GWM South Africa secured three honours at the 2026 naamsa Accelerator Awards, powered by WesBank.
The awards were presented during SA Auto Week at the Durban International Convention Centre, the automotive industry’s annual gathering of government, manufacturers and investors.
HAVAL was named New Energy Achiever of the Year: New Vehicle Sales, while the HAVAL H6 Plug-in Hybrid received the New Energy Vehicle of the Year: Plug-in Hybrid New Vehicle Sales award. The GWM TANK 300 completed the trio of wins by being named Passenger Biggest Achiever of the Year: New Vehicle Sales.
All three awards fall within naamsa’s New Vehicle Sales categories, which recognise brand and model performance in the South African market.
For GWM, the recognition reflects growing demand for its new-energy vehicles and continued sales momentum across its broader product portfolio.
“Recognition from naamsa is based on what South Africans are actually buying, so these awards say a lot about the confidence customers have placed in our vehicles,” said Conrad Groenewald, Chief Operating Officer at GWM South Africa.
“To see HAVAL and the H6 PHEV recognised in the new-energy categories is especially meaningful, because it shows electrification is something buyers are choosing today. SA Auto Week brought together the people shaping the future of this industry, and being part of that conversation, from the NEV Road Trip to our presence at the exhibition, reflects our long-term commitment to South Africa and to the future of mobility.”
The fifth edition of SA Auto Week was held under the theme Transforming Tomorrow Today, bringing together key stakeholders from across South Africa’s automotive industry.
Convened by naamsa together with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government, the event brought together government, manufacturers, labour and investors to discuss policy, investment, the energy transition and the long-term competitiveness of South Africa’s automotive sector.
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