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17 car brands in South Africa got more expensive this July – What you’re paying now

This July, 17 automotive brands in South Africa raised the prices of their vehicles.

For some, this was due to their models being due for minor updates, and for others, it was a result of a mid-year review in pricing, our informant over at Duoporta vehicle information specialists confirmed.

Car prices are adjusted at random throughout the year for a number of reasons, which generally include inflation, raw material costs, new model features, the model lifecycle, profitability margins, and competitor comparisons.

During the most recent round of price revisions, the vehicle with the biggest increase was the Maserati Grecale, with an average price hike of 18% which saw R340,000 added to the price of the entry-level GT and R370,000 added to both the mid-range Modena and top-end Trofeo.

However, what you may not have expected is that a few prices also went down, with one affected model being the Audi A5 40TFSI which saw a drop of R4,800 for both the Sportback and Coupe body styles.

Another notable finding is the fact that the country’s favourite ride, the Toyota Hilux, now comes in at a smidge over R1 million for the top-spec Legend RS model.

Car price hikes

The tables below show the new starting prices for all the vehicles that experienced price increases in South Africa at the start of July.

Click on the underlined names for more information.


Audi

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
A1 R475,400 (+R11,600) R588,700 (+R14,400) 2%
A3 R639,000 (no change) R1,276,600 (no change) 0%
A4 R755,600 (+14,900) R1,506,400 (no change) 1%
A5 R859,200 (+R10,200) R1,629,900 (no change) 1%
A6 R1,051,500 (no change) R2,254,600 (no change) 0%
A7 R1,484,400 (no change) R2,366,400 (no change) 0%
e-tron R1,745,000 (no change) R2,425,000 (no change) 0%
e-tron GT R2,715,000 (no change) R3,359,400 (no change) 0%
Q2 R599,500 (+R3,000) R629,700 (+R3,000) 1%
Q3 R708,100 (+R9,100) R1,298,300 (+R16,700) 1%
Q5 R982,900 (+R9,800) R1,451,100 (+R7,200) 0.33%
Q7 R1,539,800 (no change) R1,663,100 (no change) 0%
Q8 R1,706,200 (no change) R2,730,000 (no change) 0%
R8 R3,594,100 (no change) R3,871,100 (no change) 0%
S8 R2,759,000 (no change) R2,759,000 (no change) 0%
TT R912,000 (no change) R1,317,800 (no change) 0%


BAIC

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
B40 Plus R574,500 (+R10,000) R679,500 (+R10,000) 2%
Beijing X55 R420,900 (no change) R480,900 (no change) 0%


Ford

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
EcoSport R311,400 (no change) R416,900 (no change) 0%
Everest R848,300 (+R15,900) R1,168,300 (+R21,800) 2%
Mustang R1,139,900 (+R22,400) R1,258,100 (+R24,700) 2%
Ranger R494,400 (+R30,200) R1,184,100 (+R34,400) 4%
Tourneo Custom R706,600 (+R13,900) R843,900 (+R16,600) 2%
Transit R670,800 (+R22,700) R670,800 (+R22,700) 4%
Transit Custom R570,500 (+R11,200) R608,200 (+R12,000) 2%


GWM

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
P-Series R413,050 (+R8,100) R694,950 (no change) 2%
Steed 5 R299,950 (no change) R415,050 (+R8,100) 1%


Haval

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
H6 R484,750 (+R4,800) R669,950 (no change) 2%
Jolion R344,950 (+R2,000) R579,950 (no change) 1%


Isuzu

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
D-Max (Gen 6) R357,300 (+R10,500) R544,000 (+R15,900) 3%
D-Max R431,800 (+R10,600) R879,200 (+R21,500) 3%
Mu-X R800,000 (+R15,700) R960,600 (+R32,500) 2%


Jaguar

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
E-Pace R1,187,900 (+R55,900) R1,681,900 (+R77,300) 5%
F-Pace R1,480,100 (+R66,300) R2,176,000 (+R99,300) 5%
F-Type R2,105,600 (+R94,400) R3,009,900 (+R137,500) 5%
I-Pace R2,455,000 (+R112,100) R2,455,000 (+R112,100) 5%


Kia

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Carnival R869,995 (+R18,000) R1,094,995 (+R18,000) 2%
K2500 R395,995 (+R7,000) R431,995 (+R7,000) 2%
K2700 R347,995 (+R7,000) R400,995 (+R7,000) 2%
Pegas R270,995 (+R8,000) R296,995 (+R8,000) 3%
Picanto R219,995 (+R3,000) R283,995 (+R3,000) 1%
Rio R319,995 (+R9,000) R403,995 (+R9,000) 3%
Seltos R440,995 (no change) R536,995 (no change) 0%
Sonet R338,995 (+R11,000) R431,995 (+R11,000) 3%
Sorento R879,995 (+R18,000) R1,064,995 (+R18,000) 2%
Sportage R585,995 (+R12,000) R780,995 (+R12,000) 2%


Land Rover

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Defender R1,515,100 (+R71,000) R3,015,700 (+R141,900) 5%
Discovery R1,772,300 (+R83,300) R2,110,200 (+R99,300) 5%
Discovery Sport R1,305,400 (no change) R1,798,200 (no change) 0%
Range Rover R3,246,100 (+R153,500) R5,295,900 (+R250,500) 5%
Range Rover Evoque R1,258,100 (no change) R1,702,200 (no change) 0%
Range Rover Sport R2,283,700 (no change) R3,965,000 (no change) 0%
Range Rover Velar R1,660,600 (+R78,300) R2,195,400 (+R104,200) 5%


