The best-selling bakkies in South Africa

Whether it is to navigate a potholed terrain, facilitate the type of work you do, or to cater for your outdoor oriented lifestyle, the bakkie has long been a popular mode of transport in South Africa.
To highlight their popularity, the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger topped the best-selling passenger vehicle list in 2017, each breaching over 30,000 sales in 2017, according to data from Lightstone, while the Ranger makes up 41% of all double cabs sold in Southern Africa.
Despite 2017 being an economically turbulent year, new vehicle sales increased by 1.8% according to official sales figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa).
These are the top-selling bakkies for 2017 according to Lightstone’s data:
Toyota Hilux
- Number sold: 36,422
- Price: From R398,600
Ford Ranger
- Number sold: 32,786
- Price: From R241,900
Nissan NP200
- Number sold: 15,081
- Price: From R165,500
Isuzu KB
- Number sold: 14,255
- Price: From R241,300
Nissan NP300/Hardbody
- Number sold: 13,604
- Price: From R187,900
Chevrolet Utility
- Number sold: 7,544
- Price: No longer sold new in SA
VW Amarok
- Number sold: 2,946
- Price: From R511,100
Toyota Land Cruiser Pick-up
- Number sold: 2,662
- Price: From R623,800
Nissan Navara
- Number sold: 1,832
- Price: From R523,900