Which models are leading the single-, extended- and double-cab bakkie charts in South Africa after the first 4 months of 2025? Here are the sales by body style…
With the opening 4 months of 2025 gone, it’s time to look at which models are leading the single-, extended- and double-cab bakkie sales charts in South Africa. We’ll focus on the top 3 sellers for each body style.
As a reminder, Naamsa’s monthly sales report unfortunately doesn’t include a breakdown of the 3 bakkie body styles. However, the helpful folks over at Lightstone Auto have once again assisted us by providing these fascinating registration figures.
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For the record, the Toyota Hilux (10 943 units) is currently winning the overall bakkie sales race in SA, year to date at the end of April 2025. The Ford Ranger (7 933 units) and Isuzu D-Max (6 695 units) are in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
South Africa’s best-selling double-cab bakkies
However, according to Lightstone Auto, the Ford Ranger is leading Mzansi’s double-cab bakkie sales race after the first 4 months of 2025, with 6 600 units sold locally. That translates to a considerable 83.2% of the Silverton-built contender’s overall tally.
The Toyota Hilux double cab is thus 1 416 sales off the pace after 4 months of the year, with 5 184 units registered. According to our maths, the double-cab body style thus accounts for 47.4% of the Prospecton-produced stalwart’s total.
As you’ve no doubt guessed, the Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max occupies the final double-cab bakkie podium position. Some 40% (or 2680 units) of the D-Max’s total have come from sales of the double-cab body style. For the record, Lightstone Auto’s figures suggest all other 1-tonne double-cab bakkie derivatives collectively managed 6 784 units, year to date.
Single- and extended-cab body style sales
Meanwhile, the Toyota Hilux is leading the charge in the single-cab space, with 4 342 units registered during the first 4 months of the year. Our calculations suggest this represents 39.7% of the Japanese bakkie’s overall figure.
The Isuzu D-Max finds itself in 2nd place on the single-cab table, with a year-to-date registration figure of 3 438 units. Interestingly, the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up ranks 3rd on the single-cab list, with 2 833 units (or a whopping 82.5% of its total) sold.
For the record, just 306 units of the Ranger single cab were sold locally over the first 4 months of 2025. Lightstone Auto’s figures further show that all other 1-tonne single-cab bakkie derivatives (excluding Hilux, D-Max, Pik Up and Ranger, that is) managed 3 601 units, year to date.
The Toyota Hilux is also in pole position in the extended-cab race on 1 404 units or approximately 12.8% of its total. The Ford Ranger is in 2nd on 1 026 units, with the Isuzu D-Max (577 units) having to settle for a relatively distant 3rd. Of course, these are the only 3 bakkies offered locally in the so-called “cab-and-a-half” body style.
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