The Toyota Starlet was the best-selling hatchback in South Africa in January 2022, followed by the newly-facelifted VW Polo.
The Toyota narrowly pulled ahead by selling 17 units more than the VW, thus putting Toyota at the top of the best-selling bakkie, hatchback, and SUV lists for January.
In third for the month sits the VW Polo Vivo, 304 units ahead of the Suzuki Swift in fourth.
The Swift had an excellent January in terms of sales, selling 1,069 units – including 11 Swift Sports – to become Suzuki’s first model to ever sell over 1,000 vehicles in a single month in South Africa.
The Toyota Agya also performed well during the month, placing fifth with 888 units sold.
With 100 models moved, the VW Golf 8 GTI in 15th place was the most surprising entry in the best-sellers list for January.
At a starting price of R682,700, it is one of the more expensive hatchbacks in the country, but it managed to beat popular vehicles like the Ford Figo and Toyota Corolla Hatchback in terms of sales.
The hatches
The best-selling hatchbacks in South Africa in January 2022, according to Naamsa’s new vehicle sales report, are listed below.
It must be noted that BMW and Mercedes-Benz do not report sales by model and therefore were not included.
Click on the underlined prices for more information.
15. VW Golf 8 GTI – 100 units
- Starting price – R682,700
14. Suzuki Baleno – 110 units
- Starting price – R221,900
13. Mazda 2 – 130 units
- Starting price – R284,800
12. Hyundai i20 – 184 units
- Starting price – R281,900
11. Kia Rio – 310 units
- Starting price – R283,995
10. Suzuki S-Presso – 332 units
- Starting price – R152,900
9. Kia Picanto – 430 units
- Starting price – R193,995
8. Hyundai Grand i10 – 465 units
- Starting price – R201,900
7. Hyundai Atos – 795 units
- Starting price – R180,900
6. Renault Kwid – 812 units
- Starting price – R170,400
5. Toyota Agya – 888 units
- Starting price – R186,700
4. Suzuki Swift – 1,069 units
- Starting price – R184,900
3. VW Polo Vivo – 1,373 units
- Starting price – R232,500
2. VW Polo – 1,455 units
- Starting price – R311,800
1. Toyota Starlet – 1,472 units
- Starting price – R225,200
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