RSA Passenger Car Sales : 2024

Sales in South Africa were about the same as the previous year. One notable difference is that premium marques didn't do so well. Another point of interest is Chinese brands moving in with two of them looking settled in the top ten. 

Toyota achieved its highest market share since 2003 and has been the best passenger car brand for the last three years. Adding light commercial vehicles would paint a very different picture, with Toyota well on top. 

VW has been the leading passenger or second best car brand going back into last century. This is the lowest market share I can find for the brand. The arrival of more brands has upped the competition so maintaining one's share of the pie is a challenge. Suzuki is also on a roll.  

The fact that Toyota has thus far been able to succeed is in its model range. VW relies heavily on the Polo Vivo, an previous generation model as a value proposition. Toyota has worked with Suzuki in securing fresh metal and it's working (see above the Urban Cruiser).  

To clarify regarding the Great Wall listing below, the two brands under it are Tank and Ora. The Haval brand that is also from GWM is listed separately. 

Picture source: Toyota SA & Suzuki SA. 

Xiaomi Deliveries : 2024-25 (H1)

Xiaomi make all sorts of things and in the second quarter of 2024 started delivering cars. It was a large four door fastback named the SU7 (photo above). The SU stands for Speed Ultra and looks like it was heavily influenced by Tesla. Mind you, that could be said of many Chinese cars of this ilk 

Deliveries started in Q2 2004, with the company giving definite figures for the first two months, then a general number for the third month. So by using that information, I came up with 25,700 units delivered. Then based on the Q4 and full year figures provided by Xiaomi, I came up with the Q3 number of 41,457. Elementary, my dear Watson. Why make it so hard?

In 2025, 75,869 units found owners in Q1 and Q2 is based on monthly rounded figures. Xiaomi goes from definite to indefinite figures in what seems a random manner. Anyway, the 2025 figure of 157,000 deliveries is already 15% up on the three quarters of 2024. 

So where will 2025 end up? With the imminent arrival of the YU7 SUV (photo below), deliveries for the year are expected to be 380,000 plus. That would be divided as 280,000 and 100,000 for the SU7 and YU7 respectively. 

For now, the emphasis has been on the Chinese market but exporting will surely follow sooner rather than later. In Q1 2025, the company has reportedly lost US$900 on each car delivered. That isn't a surprise for a new venture though. Starting out in the car industry is an especially expensive exercise. 

Data & picture source: Xiaomi.

Colombia Top 50 Passenger Car Model Sales : 2024

Kia leads the way here with the tiny Picanto model, which is shown above carrying a generous load of goods. Mazda comes in next with the CX-30 with the Toyota Corolla Cross breathing down its neck. The Chevrolet Tracker fell nine places so it needs some love, hence the picture at the bottom of the article. 

Data source: ANDEMOS. Picture sources: Kia Colombia & Chevrolet Colombia.

Colombia Passenger Car/Taxi Sales : 2024

Total sales were 165,000 for 2024, a 14% increase. That is some way down on recent averages but at least it was a healthy rise in volume. The average for the last ten years (including 2024) is 197,000)

It may seem odd to include taxis in the title but they are counted as a segment, with 5,300 new cars added to the taxi fleet around the country. Kia accounted for just over half of them. 

Taxis enabled Kia to become number one for the year, ending Renault's seven year reign at the top. BYD is yet again moving up the rankings. Chinese brands have been here for some time and are yet to crack the top ten but that may be about to change. 

Data source: ANDEMOS. Picture source: Renault Colombia.

Albania Passenger Car Sales : 2024

Registrations are booming in Albania. It seems most of the sales are not through official channels, although they are new cars according to the source. The data was time consuming to assemble and I believe accurate. It's a unique opportunity to see what's happening in a market that is rapidly emerging. 

Registrations were up 74% in 2023 and 47% in 2024. The 'Diff' column shows the change in market share so they virtually all enjoyed an increase in volume. Those shaded green had extra ordinary increases.

Hyundai was the leading brand in 2021 but VW put an end to that in 2022 while Škoda and Fiat have also since pushed past. As usual, BYD has come from nowhere to be a serious threat to those above. Citroën too enjoyed a good twelve months. MG roared up the chart but then slipped back. 

Data source: DPSHTRR. Photograph: VW Albania.

Latvia Top 30 Car Model Sales : 2024

Toyota as the leading brand has three of the top seven places. Škoda as the number two marque in the overall standings is likewise well represented. The Dacia Duster (picture above) is the sixth most popular model. Below is the Nissan Qashqai in tenth place. 

As this is passenger cars only, it is unusual to have models like the Renault Trafic on the list but it also has more vehicles not shown here but counted as light commercials. That's not usual so perhaps they are vans with seats and sold as an MPV. 

Data source: Auto Asociacija. 

Latvia Car/LCV Sales : 2024

Latvia car and light commercial sales are as below. Toyota has led since 2020 and is still well clear although it did suffer slightly in 2024. Škoda has moved into second but parent company VW is coming back. It was the leader until 2019. Renault had a strong increase but has some distance to make up on third place. 

