Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 93 most popular Car Manufacturers in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 93 largest car manufacturers in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Toyota, BMW and Mercedes-Benz lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 5M people. Across all 93 entries the average audience size is 226k, and the largest, Toyota, reaches around 1.8M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each car manufacturer, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 93, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
76 Abt Sportsline 548 26.9 0.0% Car manufacturer
77 Infiniti 369 41.0 31.6% Car manufacturer
78 Lifan Group 320 40.9 56.2% Car manufacturer
79 Mahindra & Mahindra 288 40.6 28.3% Car manufacturer
80 Chang'an 232 21.6 43.5% Car manufacturer
81 Aixam 180 33.6 25.4% Car manufacturer
82 Sikorsky Aircraft 179 44.7 33.3% Car manufacturer
83 Fisker Automotive 155 46.7 23.1% Car manufacturer
84 Sono Motors 142 39.0 39.4% Car manufacturer
85 Aiways 122 37.8 47.1% Car manufacturer
86 BMW i 81 42.2 31.2% Car manufacturer
87 Vauxhall Motors 64 40.2 34.3% Car manufacturer
88 Gruppo API 31 38.3 40.5% Car manufacturer
89 SsangYong Motor Company 30 39.8 43.2% Car manufacturer
90 Polaris Industries 27 38.1 22.9% Car manufacturer
91 Automobile Dacia 21 39.3 29.1% Car manufacturer
92 Subaru Tecnica International 10 27.2 13.1% Car manufacturer
93 Lincoln Motor Company 7 36.2 22.4% Car manufacturer

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular car manufacturers compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each car manufacturer by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest car manufacturer in South Africa?

Toyota currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.8M people in South Africa.

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