In October 2024, the Hilux won the overall bakkie battle, followed by the Ranger and D-Max. But how does the picture change when we analyse sales by body style?
By now, you would have seen our list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for October 2024. To remind you, the Toyota Hilux (2 793 units) led the charge, followed by the Ford Ranger (2 217 units) and Isuzu D-Max (1 807 units). But what happens when we analyse these sales by body style?
Well, let’s find out. Though Naamsa’s monthly sales report unfortunately doesn’t include a breakdown of the 3 bakkie body styles (the single-, extended- and double-cab shapes), our friends over at Lightstone Auto have kindly provided us with these local registration figures.
SA’s best-selling double-cab bakkies in October 2024
According to Lightstone Auto, the Ford Ranger topped the double-cab sales charts in October 2024, with exactly 1 800 units sold. For the record, that’s 81.2% of this Silverton-built bakkie’s total for the month. Furthermore, it sees the Ranger stretch its year-to-date lead, with a whopping 16 653 units sold in the double-cab space.
The Toyota Hilux was 2nd in the double-cab segment, both in October (1 294 units) and for the opening 10 months of the year (12 661 units). Last month, dual-cab sales comprised 46.3% of the Prospecton-built bakkie’s overall tally. Year to date, the double-cab version of the Japanese contender thus finds itself 3 992 units behind its Ranger counterpart.
Once again, the final spot on the double-cab podium went to the Isuzu D-Max, with the Struandale-made bakkie managing 819 units (or 45.3% of its monthly figure) in October and 6 702 units year to date. Lightstone Auto’s figures furthermore showed that all other 1-tonne double-cab bakkie derivatives (excluding the Ranger, Hilux and D-Max, that is) collectively managed 1 159 registrations in October and 14 106 units, year to date.
SA’s top-selling single- and extended-cabs in October 2024
What about the single-cab space? Well, the Toyota Hilux was again Mzansi’s most popular single cab in October, with 1 102 units (or 39.5% of its total) sold. The Japanese bakkie furthermore enjoys a strong lead year to date, with 10 172 units registered, with just 2 months to go.
The single-cab version of the Isuzu D-Max (836 units or 46.3% of the nameplate’s overall tally) grabbed 2nd place in October, filling the same spot in the year-to-date race, with 7 721 examples sold. That puts it 2 451 units behind the Hilux single cab.
The 2-door version of the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up completed the single-cab top 3, with 610 units (86% of this nameplate’s total sales) registered last month and 5 725 units, year to date. What about the Ranger? Well, Ford sold 131 Ranger single cabs in October, edging its year-to-date total to 1 516 units.
Meanwhile, the Toyota Hilux was again SA’s top-selling extended cab last month with 396 units registered, taking its year-to-date figure to a segment-leading 4 185 units. Next came the Ford Ranger (286 units in October and 3 212 units so far this year), with the Isuzu D-Max (152 units last month and 1 700 units overall) completing the picture as the only other bakkie offered in this body style.
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