Car Registrations in South Africa increased to 40912 Units in July from 38393 Units in June of 2026. Car Registrations in South Africa averaged 21445.97 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 40000.00 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 40000.00 Units in 2027 and 44100.00 Units in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Bankruptcies 245.00 225.00 Companies Jun 2026
Business Confidence 39.00 47.00 points Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization 76.10 77.00 percent Mar 2026
Car Registrations 40912.00 38393.00 Units Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories -22424.00 -6246.00 ZAR Million Mar 2026
SACCI Business Confidence 125.40 123.50 points Jul 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 100.36 100.48 points Jun 2026
Corruption Index 41.00 41.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 81.00 82.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 18904.00 18642.00 Gigawatt-hour Jun 2026
Gold Production YoY 6.20 -4.40 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY -1.70 -4.30 percent Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production MoM 0.90 1.10 percent Jun 2026
Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM -0.30 -2.00 percent May 2026
Mining Production YoY -4.00 -5.10 percent Jun 2026
Total New Vehicle Sales 57708.00 54410.00 Units Jul 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
40912.00 38393.00 43659.00 105.00 1960 - 2026 Units Monthly
Volume, NSA