Within two years on the market, the Toyota Urban Cruiser has managed to become the favourite choice of buyers in the crossover/SUV segment by selling more units than any of its peers through the first 11 months of 2022.
Another Toyota which has spent even less time on the automaker’s brochures, the Corolla Cross, also grabbed an impressive second place in the hearts of South Africans during this same time.
The locally-produced Cross, however, was firmly set to overtake its smaller imported sibling as the top-selling car, until Toyota’s Durban-based factory was hit by severe flooding in April that saw this model not being produced for around three months, consequently cutting its average sales for this period significantly.
Following the two Toyotas, VW’s T-Cross sat in third place by sales volume in 2022, with the Haval Jolion occupying fourth.
The last model to then surpass the 8,000-unit mark between January and November was the Renault Kiger, thus grabbing the fifth spot on the best-sellers list.
Sixth was again occupied by Toyota in the form of the sizeable Fortuner, whereas seventh went to the Urban Cruiser’s half-sibling, the Suzuki Vitara Brezza.
Hyundai’s entry-level Venue grabbed eighth place, Ford’s ever-lasting EcoSport came in at ninth, and tenth was taken by the stylish Nissan Magnite.
The graph below details the sales trends of South Africa’s best-selling crossovers and SUVs during the first 11 months of 2022.
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South Africa’s favourite crossovers and SUVs
Detailed below are the best-selling crossovers and SUVs in South Africa throughout January to November 2022.
It must be noted that brands that do not disclose model-specific sales performance, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche, were not included.
Chery, which re-entered the country in August 2021, also only started reporting its sales in July 2022 and therefore can’t be accurately compared to brands who announced their sales throughout the year.
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1. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 16,047 units
- Starting price – R280,400
2. Toyota Corolla Cross – 14,021 units
- Starting price – R360,400
3. VW T-Cross – 9,695 units
- Starting price – R387,600
4. Haval Jolion – 8,337 units
- Starting price – R342,950
5. Renault Kiger – 8,019 units
- Starting price – R214,999
6. Toyota Fortuner – 7,100 units
- Starting price – R623,200
7. Suzuki Vitara Brezza – 7,005 units
- Starting price – R262,900
8. Hyundai Venue – 6,713 units
- Starting price – R294,900
9. Ford EcoSport – 6,510 units
- Starting price – R311,400
10. Nissan Magnite – 5,294 units
- Starting price – R290,500
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