How well did the Hyundai Alcazar sell in South Africa in May 2025, its 1st full month on the local market? Here’s a quick look at the sales figures…
The Hyundai Alcazar launched in South Africa towards the middle of April 2025, effectively arriving as a facelifted version of the Grand Creta. So, how well did this fresh-faced 7-seater crossover sell in May 2025, its first full month on the local market?
Well, according to figures reported to industry representative body Naamsa, Hyundai Automotive SA sold 86 units of the Alcazar in May 2025. This comes after the South Korean firm registered 78 units locally in the prior month, taking its total to 164 units (all sold via the dealer channel).
Interestingly, May 2025 turned out to be Hyundai Automotive SA’s best single-month sales performance since March 2022. The automaker’s local division enjoyed a month-on-month increase of 8.1% to reach 3 251 units and retain 4th position on the list of South Africa’s best-selling automakers.
For the record, zero units of the outgoing Grand Creta were sold in Mzansi in March 2025, with a combined 120 examples registered in the year’s opening 2 months. In 2024, meanwhile, Hyundai Automotive SA sold 727 units of the Grand Creta, peaking at 113 units in May of that year.
As a reminder, the Alcazar range comprises 3 derivatives, with Hyundai Automotive SA effectively trimming the starting price (compared with the Grand Creta) by some R20 600 to R499 900. It should be noted, however, that the while the Grand Creta came standard with a 4-year/60 000 km service plan, the Alcazar’s parameters have been cut to 3 years or 45 000 km.
The base derivative is powered by an unchanged naturally aspirated 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine, again delivering 117 kW and 191 Nm to the front axle (though now exclusively via a 6-speed automatic transmission). The listed fuel-consumption figure is 7.5 L/100 km.
The remaining 2 variants both use Hyundai’s 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel motor. This engine is likewise unchanged and thus offers 84 kW and 250 Nm to the front wheels through a 6-speed auto gearbox, sipping at a claimed 5.9 L/100 km.
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