Motoring

Chinese and Indian car brands taking over dealerships across South Africa

Luke Fraser

 ·24 Feb 2026

Super Group has seen improved performance across its dealership network, buoyed by the rise of Indian and Chinese car brands.

In its interim financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2025, the group said that its South African supply chain and dealership operations underpinned its robust performance.

The group said that its South African dealerships significantly outperformed the broader market, with growth in both new and used vehicle sales reflecting the benefits of a diversified brand portfolio.

The group’s dealership network also benefited from the early investment in emerging Chinese and Indian brands.

“Revenue performance was supported by a well-diversified portfolio of value and volume brands, together with a vastly expanded representation of emerging Chinese and Indian manufacturers,” it said.

The division’s new-car sales volumes from emerging Chinese and Indian brands grew by 102.0% over the prior period and accounted for 29.7% of total new-car sales volumes.

During the period, Super Group added three Geely dealerships, two Tata Motors and Mahindra dealerships, one GWM dealership, and one Ford dealership.

The group now runs 28 operations representing emerging Chinese and Indian brands. These brands have boomed in South Africa amid their value-for-money, as many are priced out of European models.

The South African dealership division saw revenue increase by 12.7% to R6 billion, with operating profit standing at R209.2 million.

However, the group’s UK Dealerships have also seen an influx of Chinese brands.

The group said that the restructuring and consolidation of the UK dealerships, as well as the addition of Chinese brands, have resulted in 50.4% growth in operating profit for the UK business.

Financial results

Across its entire operations, Super Group saw revenue from continuing operations increase by 7.0% to R22.68 billion.

The group’s EBITDA increased by 5.9% to R1.96 billion, and operating profit increased by 8.7% to R1.10 billion.

Headline earnings per share from continuing operations were up 28.0% to 155.4 cents, and earnings per share from continuing operations increased by 26.1% to 157.5 cents.

However, headline earnings from total operations including discontinued operations) decreased by 42.9% to 139.6 cents (December 2024: 244.3 cents).

This was due to the profits from the SG Fleet business, sold in April 2025, being included in the prior comparative period’s results.

Earnings per share for total operations decreased by 85.6% to 23.9 cents (December 2024: 165.7 cents) due to the impairment of AMCO’s carrying value by R382.0 million in the current period.