We’ve sorted through Naamsa’s detailed monthly sales figures to pick out South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for April 2022. Let’s take a look at the figures…
Though South Africa’s overall new-vehicle sales showed a marginal year-on-year increase to 37 107 units in April 2022, the light-commercial segment (which includes bakkies) shrunk by nearly 12% to 9 558 units. At least some of that drop can be attributed to the deadly KwaZulu-Natal floods, which not only disrupted supply chains but also saw the shuttering of Toyota’s Prospecton factory, where the Hilux is produced (along with the Corolla Cross, Corolla Quest, Fortuner, Hi-Ace Ses’fikile and some Hino models).
Despite this, the Toyota Hilux managed to hold onto its title of the best-selling bakkie in South Africa in April 2022, with 2 788 units registered (a month-on-month fall of more than 1 700 units). It will be interesting to see how the Hilux fares in May considering Toyota SA Motors admits it is “anticipating stock challenges” with its locally produced models in the coming months as it grapples to restart production.
The outgoing Silverton-built Ford Ranger (1 140 units) climbed two places to reclaim a more familiar second spot, while the Rosslyn-produced Nissan NP200 (966 units) held steady in third. That saw the Isuzu D-Max drop two places to fourth, though we suspect the switch over to the new-generation model ultimately impacted its relatively disappointing final tally of 777 units. We’re keen to see how the latest D-Max – as well as the prolonged lifecycle Gen 6 – performs in its first full month on sale in May.
The locally assembled Mahindra Pik Up (458 units) and Rosslyn-built Nissan Navara (435 units) retained their fifth and sixth places respectively in April 2022, while the GWM P-Series (263 units) and GWM Steed (231 units) swapped seventh and eighth. All four, however, experienced significant month-on-month reductions in volume.
As is so often the case, the evergreen Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (205 units) took the penultimate spot on the list, with the outgoing Volkswagen Amarok (162 units) completing the top 10 table. Interestingly, only the Ranger and Amarok experienced any sort of month-on-month growth.
Best of the rest in April 2022
What about the smaller players? Well, the Mahindra Bolero (78) was yet again the best of the rest in April 2022, while the Mitsubishi Triton almost doubled its previous month’s tally to end on 63 units. The JAC T8 finished on 48 units, with the JAC T6 settling for 11 registrations. The Peugeot Landtrek grew nine units to end on 36, while Mazda’s total of BT-50 sales dropped to a mere 12 units.
Export winners in April 2022
Ford exported 5 038 units of its Ranger from local shores in April, enough to put it right at the sharp end of the bakkie export table. Toyota’s Hilux export figure, meanwhile, fell to 3 411 units, again largely thanks to the flooding disaster. The Isuzu D-Max (409), Nissan Navara (241) and Nissan NP200 (37) made up the numbers.
10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for April 2022
1. Toyota Hilux – 2 788 units
2. Ford Ranger – 1 140 units
3. Nissan NP200 – 966 units
4. Isuzu D-Max – 777 units
5. Mahindra Pik Up – 458 units
6. Nissan Navara – 435 units
7. GWM P-Series – 263 units
8. GWM Steed – 231 units
9. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 205 units
10. Volkswagen Amarok – 162 units