Lexus

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
ES R818,300 (+R23,800) R1,083,500 (+R31,600) 3%
IS R1,000,100 (+R29,100) R1,099,500 (+R32,000) 3%
LC R2,515,400 (+R73,300) R2,666,600 (+R77,700) 3%
LS R2,543,600 (+R74,100) R2,753,500 (+R80,200) 3%
LX R2,507,600 (+R73,000) R2,986,000 (+R87,000) 3%
NX R968,000 (+R28,200) R1,211,900 (+R35,300) 3%
RC R1,713,400 (+R49,900) R2,736,200 (+R79,700) 3%
RX R1,424,000 (+R41,500) R1,684,300 (+R49,100) 3%
UX R857,900 (+R25,000) R1,005,200 (+R29,300) 3%


Mahindra

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Bolero R204,999 (+R6,000) R204,999 (+R6,000) 3%
Pik Up R258,999 (+R9,000) R634,999 (no change) 1%
Scorpio-N R473,999 (+R8,999) R604,999 (+R14,999) 2%
XUV300 R267,999 (+R8,000) R374,999 (+R10,000) 3%
XUV700 R474,999 (no change) R569,999 (+R10,000) 1%


Maserati

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Ghibli R2,350,000 (+R100,000) R3,630,000 (+R280,000) 5%
Grecale R1,990,000 (+R340,000) R2,920,000 (+R370,000) 18%
Levante R2,350,000 (+R155,000) R4,530,000 (+R280,000) 7%
MC20 R6,900,000 (+R150,000) R7,820,000 (+R170,000) 2%
Quattroporte R3,030,000 (+R180,000) R4,800,000 (+R300,000) 5%


Mazda

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
2 R302,300 (no change) R407,400 (no change) 0%
3 R429,300 (+R7,400) R564,200 (+R9,700) 2%
BT-50 R630,400 (no change) R818,400 (no change) 0%
CX-3 R397,300 (+R6,800) R541,900 (+R9,300) 2%
CX-30 R497,700 (no change) R573,100 (no change) 0%
CX-5 R524,600 (+R9,000) R778,700 (+R13,400) 2%
CX-60 R739,800 (no change) R844,500 (no change) 0%


Mitsubishi

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
ASX R399,990 (+R10,000) R479,995 (+R10,000) 2%
Eclipse Cross R509,990 (+R20,000) R590,000 (+R20,000) 4%
Outlander R729,995 (no change) R759,995 (no change) 0%
Pajero Sport R769,990 (+R25,000) R854,990 (+R25,000) 3%
Triton R429,995 (no change) R798,990 (+R20,000) 2%
Xpander R349,995 (+R5,000) R369,995 (+R5,000) 1%


Nissan

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Almera R291,900 (no change) R310,000 (no change) 0%
Magnite R227,900 (no change) R353,500 (no change) 1%
Navara R362,500 (+R7,100) R822,500 (+R9,600) 2%
NP200 R226,000 (no change) R244,800 (no change) 0%
Patrol R1,739,900 (+R22,000) R1,739,900 (+R22,000) 1%
Qashqai R568,200 (no change) R670,600 (no change) 0%
X-Trail R669,400 (+R19,500) R782,700 (+R22,800) 3%


Proton

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
Saga R209,900 (+R10,000) R244,900 (+R5,000) 3%
X50 R449,900 (no change) R579,900 (no change) 0%
X70 R529,900 (no change) R639,900 (no change) 0%


Toyota

Model New starting price New flagship price Average increase across line-up
C-HR R487,500 (+R14,200) R612,000 (+R17,800) 3%
Corolla R531,200 (+R15,500) R571,900 (+R16,700) 3%
Corolla Cross R404,400 (+R11,500) R533,000 (+R20,500) 3%
Corolla Quest R326,100 (+R9,500) R402,700 (+R11,700) 3%
Fortuner R673,100 (+R19,600) R942,900 (+R27,500) 3%
GR 86 R755,500 (+R22,000) R794,000 (+R23,100) 3%
GR Corolla R841,000 (+R24,500) R902,400 (+R26,300) 3%
GR Supra R1,488,400 (+R70,900) R1,524,400 (+R72,600) 5%
GR Yaris R840,200 (+R24,500) R840,200 (+R24,500) 3%
Hiace R543,900 (+R15,800) R722,300 (+R21,000) 3%
Hilux R356,600 (+R10,400) R1,003,000 (+R29,200) 3%
Land Cruiser 300 R1,458,900 (+R42,500) R2,095,100 (+R61,000) 3%
Land Cruiser 76 R1,022,100 (+R29,800) R1,022,100 (+R29,800) 3%
Land Cruiser 78 R868,100 (+R25,300) R868,100 (+R25,300) 3%
Land Cruiser 79 R749,200 (+R21,800) R998,500 (+R29,100) 3%
Prado R1,145,500 (+R33,300) R1,349,400 (+R39,300) 3%
Quantum R642,000 (+R18,700) R1,179,000 (+R34,300) 3%
RAV4 R698,600 (+R20,300) R833,300 (+R24,300) 3%
Rumion R296,900 (+R21,800) R380,800 (+R25,600) 8%
Starlet R248,400 (+R7,200) R334,000 (+R9,700) 3%
Urban Cruiser R329,400 (no change) R369,900 (no change) 0%
Vitz R189,900 (no change) R239,900 (no change) 0%


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