Taking a look back at sales data from December 2024, it was Toyota who convincingly claimed top spot in the bakkie segment with just under 3 000 registrations of the venerated Hilux. Here is what else made the cut.
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With December 2024 now at a close, naamsa has released the new vehicle sales statistics from the month. Overall, the passenger vehicle market has grown by 1.1% year to date from the corresponding period in 2023 however the light commercial vehicle, medium trucks and busses and heavy trucks and busses segments have all seen contractions since the same time in 2023 by 12.0%, 6.5% and 4.9% respectively which is prevalent in most of the data listed below.
Closing the year off, 351 302 passenger vehicles have been sold, an increase from the 347 379 in 2023 while the light commercial vehicle segment shrunk considerably from the 151 490 units sold in 2023 by only mustering up 133 254 units in 2024. This is perhaps further exacerbated by the complete absence of a single-cab unibody bakkie in the local market.
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Top 5 Best-selling Bakkies for December 2024
- Toyota Hilux — 2 926 units
- Ford Ranger — 1 924 units
- Isuzu D-Max — 1 086 units
- Mahindra Pik Up — 390 units
- Toyota Land Cruiser — 352 units
Not much changed during December 2024 with local bakkie sales. Toyota have retained its top spot and increased sales from 2 702 units sold in November. It is the adverse for Ford in second position who registered less sales during the final month of the year, following 2 248 registrations in November. The D-Max, while occupying third spot took a large hit with 1 086 registrations during December 2024, significantly down from 1 764 the month before.
Further down the list, the Mahindra Pik Up also suffered a loss with 390 units registered during the month, down from 697 the month before. Ousted from the Top 5, the Nissan Navara reluctantly made way for the Toyota Landcruiser PU which managed 352 sales during the month, up from 290 in November.
