Fuel Price Drops and Innovation in Electric Trucks Shape the Road Ahead for 2026
Kicking off the year with good news as Fuel prices drop substantially! Due to a stronger rand and stable oil prices for December, data shows petrol prices had an over-recovery of between 62 and 66 cents per litre, while diesel prices decreased by between R1.37 and R1.50 per litre. The official fuel price for January […]
A Big Month for South Africa: Strong New Vehicle Sales, Historic G20 Summit and Rising December Fuel Prices
Unlike Used Commercial Vehicle sales, – South Africa’s new vehicle market delivered another month of strong performance in November 2025 The positive impact from an easing inflation, fuel price relief for November, a further drop in interest rate, and South Africa’s first credit rating upgrade in nearly two decades helped to keep up the strong […]
Motoring Momentum: South Africa’s Vehicle Sales Surge and Jetour Shakes Up the Market
South Africa’s new vehicle sales continued to grow in the month of October 2025. Total domestic new vehicle sales rose to 55,956 units in October 2025, the highest monthly total since March 2015. Year to date the new vehicle market is now 15,7% ahead of the same period 2024. New passenger car sales recorded 39 610 […]
Record Growth in South Africa’s Car Sales, but East London Faces Uncertainty
Economic stability fuels confidence in new vehicle market South Africa’s new vehicle sales in September 2025 showed ongoing expansion of imported models and brands. Total new vehicle sales increased to 54 700 units in September 2025, its highest monthly level recorded since September 2015. The September 2025 new passenger car sales at 38 603 units, its highest […]
Import Surge Threatens South Africa’s Car Industry: Calls for 25–30% Duties
South Africa’s automotive sector has urged the government to increase the import duties on new cars and bakkies. According to the newspaper Business Day, sources in the industry have called for duties of 25-30% on vehicle imports. The local car manufacturers need urgent action to protect them from these imports, which now account for 64% […]
SA Vehicle Sales Surge to New Highs as Trucking Demand Gears Up for Growth
Business and especially new vehicle sales remain in full throttle into second half of the year! The 25 basis points interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank in July positively reflected in the Automotive Industry. More encouraging news is that household credit extension has also continued to improve, especially in the “middle” and “upper” income […]
South Africa’s Auto Market Surges in Mid-2025 Amid Major Industry Shakeups
New Vehicle Sales climbed yet again Naamsa’s projection for a strong domestic performance in the first half of 2025, was very accurate with total new vehicle sales once again increasing to reach 47 294 units in June 2025 with a growth of 7 444 units or 18,7% from the 39 850 units sold in June […]
New Vehicle Sales Surge in May 2025 as Interest Rate Cut Spurs Growth — But Crime Threatens Online Deliveries
Interest Rate Cut Fuels Automotive Growth The South African Reserve Bank decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points was in great support to the industrial growth, affordability, and macro-economic stability.The automotive sector especially welcomed this decision that led to and supports consumer affordability.Total new domestic vehicle sales in May 2025, at 45 […]
Proudly Moving Forward: SA Auto Sales Surge Amid Economic and Safety Challenges
South African Motor Industry – Proud and Consistent Despite fewer selling days in April 2025 compared to April 2024 with all the public holidays, and a brief return of load-shedding, the new vehicle sales performance encouragingly continued the upward momentum of the first quarter into the second quarter of 2025. Inflation also fell to 2,7% […]
VAT raise for May, Fuel price cut and Naamsa sales statistics for March
VAT to rise to 16% in South Africa Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the value-added tax (VAT) will be increased to 16% by 2026/27 during the delayed 2025 Budget speech on Wednesday, 12 March 2025. VAT will increase by 0.5 percentage points in May 2025 and by another 0.5 percentage points in April […]