After a minor uptake in April, exports recorded its biggest jump of the year to date, with a 13.9% increase from 28 749 to 32 731. Individual segments all ended in the green with new passenger vehicle recording a marginal hike of 0.7% from 26 382 to 26 561, while light commercial vehicles sales rose by 3.2% from 13 543 to 13 977. Sales of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles reflected respective gains of 17.6% and 21.1%.
MAY TOP 10 MANUFACTURERS
| MANUFACTURER | SALES | EXPORTS |
| Toyota | 10 688 | 3 310 |
| Volkswagen | 6 524 | 9 497 |
| Ford | 4 164 | 6 019 |
| Nissan | 4 100 | 490 |
| Hyundai | 3 190 | 0 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 1 921 | 10 875 |
| Renault | 1 781 | 0 |
| Isuzu | 1 665 | 349 |
| BMW | 1 475 | 2 045 |
| Kia | 1 276 | 0 |
MAY TOP 50 BEST SELLERS
| POS | MAKE | UNITS |
| 1 | Toyota Hilux | 3 338 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 2 819 |
| 3 | Volkswagen Polo | 1 979 |
| 4 | Volkswagen Polo Vivo | 1 904 |
| 5 | Nissan NP200 | 1 825 |
| 6 | Toyota Quantum | 1 482 |
| 7 | Isuzu KB | 1 298 |
| 8 | Toyota Corolla / Quest / Auris | 1 228 |
| 9 | Toyota Fortuner | 1 102 |
| 10 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 1 081 |
| 11 | Toyota Etios | 908 |
| 12 | Kia Picanto | 719 |
| 13 | Renault Kwid | 712 |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 705 |
| 15 | Hyundai Creta | 700 |
| 16 | Nissan NP300 | 686 |
| 17 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 532 |
| 18 | Renault Sandero | 489 |
| 19 | BMW 3-series | 476 |
| 20 | Datsun Go/Go+ | 465 |
| 21 | Hyundai Elantra | 424 |
| 22 | Toyota Yaris | 408 |
| 23 | Mazda CX-5 | 407 |
| 24 | Ford Everest | 406 |
| 25 | Toyota Avanza | 396 |
| 26 | Volkswagen Golf | 347 |
| 27 | Ford Fiesta | 333 |
| 28 | Volkswagen Amarok | 324 |
| 29 | Hyundai Accent | 307 |
| 30 | Nissan Qashqai | 297 |
| 31 | Suzuki Swift | 287 |
| 32 | Hyundai H100 | 263 |
| 33 | Mazda CX-3 | 261 |
| 34 | Kia Rio | 254 |
| 35 | Mazda3 | 241 |
| 36 | Audi A3 | 237 |
| 37 | Toyota Land Cruiser | 228 |
| 38 | Mazda2 | 227 |
| 39 | BMW X3 | 223 |
| 40 | Renault Clio | 223 |
| 41 | Nissan X-Trail | 202 |
| 42 | Mahindra Pik-Up | 188 |
| 43 | Toyota CH-R | 188 |
| 44 | Renault Duster | 185 |
| 45 | BMW 1-series | 183 |
| 46 | Volkswagen up! | 177 |
| 47 | Renault Captur | 169 |
| 48 | Ford EcoSport | 163 |
| 49 | Honda BR-V | 163 |
| 50 | Volkswagen Caddy | 150 |
