{
  "id": 8677876,
  "title": "Swift helps Suzuki buck slowdown in Mzansi’s used-car market",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/swift-helps-suzuki-buck-slowdown-in-mzansis-used-car-market",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-20T11:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/motoring/suzuki-swift-shines-used-car-sales-august-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Africa's second most popular new car brand, Suzuki, is also making a mark in the country's used car market. Despite a slowdown in overall pre-owned sales, Suzuki bucked the trend by recording a 8.3% year-on-year increase in August. AutoTrader data reveals that 2,426 used Suzukis were sold during the month, up from 2,240 in August 2025. This growth came as total used-car sales through AutoTrader declined by 3.1% year-on-year, falling from 34,402 units to 33,346. No other top 10 brands managed annual growth.\n\nThe Suzuki Swift played a pivotal role in Suzuki's pre-owned success, emerging as the fifth-best-selling used model and among the top five models with over 800 sales. Suzuki Swift sold 874 units in August, up 7.5% from 813 units a month earlier. This performance was notable as the average Swift sold in August had 33,821km on the odometer, 11% lower than the 38,027km for Swifts sold in August 2025. The typical Swift was a 2023 model, an improvement from the 2022 average in August 2025.\n\nWhile Suzuki remains behind the top three used car brands - Toyota, Volkswagen, and Ford - it managed to outperform Hyundai by 309 units, a gap they had previously trailed by 147 units.",
  "summary": "Japanese carmaker only behind Toyota, VW and Ford after overtaking Hyundai.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}