Although Toyota held the top spot in the bakkie segment sales race for most of 2023, Ford’s Ranger secured first place in the double cab leaderboard. Here is which brand ranked on top across single cab, double cab and extended cab segments.
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With 2023 at a close, we have had a comprehensive look at the data to determine which double cab bakkies sold in Mzansi, were most popular. Here are our findings.
Double Cab Top 5 for 2023
- Ford Ranger – 20 662
- Toyota Hilux – 18 227
- Isuzu D-MAX – 8 524
- GWM P-Series – 4 009
- Nissan Navara – 3 599
Extended Cab Top 3 for 2023
- Toyota Hilux – 5 417
- Ford Ranger – 2 441
- Isuzu D-MAX – 1 851
Single Cab Top 5 for 2023
- Toyota Hilux – 13 710
- Isuzu D-MAX – 8 584
- Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up – 6 060
- Ford Ranger – 1 515
- GWM P-Series – 448
Chassis Cab for 2023
- Toyota Hilux – 28
- Mahindra Scorpio Pik-Up – 2
Overall Top 3 Bakkies for 2023
- Toyota – 37 382
- Ford – 24 618
- Isuzu – 18 959
As a whole, the light commercial vehicle segment, which includes bakkies and mini busses, reported a total of 151 499 units sold in 2023. This is a significant increase compared to the total number of LCVs sold in 2022 (135 712 units). The double, single, and extended cab bakkie offerings accounted for 108 462 units of the 151 499 total recorded this year.
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Toyota consistently achieved segment-leading sales results month after month with its Hilux model. While overall figures allow Toyota to secure pole position, in the double cab arena, the Ford Ranger stands above all. The double-cab Blue Oval bakkie starts at R510 700 for the 2.0 SiT model and is completed by the R1.1 million Raptor model. This model is characterised by its 125 kW/ 405 N.m 2.0-litre turbodiesel inline-four engine, mated to a six-speed manual transmission, motivating the bakkie’s rear wheels. Toyota’s cheapest double cab offering is priced at R523 700 for the 2.7 Hilux double cab S model. Powering the rear wheel drive double cab is a 2.7-litre naturally aspirated inline four-cylinder engine outputting 122 kW/ 245 N.m.
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The light commercial vehicle segment’s highest total was recorded pre-Covid, in 2019, at 151 499, whereafter figures declined but have slowly been bolstered since then. 2024 could be the year that the light commercial vehicle segment’s figures exceed pre-Covid figures.
