P-Series back in top 5! SA's best-selling bakkies in August 2025

In August 2025, the Hilux hit its highest total since June 2023, while P-Series sales soared 41%. Here are South Africa’s best- and worst-selling bakkies for last month…

Hilux registers its highest sales total since June 2023
P-Series climbs to 5th on the back of 41.0% growth
Navara (down 15.3% month on month) slips to 8th

In August 2025, South Africa’s total new-vehicle market soared to a new circa-6-year high, growing 18.7% year on year to 51 880 units. The light-commercial vehicle (LCV) segment, meanwhile, recorded its 5th consecutive month of year-on-year growth, increasing 15.1% to 12 326 units. So, what happened on the list of Mzansi’s best- and worst-selling bakkies in August?

Well, the Toyota Hilux’s crushing dominance of the segment continued, with the Japanese giant registering a whopping 3 325 units (including 394 sales via the rental channel) of the Prospecton-built bakkie, some 6.6% higher than July 2025’s effort. According to our records, that’s the best showing from the Hilux – which is now available in Legend 55 guise – since June 2023.

Toyota Hilux Legend 55 — *Toyota’s Hilux is now available in Legend 55 guise.*

Meanwhile, sales of the Ford Ranger slipped 4.7% month on month to 2 066 units, though that was more than enough to see the Silverton-made contender remain comfortably in 2nd. Yet again, the Isuzu D-Max – which is now offered in X-Rider Black form, too – completed the podium, even though local registrations of the Struandale-produced bakkie dipped to 1 778 units, down 11.2% compared to July.

Similarly, the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up held steady in 4th position, despite sales of the Indian brand’s bakkie decreasing 13.8% month on month to 675 units. In contrast, the GWM P-Series – a range that includes the P300 and P500 – climbed a ranking to 5th in August, enjoying month-on-month growth of 41.0% to end on 557 units. It’s worth noting 112 of those sales came courtesy of the rental channel.

The Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – which is no longer available in 4.5D-4D V8 form – dropped out of the top 5 to finish in 6th place, with local sales decreasing 16.5% month on month to 446 units. Although registrations of the Volkswagen Amarok fell 5.8% month on month to 359 units, the locally built bakkie interestingly moved up a spot to 7th.

That saw the Rosslyn-built Nissan Navara slide a ranking to 8th, with sales falling 15.3% (compared with July) to 333 units. Meanwhile, the Foton Tunland G7 continued its consistent run, again ranking 9th with 218 units (up 1.9% month on month).

Finally, the JAC T-Series once more completed the top 10, with its combined tally – comprising the T6, T8 and T9 line-ups – of 190 units representing a 9.2% month-on-month increase. While JAC reports only a combined T-Series figure to Naamsa, we have an unofficial breakdown of the range’s sales for August. According to our source, the Chinese brand sold 115 units of the T9 last month, along with 55 units of the T8 and 20 examples of the T6.

Best of the rest in August 2025: bakkies outside top 10

*Sales of the Mitsubishi Triton increased month on month to 47 units.*

So, which bakkies didn’t make it into the top 10 in August 2025? Well, the GWM Steed finished just off the table on 136 units, again ranking ahead of the likewise Chinese-built Peugeot Landtrek (119 units).

The Mitsubishi Triton improved to 47 registrations last month, putting it ahead of the Mahindra Bolero (40 units). The Jeep Gladiator – which has finally been facelifted locally – rounded out the table, again attracting 6 sales in August.