{"id":28668,"date":"2026-03-13T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=28668"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T11:11:32","slug":"chinese-car-brands-expand-share-of-sas-vehicle-market","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/chinese-car-brands-expand-share-of-sas-vehicle-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese car brands expand share of SA\u2019s vehicle market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese vehicle brands made up 17% of all car sales in South Africa (SA) during the last quarter of 2025, signalling their growing foothold in the country\u2019s automotive sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is according to the latest Mobility Insights Report released by TransUnion, which shows that the SA car market finished 2025 at its strongest level in more than ten years.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The report attributes the improvement to lower interest rates, better vehicle pricing, and changing consumer behaviour when it comes to assessing what they can afford.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It also notes that many buyers are now looking beyond the sticker price, paying closer attention to financing costs, repayments, and the long-term affordability of vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While overall sales suggest the market is recovering, the rise of Chinese brands points to a shift in buyer preferences, as motorists increasingly turn to competitively priced vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":28669,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-28668","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Chinese vehicle brands made up 17% of all car sales in South Africa (SA) during the last quarter of 2025","published_date":"2026-03-13 13:06:55","news_description":"Chinese vehicle brands made up 17% of all car sales in South Africa (SA) during the last quarter of 2025","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28670,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/28668\/revisions\/28670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=28668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}