Car Registrations in South Africa increased to 39370 Units in March from 37576 Units in February of 2026. Car Registrations in South Africa averaged 21364.44 Units from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43659.00 Units in August of 2006 and a record low of 105.00 Units in April of 2020. source: NAAMSA, South Africa

Car Registrations in South Africa is expected to be 31900.00 Units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Africa New Car Sales is projected to trend around 37000.00 Units in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Bankruptcies 135.00 96.00 Companies Feb 2026
Business Confidence 47.00 44.00 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.90 77.80 percent Dec 2025
Car Registrations 39370.00 37576.00 Units Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories -6246.00 17267.00 ZAR Million Dec 2025
SACCI Business Confidence 131.40 133.20 points Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.71 100.71 points Mar 2026
Corruption Index 41.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 81.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 16765.00 18043.00 Gigawatt-hour Feb 2026
Gold Production YoY 12.80 0.70 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -2.80 -0.10 percent Feb 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM -2.20 1.90 percent Feb 2026
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM 0.40 -0.40 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production YoY 9.70 5.00 percent Feb 2026
Total New Vehicle Sales 58060.00 53380.00 Units Mar 2026


South Africa New Car Sales
In South Africa, New Car Sales refers to total domestic sales of new passenger cars.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
39370.00 37576.00 43659.00 105.00 1960 - 2026 Units Monthly
Volume, NSA