Mahindra XUV 3XO off to strong start in SA

The freshly launched Mahindra XUV 3XO enjoyed a strong October 2024, cracking the list of SA’s 20 best-selling passenger vehicles in its first month on sale…

In October 2024, Mahindra South Africa registered its best sales total in more than a year and a half, thanks in part to the freshly launched XUV 3XO. Yes, the Indian brand sold a total of 1 421 units in Mzansi last month, falling just short of cracking the list of SA’s top 10 best-selling automakers.

The XUV 3XO – which recently hit the market as a thoroughly updated version of the XUV300 – ended October 2024 on a healthy 592 units (all registered via the dealer channel), thus accounting for a considerable 87.7% of Mahindra’s passenger-vehicle sales for the month.

*The local range comprises 8 derivatives.*

That meant the small crossover snuck onto the list of South Africa’s 20 best-selling passenger vehicles in October, slotting in just behind the locally produced Toyota Corolla Quest (603 units) and keeping the new Hyundai Exter (544 units) off the table.

The XUV 3XO was Mahindra’s 2nd-best-selling product for the month, beaten only by the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Pik Up (709 units), which placed 4th on the list of SA’s best-selling bakkies in October 2024.

*The crossover was unveiled in India as recently as April.*

As a reminder, the Nashik-built XUV 3XO was revealed as recently as April 2024, with deliveries starting in South Africa – the first country outside of the brand’s domestic market of India to welcome this model – on 3 October 2024.

The local range currently comprises 8 derivatives, with pricing running from R254 999 to R404 999. All variants are powered by a turbocharged 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine that delivers 82 kW and 200 Nm to the front wheels via either a 6-speed manual gearbox or an automatic transmission (new to the range) with the same number of cogs.

*Unlike the XUV300, the XUV 3XO can be specified with an auto ‘box.*

Electronic stability control, 6 airbags and brake discs all round (rather than drums at the rear) are standard across the line-up. Low-spec derivatives feature a 3-year/55 000 km service plan, while higher-spec variants upgrade to a 5-year/100 000 km arrangement. A 5-year/150 000 km warranty is standard in each case.