(DMI) reaches record high in 3rd quarter of 2025, with year-on-year growth increasing by an impressive 7.4%

Drive.co.za has released the findings of the Drive Motor Index (DMI) for the 3rd quarter of 2025, which remains on an upward year-on-year trajectory. The DMI is also higher than prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The DMI is a monthly barometer of business conditions in the motor sector, compiled by renowned economist Dr Roelof Botha, a long-standing adjunct faculty member at GIBS and economic advisor to the Optimum Investment Group and Drive.co.za. The DMI is a composite index that measures the real percentage change in key indicators of the motor vehicle industry (including manufacturing and sales of vehicles and associated indicators). It comprises twelve different indicators, weighted according to their perceived importance in gauging the overall state of the motor sector in South Africa.

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