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How Chinese car brands are convincing South Africans to switch from BMW, Mercedes, and Audi | SA News

9 February 2026 by Guest

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“Chinese car brands are rapidly gaining popularity in South Africa” is a statement that would have sounded unbelievable a few years ago, and yet the latest sales figures attest to the fact that brands like Chery and GWM are now some of the biggest players in the auto sector.

The first generation of Chinese cars that arrived in South Africa in the early 2000s were often labelled as cheap and unreliable, establishing a long-held perception that models from…

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