P-Series rises! SA’s 10 best-selling bakkies in September 2024
The GWM P-Series range – including the new P500 – climbed the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies in September 2024. Here are all the details…
In September 2024, South Africa’s new-vehicle market slid 4.1% year on year to 44 081 units. While passenger-car sales grew, the light-commercial vehicle (LCV) segment shrunk 17.1% year on year to 10 914 registrations.
As has been the case for the past few months, that year-on-year decline was no doubt amplified by the discontinuation of the Nissan NP200 earlier in 2024. So, what happened on the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies in September? Well, let’s start at the top…
The Toyota Hilux stayed out in front with 2 942 registrations, a 16.4% increase compared with August 2024’s effort. As many as 254 of the Prospecton-built bakkie’s sales came courtesy of the rental industry, while a further 37 units were sold to government.
The Silverton-produced Ford Ranger (2 382 units) again found itself in 2nd position, with 229 units purchased by government and 33 sold via the rental channel. As the final model to crack 4 figures, the Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max (1 592 units) remained in 3rd place, benefitting from 291 sales to government and 37 to the rental industry.
The KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up (782 units) again ranked 4th, with the Rosslyn-built Nissan Navara (451 units) likewise retaining 5th place in September 2024. Meanwhile, the GWM P-Series – including the new P500 flagship derivatives – climbed 2 positions to 6th, with a total of 350 units sold (including 45 to via the rental channel). For the record, that’s a month-on-month increase of 71%.
As such, the Ford-built Volkswagen Amarok (325 units) and imported Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (168 units) each fall a ranking to 7th and 8th, respectively, while the GWM Steed (113 units) returned to 3 figures and moved up a spot to 9th. The now-defunct Nissan NP200 (76 units) dropped a place to close out the table.
Best of the rest in September 2024: bakkies outside the top 10
What about the bakkies that didn’t crack the top 10 in September 2024? Well, the JAC T-Series – the Chinese firm unfortunately reported only a combined figure for its T6, T8 and T9 line-ups, so we technically can’t rank any of these individual nameplates in the top 10 – managed 89 units.
Next came the long-in-the-tooth Mahindra Bolero (61 units), while sales of the Chinese-made Peugeot Landtrek fell to just 39 units in September. The outgoing Mitsubishi Triton ended up on 22 registrations, with the final spot again going to the Jeep Gladiator, which managed 8 sales.
10 best-selling bakkies in SA for September 2024
1. Toyota Hilux – 2 942 units
2. Ford Ranger – 2 382 units
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 592 units
4. Mahindra Pik Up – 782 units
5. Nissan Navara – 451 units
6. GWM P-Series – 350 units
7. Volkswagen Amarok – 325 units
8. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 168 units
9. GWM Steed – 113 units
10. Nissan NP200 – 76 units
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