The numbers are in! Here your monthly look at South Africa’s best-selling (as well as least popular) bakkies, this time for February 2024…
In February 2024, South Africa’s new-vehicle market endured a marginal year-on-year decline of 0.9% to end on 44 749 units. Bucking the industry trend yet again, the light-commercial vehicle (LCV) segment experienced some growth, improving 2.5% to 13 306 units.
So, what happened on the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies? Well, while every single contender in the top 10 enjoyed some sort of month-on-month growth, there wasn’t all that much movement on the table, with only one bakkie climbing the ranks.
Sales of the Toyota Hilux grew to a pleasingly round 3 100 units in February 2024, giving the Prospecton-produced bakkie range – which will soon welcome both 48V mild-hybrid derivatives (see pricing for the Hilux MHEV here) and a new widebody GR Sport variant – the monthly crown once more.
That meant the Silverton-built Ford Ranger (2 187 units) – with the high-Performance Raptor version fresh off winning the Leisure Double Cab title at the 2023/24 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – again had to settle for 2nd position, ending the month 913 units off the pace. The Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max (1 740 units) completed the podium, with its tally lifted by 416 sales to government.
In its penultimate month of manufacture at Rosslyn, the Nissan NP200 (1 276 units) surged back into 4 figures to retain 4th place, boosted by 260 sales to the rental industry. Meanwhile, the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up ended February 2024 on 715 units, its best monthly showing in almost a year.
The only bakkie to move up the table last month was the Rosslyn-produced Nissan Navara (449 units, including 114 sales to government), which climbed a single spot to 6th. That saw the GWM P-Series (378 units) fall a ranking to 7th, though the Chinese-built contender remained the highest-placed imported bakkie.
While sales of the Volkswagen Amarok improved to 324 units, the Ford-built bakkie stayed in 8th position. The refreshed Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (now available in 4-cylinder guise, complete with an automatic transmission), meanwhile, wasn’t far behind in 9th on 315 registrations. Finally, the GWM Steed (146 units) completed the table.
Best of the rest in February 2024: bakkies outside top 10
So, which bakkies didn’t crack the top 10 in February 2024? Well, the JAC T-Series – the Chinese automaker unfortunately reports only a combined figure for its T6, T8 and T9 line-ups – was next on 143 units, finishing ahead of the Mitsubishi Triton (88 units) and Mahindra Bolero (39 units).
Then came the Peugeot Landtrek, with a total of 24 units. As a reminder, this Stellantis-backed bakkie is expected to go into production in Coega (near Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape) by early 2026. Meanwhile, the Mazda BT-50 repeated its January 2024 effort of 15 units, meaning it has accumulated 30 sales so far this year (compared with just 69 over the entirety of 2023).
That meant the Jeep Gladiator (a facelifted version is scheduled to launch in Mzansi only towards the end of this year) again brought up the rear, ending the 2nd month of 2024 on 8 registrations.
10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for February 2024
1. Toyota Hilux – 3 100 units
2. Ford Ranger – 2 187 units
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 740 units
4. Nissan NP200 – 1 276 units
5. Mahindra Pik Up – 715 units
6. Nissan Navara – 449 units
7. GWM P-Series – 378 units
8. Volkswagen Amarok – 324 units
9. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 315 units
10. GWM Steed – 146 units
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