219,900
2. VW Polo Vivo – 2,549 units
- Starting price – R271,900
3. Toyota Starlet – 2,180 units
- Starting price – R258,000
4. Hyundai Grand i10 – 1,212 units
- Starting price – R224,900
5. Toyota Vitz – 825 units
- Starting price – R189,900
6. VW Polo – 754 units
- Starting price – R373,800
7. Renault Kwid – 477 units
- Starting price – R196,999
8. Suzuki Baleno – 406 units
- Starting price – R260,900
9. Hyundai i20 – 336 units
- Starting price – R309,900
10. Suzuki Celerio – 330 units
- Starting price – R188,900
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