Data source: Auto Asociacija. 

US Car Sales : 2025 (Jan-Jun)

Sales were down about 6% in June but up about 3% YTD. I say 'about' as there isn't an official source for data and each source you do find differs slightly.

Most manufacturers release total sales figures as well as a breakdown by model which is really helpful. Those that don't are estimated and rounded figures indicate that. Thankfully the major brands are obliging.

In larger market, movements in ranking are less likely. So are there any notable shifts in this regard? With issues around tariffs, this may increase fluidity.

For now, Ford has edged Toyota out of top spot, a position it has held since 2021. Stellantis brands are generally going downward. An extreme example is Dodge which has fallen from 21st to 27th.

Tesla's US figures are always estimates but based on them, its ranking has dropped from 9th to 11th. If Mr Musk or one of his associates wants to improve accuracy - if that is needed - my virtual door is always open.

The top selling models were:

Ford F-Series - 412,848 

(Top picture)

Chevrolet Silverado - 289,251

Toyota RAV4 - 239,451

Honda CR-V - 212,561

RAM PU - 174,320

GMC Sierra - 166,409

(Bottom picture)

Chevrolet Equinox - 157,638

Toyota Camry - 155,330

Toyota Tacoma - 130,873

Honda Civic - 128,236

Chevrolet Trax - 119,593

Hyundai Tucson - 113,310

Ford Explorer - 104,929

For the 2024 articles, simply click on the links below:

By brand. 

By model. 

Data source: Manufacturers & estimates.

Picture sources: Ford & GM.

Land Rover Sales : 2025 H1

Deliveries were down 1% for H1, a good result with the way things are in the car industry. The marque's mixture of quality combined with ruggedness gives it a certain 'je ne sais quoi', not that French buyers can appreciate that now.  

In 2025 Land Rover pulled out of the passenger car market in France. 11,200 LRs passenger vehicles were sold in France in 2024 with some extra sales achieved as stock was snapped up. Still, that was quite a substantial market for LR. A few commercial vehicles are still being sold there though. 

It appears it's to do with larger vehicles being taxed out of the market to improve emissions. Fortunately, French brands aren't duly affected as is so often coincidentally the case with this sort of move. 

The Defender leads the way with 30% of LR sales, with over 57,000 units. The Range Rover Sport exceeded 40,000 deliveries and the Range Rover passed 36,000 units. The Evoque was just shy of 24,000 deliveries. The three lesser models all slipped, the Discovery Sport down the most at -23%. 

Data & photos JLR.

Regions: North America remained the largest region, the majority of the deliveries to the US. With LR temporarily pausing shipments there for April due to the tariffs being applied, sales remained buoyant, perhaps customers reacting to possible price increases. If stock has been replenished quickly, then the remainder of the year should be unaffected. 

The UK is doing OK with 39,000 sales but I'll give it a B- as it could be better considering it's the local market. Europe is satisfactory, having lost the French market. China is in a poor way economically although a 25% drop was more than I expected. It was Land Rover's number one market as recently as 2023.

'Other' is very strong with over 34,000 units finding homes. The MENA region (Middle East/North Africa) has now been separated from 'Other' but as it is just from Q2 that it has been applied, I have kept them together. 5,600 units from that region were delivered in Q2. 

Jaguar Sales : 2025 H1

JLR in its infinite wisdom (I sarcastically jest) decided to end Jaguar sales until it is 'revitalised' as a luxury marque as opposed to a premium one. I personally felt they could have kept the F-Pace and i-Pace going through the transition period. I won't even go into axing the XJ after having spent up large developing it. 

It's a shame that this new direction will take Jaguar away from the existing loyal customer but do I see the marque cannot straddle both premium and luxury. They will be hoping to woo new customers and being fully electric there seems less loyalty and more willingness to move to something new and exciting. 

It is still risky to go all electric and having all your eggs in one basket is high risk. Jaguar needs to deliver on its new direction. From a styling point of view the teasers don't impress me. Hopefully, reality is kinder.

With sales having ended in the UK so dramatically, there were zero deliveries in Q2. It seems excessively premature. Despite that and sales winding down everywhere, the sales drop is just 62%. Deliveries were a surprisingly high 5,300 in Q2. 

It seems some countries have stocked up to keep sales going as long as possible, a logical move lost on the UK. China manufactures XE and XF and local Q2 deliveries were surprisingly up but on an admittedly very poor Q1. China was responsible for 54% of Jaguar deliveries in Q2. 

Models: The F-Pace is still on top and achieved a 34% share of Jaguar deliveries in H1. The i-Pace has ceased production but decreased a mere 41%, the best of the bunch. The XE and XF are sales mainly in China. 

Data & photos JLR.

Regions: With the UK having an unusually high Q1 last year and having now stopped supplying dealers in 2025, the 83% fall isn't surprising. North America did better than most but I'm not sure how long stock will last. They were obviously trying to keep sales going longer than the UK.

The 'Other' did amazingly well, perhaps being for the most part further away from production points may have been responsible. They may have also stocked up a bit too, not wanting the extreme situation the UK went with.