Single- & double-cab bakkie sales: Hilux vs Ranger in July 2024

22 Aug 2024

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In July 2024, the Hilux and Ranger again led SA’s bakkie sales race. But which one dominated the single-, extended- and double-cab segments? Here are the figures!

You’ve likely already seen our list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for July 2024, which was yet again topped by the Toyota Hilux, with the Ford Ranger taking 2nd place. But what happens when we separate the sales by the single-, extended- and double-cab body styles?

Well, since Naamsa’s monthly sales report unfortunately doesn’t include a breakdown of the 3 bakkie body styles, we’ve again turned to the folks over at drivexcars for assistance with these fascinating figures.

Before we jump into sales by body style, it’s worth noting the Hilux topped the bakkie charts overall in July 2024, hitting a total of 3 021 units (up 24.1%, month on month). The Ranger (2 258 units) was 763 units off the pace in the runner-up position, while the Isuzu D-Max again completed the podium, despite sales sliding 8.5% month on month to 1 641 units.

According to our records (based on collated Naamsa figures), the Hilux (18 766 units) is still comfortably in 1st place overall year to date, ahead of the Ranger (14 470 units) and D-Max (11 090 units).

SA’s best-selling double-cab bakkies in July 2024

So, let’s now turn our attention to sales by body style. According to Lightstone Auto’s dataset, the Ford Ranger once again topped the double-cab sales charts in July 2024, with 1 758 dual-cab units registered. By our maths, that translates to 77.9% of the Silverton-built bakkie’s overall tally for the month.

Therefore, the Toyota Hilux again had to settle for 2nd position in Mzansi’s double-cab sales race in July, with 1 514 units sold. For the record, that figure represents 50.1% of the Prospecton-produced stalwart’s overall tally last month.

Predictably, then, 3rd place on the double-cab podium thus went to the Struandale-made Isuzu D-Max, which hit 683 dual-cab units last month. Thanks to a few choice pokes at a calculator, we find that works out to 41.6% of the Japanese contender’s aggregate for July 2024.

Lightstone Auto’s figures showed that all other 1-tonne double-cab bakkie derivatives (over and above the Ranger, Hilux and D-Max) collectively managed 1 357 registrations last month. Year to date, the Ranger leads the double-cab race on 11 099 units, ahead of the Hilux (8 576 units) and D-Max (4 537 units).

July 2024 sales of single- and extended-cab bakkies

What about the single-cab space? Well, in July 2024, the Hilux (1 145 units or 37.9% of its total) stood at the very top of the table, finishing well ahead of the D-Max (752 units or 45.8%). The 2-door version of the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up again grabbed 3rd in July, with 615 units (or 77.8% of the nameplate’s total).

In the year-to-date race in this segment, the Hilux (7 143 units) holds a strong lead over the D-Max (5 393 units), with the Pik Up in 3rd on 3 929 units. The Ranger single cab, meanwhile, managed just 142 registrations last month and stands at 1 091 units, year to date.

Meanwhile, the Hilux Xtra Cab (359 units) retained 1st place in the extended-cab segment in July 2024, with the Ranger Supercab (352 units) right on its tail in 2nd position. Year to date, the Hilux leads in the segment, with 3 038 units compared with the Blue Oval bakkie’s 2 274 registrations. As the only other model offered in this body style, the D-Max Extended Cab was 3rd both in July (206 units) and year to date (1 160 units).