Time to examine November 2022’s sales figures and identify South Africa’s best-selling bakkies as well as those models that didn’t prove quite so popular with local buyers…
In November 2022, South Africa’s total new-vehicle market grew 18.2% to 49 413 units, while the light-commercial vehicle segment (which includes bakkies) ended the month on 13 477 registrations, representing even healthier year-on-year growth of 20.8%. That light-commercial figure is furthermore nearly 6% higher than October’s tally.
So, what impact has this had on the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies? Fascinatingly, very little at all – in terms of the overall standings, anyway. Yes, the order of the models in the top 10 is completely unchanged compared to the previous month.
Though the D-Max shed 224 sales month on month, the Isuzu bakkie retained third place.
That means the Prospecton-produced Toyota Hilux is still the runaway leader, despite the fact the 3 048 registrations it achieved in November 2022 was slightly lower than its October effort. Conversely, the outgoing Ford Ranger (1 979 units) saw a minor increase in sales, though not enough to trouble its Japanese foe.
Meanwhile, even though it shed a couple of hundred sales month on month, the Isuzu D-Max (1 578 units) was third, ahead of the Nissan NP200 (1 164 units), Mahindra Pik Up (697 units), Nissan Navara (562 units), GWM P-Series (437 units) and GWM Steed (368 units), each of which recorded month-on-month gains.
The ninth-placed Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (277 units) and tenth-placed Volkswagen Amarok (154 units) both experienced small declines in sales compared to October, though still managed to retain their top 10 spots.
Best of the rest in November 2022
Mitsubishi’s Triton again finds itself outside of the top 10.
Let’s turn our attention to the bit-part players, again led by the Mitsubishi Triton (64 units) in November. Next was the Peugeot Landtrek with 45 units, closely followed by the Mahindra Bolero (39 units).
JAC’s T-badged bakkies (the Chinese firm reports a combined figure for the recently expanded T6 and T8 line-ups) improved to 49 units, while the Mazda BT-50 again had to settle for single figures, with a mere 9 units registered across the month. Finally, just a single example of the Jeep Gladiator was sold in November.
Export winners in November 2022
While the standings on the domestic front were unchanged, there was at least a little movement on the export charts. With 5 466 units shipped from Toyota’s KwaZulu-Natal plant, the Hilux moved up to the top, forcing the Ranger (4 299 units) down to second.
Next came the D-Max (396 units) and Navara (334 units), followed by the NP200 (172 units). Interestingly, Naamsa’s official figures show 34 units of the imported Triton were also exported in November, along with 8 units of the Chinese-built P-Series.
10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for November 2022
1. Toyota Hilux – 3 048 units
2. Ford Ranger – 1 979 units
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 578 units
4. Nissan NP200 – 1 164 units
5. Mahindra Pik Up – 697 units
6. Nissan Navara – 562 units
7. GWM P-Series – 437 units
8. GWM Steed – 368 units
9. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 277 units
10. Volkswagen Amarok – 154 units
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