10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa: April 2024
Just 21 units separate the top 2 contenders! Here’s your monthly look at South Africa’s best-selling (and least-popular) bakkies, this time for April 2024…
In April 2024, South Africa’s new-vehicle market finally ended its 8-month streak of year-on-year decline, with total sales climbing 2.2% (compared with April 2023) to 38 172 units. That said, the light-commercial vehicle (LCV) space suffered a 9.0% year-on-year fall to 9 646 units last month.
So, what happened on the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies? Well, the Prospecton-built Toyota Hilux range – which will soon be bolstered by the long-awaited widebody GR Sport III – was once again the country’s most popular bakkie line-up, according to unaudited figures reported to Naamsa.
However, with local registrations of the Hilux falling 32.5% month on month to 2 094 units in April 2024, the gap to 2nd place was a mere 21 units. Yes, after slipping to 4th position in March, the Silverton-built Ford Ranger line-up bounced back to 2nd last month, finishing on 2 073 units.
Meanwhile, the Struandale-built Isuzu D-Max again completed the podium, though was some way behind on 1 202 units, suffering a 42.6% month-on-month decline. The KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up (604 units) climbed a place to 4th position, while the refreshed Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (385 units) ranked a lofty 5th, up as many as 3 spots compared with March.
The Ford-built Volkswagen Amarok (376 units) was just 9 sales behind in 6th position (a month-on-month improvement of 3 rankings, too), with the Chinese-made GWM P-Series (368 units) right on its tail in 7th place (down one compared with March).
The SA-built Nissan Navara (303 units) slid a spot to 8th position, with the NP200 – production of which has officially wrapped up at Rosslyn – having to settle for 9th. As a reminder, the half-tonne bakkie enjoyed one of its best months yet in March, when it placed 2nd with 2 679 units registered. However, it seems NP200 stock is now already almost depleted. Finally, the GWM Steed (95 units) again closed out the table in 10th.
Best of the rest in April 2024: bakkies outside the top 10
So, which bakkies didn’t manage to crack the top 10 in April 2024? Well, Peugeot Landtrek was best of the rest on 63 units, finishing ahead of the JAC T-Series – the Chinese automaker unfortunately reports only a combined figure for its T6, T8 and new T9 line-ups – which ended up on 59 units.
Next came the Mahindra Bolero (42 units), followed by the outgoing Mitsubishi Triton (37 units). Finally, with zero sales of the discontinued Mazda BT-50 registered in April, the Jeep Gladiator (a facelifted version is set to launch in Mzansi only towards the end of 2024) brought up the rear with 2 registrations.
10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for April 2024
1. Toyota Hilux – 2 094 units
2. Ford Ranger – 2 073 units
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 202 units
4. Mahindra Pik Up – 604 units
5. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 385 units
6. Volkswagen Amarok – 376 units
7. GWM P-Series – 368 units
8. Nissan Navara – 303 units
9. Nissan NP200 – 258 units
10. GWM Steed – 95 units
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