We’ve rummaged through Naamsa’s detailed monthly sales figures once again, picking out South Africa’s best-selling bakkies for February 2022. Here are all the details!

The performance of South Africa’s broader new-vehicle market in February 2022 was a resoundingly positive one. The same applies to the light-commercial space, which enjoyed year-on-year sales growth of 9.4% to end on 12 290 units. While this segment also includes body styles such as commercial vans, here we’ll again focus on individual models that form part of the traditional bakkie market. We’re in bakkie country, after all.

So, were there any major changes to the list of South Africa’s best-selling bakkies in February 2022? Let’s take a closer look at the figures to find out.

There were absolutely no surprises at the very summit of the chart, with the Toyota Hilux’s final tally of 3 503 units making it the country’s top-selling bakkie for the month by quite some margin and helping the Japanese brand secure its largest ever monthly market share (making it the firm’s second highest sales month ever). Interestingly, 237 of those Hilux units were listed as government sales, with a further 258 units registered in the rental space. Yet another crushingly dominant performance from the Prospecton-produced bakkie, then.

Second place was again reserved for the soon-to-be-replaced Isuzu D-Max (1 401 units, of which 298 represented government sales), while the Rosslyn-built Nissan NP200 more than doubled its January 2022 effort to move back into four figures (1 020 units, to be precise) and snatch the final spot on the podium. If only this little half-tonner had some competition…

Likely still grappling with production constraints at its Silverton facility, Ford’s outgoing Ranger remained in fourth place, even though its 879-unit tally bettered its January figure. The Blue Oval brand must be itching to get its new Ranger rolling off the line and onto local roads, with excitement building further thanks to the recent reveal of the new 292 kW Raptor.

After snaffling a best-ever third spot in January 2022, the KwaZulu-Natal-assembled Mahindra Pik Up dropped two places to a still impressive fifth in February, ending the month on a healthy 766 registrations (incidentally 148 units more than January).

The GWM P-Series (623 units) and GWM Steed (526) each fell a place to sixth and seventh, respectively, while the Nissan Navara (476 units), Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (244 units) and Volkswagen Amarok (159 units) held steady in the final three positions on the list.

Best of the rest in February 2022

As always, it’s worth looking at the performance of the smaller players, too. Outside of the top 10, the Mahindra Bolero (114) was again the best of the rest in the second month of 2022. Sales of the Peugeot’s Chinese-built Landtrek fell slightly to 30 units, while the Mitsubishi Triton’s total grew a couple of units to 27. Mazda, meanwhile, managed to sell a mere 16 examples of its Isuzu-built BT-50, four fewer than in the previous month.

Export winners in February 2022

The Toyota Hilux led the export race as well, with 4 871 examples having been shipped from local shores in February. That said, the Ford Ranger’s export figure of 4 712 units wasn’t far behind, though still quite some way ahead of the Isuzu D-Max (521), Nissan Navara (317) and Nissan Hardbody (85). For the record, the industry’s overall export sales for February 2022 grew an encouraging 12.3% year on year to 32 867 units.

10 best-selling bakkies in South Africa for February 2022

1. Toyota Hilux – 3 503 units

2. Isuzu D-Max – 1 401 units

3. Nissan NP200 – 1 020 units

4. Ford Ranger – 879 units

5. Mahindra Pik Up – 766 units

6. GWM P-Series – 623 units

7. GWM Steed – 526 units

8. Nissan Navara – 476 units

9. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 244 units

10. Volkswagen Amarok – 159 units