Mauritius 8 months 2025: Sales up a whopping 29.6%, Suzuki obliterates competition

Suzuki sells almost three times the amount of the #2 Toyota.

After breaking records in 2024, the Mauritian new car market continues on its surge this year, with sales up 29.6% to 14,662 over the first 8 months of the year. Suzuki (+45.9%) tightens its grip on the brands charts at 27.2% share, almost three times more than the #2, Toyota (-1%) in difficulty at 9.9% share Kia (+49.2%) consolidates its third place with 8.3% of the market, with Mazda (+17.3%) and Mitsubishi (+28.9%) rounding out the Top 5 above a struggling Nissan (-22.6%). BMW (+10.5%) is the most popular non Asian brand at #7 overall but vastly trails the market while MG (+50.8%) and Mercedes (+32.3%) both shine. Below, GWM (+205.4%), BYD (+122%) and Perodua (+60.1%) stand out.

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Full 8 months 2025 Top 47 All brands ranking below.

Mauritius January-August 2025 – brands:

Pos Brand 8m 2025 % /24 FY24
1 Suzuki 3,993 27.2% + 45.9% 1
2 Toyota 1,450 9.9% – 1.0% 2
3 Kia 1,213 8.3% + 49.2% 3
4 Mazda 706 4.8% + 17.3% 5
5 Mitsubishi 651 4.4% + 28.9% 6
6 Nissan 595 4.1% – 22.6% 4
7 BMW 570 3.9% + 10.5% 8
8 Hyundai 554 3.8% + 4.9% 7
9 MG 472 3.2% + 50.8% 9
10 Mercedes 328 2.2% + 32.3% 10
11 Isuzu 321 2.2% + 30.0% 12
12 BYD 282 1.9% + 122.0% 18
13 GWM 281 1.9% + 205.4% 17
14 Perodua 253 1.7% + 60.1% 16
15 Ford 245 1.7% + 3.4% 11
16 Honda 215 1.5% + 10.3% 15
17 Audi 203 1.4% + 47.1% 20
18 Renault 187 1.3% – 1.6% 13
19 Chery 158 1.1% – 21.8% 14
20 Porsche 149 1.0% + 88.6% 25
21 Volvo 131 0.9% + 50.6% 22
22 Peugeot 131 0.9% – 23.8% 19
23 Land Rover 123 0.8% + 43.0% 24
24 Mini 110 0.8% + 150.0% 28
25 Hino 108 0.7% + 27.1% 21
26 Tata 92 0.6% n/a  –
27 GAC 91 0.6% new  –
28 Skoda 87 0.6% + 7.4% 26
29 Ashok Leyland 67 0.5% + 39.6% 31
30 JMC 60 0.4% + 71.4% 32
31 Dongfeng 60 0.4% new  –
32 Citroen 47 0.3% + 74.1% 36
33 BAIC 44 0.3% new  –
34 Volkswagen 43 0.3% – 17.3% 30
35 Eicher 42 0.3% + 27.3% 34
36 Proton 40 0.3% – 18.4% 29
37 Riddara 35 0.2% new  –
38 Sinotruk Howo 29 0.2% – 66.3% 27
39 Omoda 29 0.2% new  –
40 Jaguar 27 0.2% – 10.0% 33
41 Changan 24 0.2% – 20.0% 35
42 UD Trucks 21 0.1% + 200.0% 38
43 Haval 18 0.1% – 77.5% 23
44 Shacman 17 0.1% n/a  –
45 Seat 16 0.1% – 27.3% 37
46 McLaren 3 0.0% n/a  –
47 Yutong 1 0.0% – 66.7% 39
 – Others 340 2.3% + 257.9%  –

Source: My Car



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