Best Vehicle Sales Month In Two Years: These Were The 50 Top Sellers In March 2025

March 2025 was the South African new vehicle industry's best sales month in two years, with the market showing incredible resilience in the face of economic uncertainty.

A total of 49,493 new vehicles were sold last month, an increase of 12.5 versus the same month last year, and marking six consecutive months of growth.

Passenger vehicle sales, at 33,447 units, saw an impressive year-on-year gain of 25.3. However bakkies and light commercial vehicles, at 13,328, declined by 8.4. Keep in mind that this figure reflects the 2024 discontinuation of the Nissan NP200 half-tonner.

Medium and heavy commercial vehicle sales declined by 1.8 and 0.5 respectively, while industry-wide vehicle exports grew by 7.1.

The one-tonne bakkies put on a stellar performance, however, with the Isuzu D-Max taking second spot in the bakkie race with an impressive 2,250 sales, and the Ford Ranger also breaching the 2,000 unit mark with 2,179 sales.