10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa: June 2024
The sales figures are in! Here’s your monthly look at South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for June 2024. And we have a fresh entrant to the top 10…
In June 2024, South Africa’s new-vehicle market suffered another significant year-on-year decline, with total sales sliding 14.0% to 40 072 units. The light-commercial vehicle (LCV) segment’s dip was even more pronounced, with this sector of the market suffering a whopping 24.3% year-on-year loss to end the month on 13 937 units.
So, what happened on the list of South Africa’s best- and worst-selling bakkies in June 2024? Well, the Prospecton-built Toyota Hilux range – which recently gained both 48V mild-hybrid derivatives as well as refreshed Raider styling – remained at the very head of the pack, stretching its lead with a 2.9% month-on-month increase to 2 435 units. Toyota SA Motors says that figure includes 113 examples of the newly launched Hilux GR Sport III, along with 99 units of the Raider 48V.
As was the case in May 2024, the Ford Ranger (1 868 units) thus had to settle for the 2nd position, though the Silverton-made contender fell off the pace somewhat, with local registrations dipping 15.7% month on month. The Struandale-manufactured Isuzu D-Max was hot on the Blue Oval bakkie’s tail, just 74 sales behind having improved its performance 39.9% month on month to 1 794 units (596 of which came in the form of sales to government).
The KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up (829 units) held steady in 4th position, while the Rosslyn-produced Nissan Navara (505 units) climbed a ranking to 5th. Interestingly, despite production having ended in March 2024, the Nissan NP200 jumped a couple of places to 6th, ending the month on 476 registrations (200 of which were sales to the rental industry).
The Ford-built Volkswagen Amarok (334 units) remained in 7th spot, while the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – having made the top 5 in May 2024 – slipped 3 positions to 8th, with 258 units sold. Despite local registrations falling to 162 units, the GWM P-Series line-up (which should benefit from both a facelift and the arrival of the long-awaited P500 in the next couple of months) held onto 9th place.
Fascinatingly, the Peugeot Landtrek managed to crack the top 10 in June with a tally of 137 units. That’s easily this bakkie’s best showing so far in 2024 and the first time this year – and indeed over the past 18 months – that the Landtrek has made it into 3 figures. As a reminder, Stellantis plans to start assembling the (currently imported) Landtrek at a new facility near Coega in the Eastern Cape from early in 2026.
Best of the rest in June 2024: bakkies outside the top 10
What about the bakkies that failed to place inside the top 10 in June 2024? Well, having placed 10th in May, the GWM Steed (100 units) slipped off the table last month, though still finished ahead of the JAC T-Series (the Chinese firm unfortunately reported only a combined figure of 67 units for its T6, T8 and new T9 line-ups).
Next came the long-in-the-tooth Mahindra Bolero (57 units), followed by the outgoing Mitsubishi Triton (35 units), while zero units of the Jeep Gladiator were registered in June 2024. For the record, the Mazda BT-50 was discontinued back in March, with local stock seemingly already having run dry.
10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for June 2024
1. Toyota Hilux – 2 435 units
2. Ford Ranger – 1 868 units
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 794 units
4. Mahindra Pik Up – 829 units
5. Nissan Navara – 505 units
6. Nissan NP200 – 476 units
7. Volkswagen Amarok – 334 units
8. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 258 units
9. GWM P-Series – 162 units
10. Peugeot Landtrek – 137 units
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