Hilux vs Ranger in May 2024: single-, extended- & double-cab sales
In May 2024, just 151 sales separated the Hilux and Ranger bakkies. But what does the picture look like when we break down the stats to single-, extended- and double-cab sales?
You’ve probably already pored over our list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for May 2024, which was again dominated by the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger. But how does the picture change when we separate the sales according to the single-, extended- and double-cab body styles?
Well, since Naamsa’s monthly sales figures unfortunately don’t include a breakdown of these 3 bakkie body styles, we’ve again turned to our learned friends over at Lightstone Auto for assistance.
Before we dive into sales by body style, it’s worth noting that overall the Toyota Hilux again led the way in May 2024, selling a total of 2 367 units last month. With 2 216 sales, the Ford Ranger was just 151 units off the pace in 2nd, while the Isuzu D-Max again settled for 3rd on 1 282 units. Year to date, the Hilux (13 310 units) is comfortably in pole position, ahead of the Ranger (10 344 units) and D-Max (7 655 units).
SA’s best-selling double-cab bakkies in May 2024
So, let’s take a closer look at sales by body style. According to Lightstone Auto’s figures, the Ford Ranger held steady at the top of the double-cab sales charts in May 2024, with 1 715 dual-cab units registered. For the record, that translates to a considerable 77.4% of the Silverton-built bakkie’s overall tally for the month.
As such, the Toyota Hilux again had to settle for 2nd position in Mzansi’s double-cab sales race in May, with 986 units sold. According to our calculations, that figure represents 41.7% of the Prospecton-produced stalwart’s overall tally for May 2024.
As you’ve no doubt already guessed, the final place on the double-cab podium went to the Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max, which reached 470 dual-cab units last month. By our maths, that works out to 36.7% of the Japanese contender’s aggregate for May.
Interestingly, Lightstone Auto’s figures furthermore show that all other 1-tonne double-cab bakkie derivatives (over and above the Ranger, Hilux and D-Max) collectively managed 1 426 registrations last month. Year to date, the Ranger leads the double-cab race with 7 947 units, ahead of the Hilux (5 890 units) and D-Max (3 042 units).
May 2024: single- and extended-cab bakkie sales
In the single-cab space in May 2024, the Hilux (1 034 units or 43.7% of its total) led the charge, managing to crack 4 figures and push its year-to-date tally to 5 144 units. The D-Max single cab (673 units or 52.5%) slotted into 2nd place, while also retaining that position in the year-to-date race (with 3 787 units).
The 2-door version of the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up grabbed 3rd in May (566 units or 79.0%) as well as over the opening 5 months of 2024 (2 617 units). The Ranger single cab, meanwhile, could manage just 152 registrations last month and 793 units, year to date.
Meanwhile, the Ranger Supercab (349 units) snuck in ahead of the Hilux Xtra Cab (347 units) in the extended-cab space in May 2024, though the Japanese model is still ahead year to date, with 2 270 units compared with the Blue Oval brand contender’s 1 604 units. The D-Max Extended Cab completed the podium both in May (139 units) and over the opening 5 months of the year (826 units).
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