Mahindra Global Pik Up: trademark points to new badge

What badge will the production version of the Mahindra Global Pik Up concept wear? Well, a freshly approved trademark application may provide more than just a hint…

Back in August 2023, the Mahindra Global Pik Up concept was revealed here in South Africa, with the automaker saying it had yet to settle on a name for the upcoming production version of its fresh-faced bakkie. But a newly approved trademark in India suggests the firm may have made a decision.

Yes, Mahindra has successfully trademarked the “Scorpio X” moniker with Intellectual Property India (IPI), leading Autocar India to speculate that it’s this badge that will be used on the new bakkie. Interestingly, the application was made back in May 2022, though the entry’s journal date of 19 February 2024 suggests it’s only just been approved.

*Screengrabs from the IPI website show the Scorpio X filing (left) alongside other similar wordmarks (right).*

Furthermore, upon searching IPI’s database, we found 4 more similar trademark applications from Mahindra, all also made in May 2022: Scorpio M, Scorpio L, Scorpio Z and Scorpio K. However, the status for each of these wordmarks is currently listed as “objected” rather than “accepted and advertised” (the latter being the case with the Scorpio X ).

So, what do we know about the upcoming new bakkie, which bears an internal project code of Z121 and is expected to be pitched against segment leaders such as the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger? Well, the Scorpio X – if it indeed ends up wearing that badge – will ride on a lengthened version of the Scorpio N’s ladder-frame platform while also likely inheriting a version of that SUV’s 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine.

*Mahindra hopes to rival the likes of the Hilux and Ranger with its new bakkie.*

Mahindra has promised it will be an “authentic lifestyle pickup”, complete with “luxurious touches”, a spacious cabin and “state-of-the-art technologies”, all while meeting “high standards of safety”. Though the Indian automaker has yet to reveal a projected launch date, Autocar India claims the bakkie will hit the market at some point in 2025.

As a reminder, this new model will be entirely separate from the current Mahindra Pik Up, which is assembled in KwaZulu-Natal and may well soldier on as a workhorse of sorts. For the record, the Pik Up placed 5th on the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for 2023, with its final tally of 8 063 units representing a 0.2% year on year increase.