While the new car market saw some positive growth, there was a lot of dip in South African vehicle exports for May 2025. Here is a look at the top 5 for the month. 
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SARB cut the interest rate by 25 basis points, and while Name It is mentioned that it is expected to increase credit ability and reduce capital costs across the board, it holds special importance to vehicle exporters. Low interest rates reduce the cost of lending for manufacturers investing in tooling upgrade, scales for new models to produce rutoling and export operations. Inflation decreases by 2.8% and is more favorable for attracting capital in environment export-oriented manufacturing, to rein the rand.
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However, the decline figures in May 2025 do not reflect the entire photo. Vehicle exports fell to 5 165 units, or 14.6%, 30 112 units compared to 32 277 units exported in May 2024. Despite the monthly decline, the year-by-year exports were 1.4% ahead of the same period last year. According to Namsa, this drop was partly due to the completion of an upcoming model, an upcoming model to prevent production from mid -April to mid -May due to Major OEM Volkswagen.
With the emphasis of National Budget 3.0 on fiscal consolidation, SARB’s policy takes action that the price stability and export-demonic growth may occur in co-existence. Discussion on potentially reducing the official inflation target from 4.5% to 3.0% provides long -term hope for lower interest rates, transformative for manufacturers seeking to remain competitive in global stages.
Top 5 vehicle exporters at SA for May 2025
- Ford – 6 963 (+ 471 units)
- Mercedes-Benz SA – 6 600 (- 0 units)
- BMW – 5 700 (+ 500 units)
- Toyota – 5 566 (- 1 833 units)
- Voxwagen – 4 305 (- 1 026 units)
The month of May 2025 saw a reshuffle for the top 5 and while no one has fallen from the list since last month, it was Ford that Ford led the South Africa’s vehicle export market with 6963 units, marking a significant increase of 471 units compared to April. The German automaker Mercedes-Benz placed output at a stable 600 for the month and the BMW’s Rassalin plant exported 5 700, which represents a 500 units growth from April. Conversely, Toyota experienced a decline, with an export by 1833 units with a decline by 566.
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