The Hilux and Ranger again led SA’s bakkie sales race in June 2024. But which pick-up dominated in the single-, extended- and double-cab segments? We have the figures!
By now, you would have read our list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for June 2024, yet again topped by the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. But what does the picture look like when we separate the sales by the single-, extended- and double-cab body styles?
Well, since Naamsa’s monthly sales report unfortunately doesn’t include a breakdown of the 3 bakkie body styles, our friends over at Lightstone Auto have again kindly supplied us with these fascinating figures.
Before we dive into sales by body style, keep in mind that the Hilux topped the 1-tonne bakkie charts overall in June 2024, selling a total of 2 435 units. The Ford Ranger (1 868 units) was 567 sales off the pace in 2nd, while the Isuzu D-Max again took 3rd with 1 794 units.
As you might have seen in our H1 2024 bakkie sales story, the Hilux (15 745 units) remains in a comfortable pole position year to date, ahead of the Ranger (12 212 units) and D-Max (9 449 units).
SA’s best-selling double-cab bakkies in June 2024
Right, now let’s turn our attention to local sales by body style. According to Lightstone Auto’s figures, the Ford Ranger again topped the double-cab sales charts in June 2024, with 1 394 dual-cab units registered. By our maths, that translates to 74.6% of the Silverton-built bakkie’s overall tally for the month.
Therefore, the Toyota Hilux remained in 2nd position in Mzansi’s double-cab sales race in June, with 1 172 units sold. For the record, that figure represents 48.1% of the Prospecton-produced stalwart’s overall tally last month.
As you’ve no doubt already gleaned, the final place on the double-cab podium thus went to the Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max, which reached 812 dual-cab units last month. A few jabs at a calculator show that number works out to 45.3% of the Japanese contender’s aggregate for June.
Interestingly, Lightstone Auto’s figures furthermore indicated that all other 1-tonne double-cab bakkie derivatives (over and above the Ranger, Hilux and D-Max) collectively managed 1 339 registrations last month. Year to date, the Ranger leads the double-cab race with 9 341 units, ahead of the Hilux (7 062 units) and D-Max (3 854 units).
June 2024 sales: single- and extended-cab body styles
In the single-cab space in June 2024, the Hilux (854 units or 35.1% of its total) had to share the top position with the D-Max (854 units or 47.6%). That said, in the year-to-date race in this segment, the Hilux (5 998 units) holds a relatively strong lead over its fellow Japanese rival (4 641 units).
The 2-door version of the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up again grabbed 3rd in June (697 units or 84.1%) as well as over the opening 6 months of 2024 (3 314 units). The Ranger single cab, meanwhile, managed just 156 registrations last month and sits on 949 units, year to date.
Meanwhile, the Hilux Xtra Cab (409 units) grabbed back 1st place in the extended-cab space in June 2024, forcing the Ranger Supercab (318 units) into 2nd position. Year to date, the Hilux leads in this segment, with 2 679 units compared to the Blue Oval brand contender’s 1 922 registrations. As the only other nameplate offered in this body style, the D-Max Extended Cab completed the podium both in June (128 units) and over the opening half of 2024 (954 units).
Related content
SA’s best- and worst-selling bakkies in H1 2024
