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SA crowned a new best-selling vehicle in January 2025!
South Africa’s new-vehicle market crowned a fresh best-selling vehicle overall in January 2025, with this hatchback beating both Toyota’s Hilux and VW’s Polo Vivo…
In January 2025, Suzuki Auto SA leapfrogged Volkswagen Group Africa for only the 2nd time in history, grabbing the runner-up place behind Toyota. And, in the process, South Africa crowned a new best-selling vehicle for the month.
Yes, the Suzuki Swift finished January 2025 – the local market’s 4th straight month of year-on-year growth – on a hefty 2 628 units, seeing it beat perennial front runners and locally manufactured favourites, the Toyota Hilux (2 557 units) and the Volkswagen Polo Vivo (2 549 units).
According to our records, that’s easily the Swift nameplate’s best effort ever in South Africa and indeed the first time this imported hatchback has breached the 2 000-unit mark in a single month. It beats the model’s 1 925-unit haul of June 2022, when it also briefly wore the crown of SA’s top-selling vehicle (in the absence of the Hilux, which tumbled down the sales charts thanks to the KwaZulu-Natal flooding that shuttered the Prospecton plant).
With a considerable 19.2% of January’s sales in the new-passenger vehicle segment coming courtesy of the vehicle-rental channel, it’s perhaps no surprise the Swift enjoyed exceedingly strong support from this part of the market. In the end, as many as 1 219 examples of the hatchback were registered as sales to the rental industry, translating to a whopping 46.4% of the Swift’s record total.
South Africa’s new-vehicle market crowned a fresh best-selling vehicle overall in January 2025, with this hatchback beating both Toyota’s Hilux and VW’s Polo Vivo…
In January 2025, Suzuki Auto SA leapfrogged Volkswagen Group Africa for only the 2nd time in history, grabbing the runner-up place behind Toyota. And, in the process, South Africa crowned a new best-selling vehicle for the month.
Yes, the Suzuki Swift finished January 2025 – the local market’s 4th straight month of year-on-year growth – on a hefty 2 628 units, seeing it beat perennial front runners and locally manufactured favourites, the Toyota Hilux (2 557 units) and the Volkswagen Polo Vivo (2 549 units).
According to our records, that’s easily the Swift nameplate’s best effort ever in South Africa and indeed the first time this imported hatchback has breached the 2 000-unit mark in a single month. It beats the model’s 1 925-unit haul of June 2022, when it also briefly wore the crown of SA’s top-selling vehicle (in the absence of the Hilux, which tumbled down the sales charts thanks to the KwaZulu-Natal flooding that shuttered the Prospecton plant).
With a considerable 19.2% of January’s sales in the new-passenger vehicle segment coming courtesy of the vehicle-rental channel, it’s perhaps no surprise the Swift enjoyed exceedingly strong support from this part of the market. In the end, as many as 1 219 examples of the hatchback were registered as sales to the rental industry, translating to a whopping 46.4% of the Swift’s record total.
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SA passenger-car sales: Toyota grabs 4 spots in January 2025’s top 10
The Suzuki Swift soared to the top of SA’s passenger-vehicle standings in January 2025, while Toyota grabbed 4 spots in the top 10. Here are Mzansi’s best-selling cars and crossovers…
While Suzuki hogged the headlines for leapfrogging Volkswagen Group Africa in January 2025 (with the Swift furthermore ranking as South Africa’s best-selling vehicle overall), Toyota again dominated the passenger-vehicle space, accounting for as many as 4 of the top 10 best-selling cars and crossovers in 2025’s opening month.
As a reminder, Mzansi’s new passenger-vehicle market was again largely to thank for the overall industry’s year-on-year growth in January, with sales in this segment increasing 18.3% year on year to 29 181 units (a whopping 19.2% of which came courtesy of the rental channel).
SA’s 10 best-selling passenger vehicles in January 2025
1. Suzuki Swift – 2 628 units
2. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 2 549 units
3. Toyota Starlet – 2 180 units
4. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 226 units
5. Hyundai Grand i10 (excluding LCV) – 1 163 units
6. Chery Tiggo 4 Pro – 1 122 units
7. Haval Jolion – 1 099 units
8. Toyota Starlet Cross – 1 050 units
9. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 890 units
10. Kia Sonet – 830 units
The Suzuki Swift soared to the top of SA’s passenger-vehicle standings in January 2025, while Toyota grabbed 4 spots in the top 10. Here are Mzansi’s best-selling cars and crossovers…
While Suzuki hogged the headlines for leapfrogging Volkswagen Group Africa in January 2025 (with the Swift furthermore ranking as South Africa’s best-selling vehicle overall), Toyota again dominated the passenger-vehicle space, accounting for as many as 4 of the top 10 best-selling cars and crossovers in 2025’s opening month.
As a reminder, Mzansi’s new passenger-vehicle market was again largely to thank for the overall industry’s year-on-year growth in January, with sales in this segment increasing 18.3% year on year to 29 181 units (a whopping 19.2% of which came courtesy of the rental channel).
SA’s 10 best-selling passenger vehicles in January 2025
1. Suzuki Swift – 2 628 units
2. Volkswagen Polo Vivo – 2 549 units
3. Toyota Starlet – 2 180 units
4. Toyota Corolla Cross – 1 226 units
5. Hyundai Grand i10 (excluding LCV) – 1 163 units
6. Chery Tiggo 4 Pro – 1 122 units
7. Haval Jolion – 1 099 units
8. Toyota Starlet Cross – 1 050 units
9. Toyota Urban Cruiser – 890 units
10. Kia Sonet – 830 units
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Suzuki Swift styles up with new two-tone paintwork option
The new-generation Suzuki Swift, which was launched in November 2024, is now available with three two-tone paint options.
This option applies Black Pearl paint to the Swift’s roof and side mirrors, resulting in an entirely black upper half, as the pillars are already blacked out on standard models..
The black paint option can be combined with one of three of the existing paint options: Sizzling Red Pearl, Luster Blue Pearl and Arctic White Pearl.
The two-tone package is available on all three trim grades, adding R4,500 to the cost of the vehicle. That means a GL with the paint option will cost R224,400, while a GL+ will set you back R244,400 in manual guise and R264,400 as an auto. The GLX equivalents will cost R269,400 and R289,400 respectively.
“A large part of the fourth-generation Swift’s appeal is down to its exterior design language,” said Brendon Carpenter, Brand Marketing Manager of Suzuki Auto South Africa.
The new-generation Suzuki Swift, which was launched in November 2024, is now available with three two-tone paint options.
This option applies Black Pearl paint to the Swift’s roof and side mirrors, resulting in an entirely black upper half, as the pillars are already blacked out on standard models..
The black paint option can be combined with one of three of the existing paint options: Sizzling Red Pearl, Luster Blue Pearl and Arctic White Pearl.
The two-tone package is available on all three trim grades, adding R4,500 to the cost of the vehicle. That means a GL with the paint option will cost R224,400, while a GL+ will set you back R244,400 in manual guise and R264,400 as an auto. The GLX equivalents will cost R269,400 and R289,400 respectively.
“A large part of the fourth-generation Swift’s appeal is down to its exterior design language,” said Brendon Carpenter, Brand Marketing Manager of Suzuki Auto South Africa.