Philippines Vehicle Sales : 2015 (Jan-June)

I prefer to count passenger cars separately from commercial vehicles. In the case of the Philippines, PCs exclude MPVs and SUVs so are literally just the traditional car shape. So all vehicles were up 16% YTD.

Toyota/Lexus remains well on top with 48% of the total, not an overly unusual percentage for a protected market although it is a strong position to be in. 

Several brands do not belong the the agencies that release this data so they are omitted. Despite that, by far the majority of the volume is accounted for in the chart below. 

Data source: CAMPI, TMA. Photograph: Toyota Philippines - the Avanza.

Indonesia Vehicle Sales : 2025 (Jan-July)

The data below is for all vehicles that Gaikindo reports. Sales for July were down 18% and also down 6% YTD. The market is subject to import duty to foster local manufacturing. 

Toyota and its sub brand Diahatsu command half of total sales, down slightly on the 2024 total. Honda retains third spot but its market share is down to 9.8% compared to a full 2024 of 11.6%. With new entrants from China arriving in numbers, it is inevitable that market share will fall for incumbent brands. 

BYD only arrived during 2024 but is already up to sixth spot,. The same time frame is with Aion, while Denza (picture above) seems to have just turned up in 2025 and is already making its presence felt. Disruptive times indeed. 

Data source: Gaikindo.

RSA Passenger car Sales : 2025 (Jan- June)

Volkswagen was the best selling passenger car brand in South Africa until 2022. At that time, Toyota took over the top spot. Then in 2024 Suzuki moved into second place, relegating VW another ranking down to third. 

Toyota last lost some market share so far this year, Suzuki improved very slightly and VW has dropped further, to its lowest share since well into last century. 

VW's problem is based on relying on the Polo model, both current and the one before, which is sold as the Polo Vivo. The two brands now above it have a much broader spread of models that sell well.

Chinese brands have established themselves and are proving popular. Indian sourced cars do well here, for Toyota, Suzuki, and of course, Mahindra the main ones. 

Jaguar has ceased selling cars here as is the case elsewhere, the 28 sales that were achieved through what dealer stock was left. 

Some popular models YTD were:

Suzuki Swift - 13,840

VW Polo Vivo - 11,310

Toyota Corolla Cross - 9,576 

(Top photograph)

Hyundai Grand i10 - 7,836

Suzuki Fronx - 7,683

(Lower picture)

Toyota Starlet - 7,330

Chery Tiggo 4 - 7,099

Data source: Naamsa.

Photos : Toyota & Suzuki SA.