How well did the new Renault Duster sell in its 1st full month?

How well did the new Renault Duster sell in South Africa in April 2025, its 1st full month on the local market? Here’s a closer look at the sales figures…

The new Renault Duster officially launched in South Africa in the 2nd week of March 2025. So, how well did this 3rd-generation SUV sell in Mzansi in April 2025, its 1st full month on the local market?

According to figures reported to industry representative body Naamsa, Renault sold 89 units of the Duster in April 2025. Interestingly, 4 of these were listed as so-called “single” registrations (that is, units Renault SA kept and licensed for its own use), with the remainder sold via the dealership channel.

This performance came after the Boulogne-Billancourt-based automaker’s local division registered 103 units of the Duster nameplate in March 2025. In that instance, 23 units were reported as single registrations.

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For the record, Renault reported zero Duster sales in February 2025 and just a single unit in January 2025, while just 145 units of the previous-generation model were sold in South Africa across the whole of 2024 (compared with 685 units in 2023, when supply was seemingly largely unhindered).

As a reminder, new Duster was revealed back in November 2023 and is again built by the French firm’s Romanian subsidiary. The range in SA comprises a trio of petrol-powered derivatives, with the 1.5 dCi (K9K) turbodiesel engine having been put out to pasture. Pricing starts at R489 999, a R92 000 increase over the 2nd-gen line-up’s entry point.

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In Mzansi, 2 of the 3 derivatives are powered by a turbocharged 1.3-litre, 4-cylinder petrol engine (known as the “TCe 150”), which sends 113 kW and 250 Nm to the front axle via a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission as standard. Renault SA lists a combined fuel economy figure of 6.5 L/100 km for this powertrain.

Meanwhile, the 4WD version of the P1310-series Duster – which features 217 mm of ground clearance compared with the 4×2 version’s 209 mm – draws its urge from a turbocharged 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol unit (called “TCe 130 MHEV”) featuring a mild-hybrid system designed to “optimise fuel consumption in the most energy-intensive driving phases”.

Driving all 4 wheels through a 6-speed manual gearbox, this lightly electrified engine delivers peak outputs of 96 kW and 230 Nm. According to the French automaker’s local division, the 48-volt powertrain – which features an integrated starter generator drawing from a 0.8 kWh battery pack – can return a combined fuel consumption of 5.7 L/100 km.