The availability of a turbodiesel engine has seemingly invigorated GWM Tank 300 sales in SA, with local registrations of this boxy SUV hitting a fresh high in July 2025…
GWM South Africa’s move to add a turbodiesel engine option to its Tank 300 line-up continues to pay dividends for the Chinese automaker, with sales of this boxy SUV surging to a fresh high in July 2025.
In July 2025, local registrations of the GWM Tank 300 increased 32.8% month on month to 178 units – a new record for this nameplate in Mzansi. In addition, it’s worth noting that this growth came off the previous high in June, when 134 units were sold.
For the record, the first time this Chinese ladder-frame SUV breached the 3-figure mark in South Africa was in March 2025, the month in which the oil-burning engine officially joined the local line-up.
Interestingly, of July’s 178-unit total, 172 represented sales via the dealer channel, with 4 sold to vehicle-rental companies and the final 2 reported as so-called “single” registrations (units GWM SA licensed and kept for its own use).
Though Naamsa’s sales figures unfortunately don’t include a breakdown by engine, there’s little doubt the turbodiesel variants drove this latest growth. As a reminder, March’s launch of 2 new turbodiesel derivatives resulted in the Tank 300 portfolio – which previously comprised only turbopetrol and hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) powertrains – expanding to 6 variants.
The base 2.4TD variant saw the line-up’s entry price lowered by R26 050. As with the turbopetrol and HEV powertrains, the turbodiesel motor is available in the familiar Super Luxury and Ultra Luxury grades. The Tank 300 2.4TD Super Luxury 4×4 is priced at R699 900, while the Tank 300 2.4TD Ultra Luxury 4×4 comes in at R739 900.
In the Tank 300, the new 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine (codenamed GW4D24) – which debuted locally in the P500 bakkie in August 2024 and has since been rolled out to the P300 line-up, too – generates peak outputs of 135 kW (at 3 600 r/min) and 480 Nm (at 2 500 r/min). Drive is delivered to all 4 wheels via a 9-speed automatic transmission as standard.
The listed fuel-economy figure for the Tank 300 2.4TD powertrain comes in at 7.7 L/100 km, which compares favourably with the turbopetrol and HEV claims of 9.5 L/100 km and 8.4 L/100 km, respectively.
In 2024, GWM registered 526 units of the Tank 300 in South Africa. In the opening half of 2025, as many as 516 examples were sold, while the 178 units added in July sees this model’s year-to-date tally grow to 694 units.
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