In a month that saw it sold 10 000 units of the XUV 3X0, Mahindra also emerged as the biggest surprise of February’s best-selling bakkies, reports The Citizen.

Record

Combined with the 592 XUV 3X0’s sold, the locally built Pik Up amassed 1 003 unit sales, one of its highest in recent memory.

A result that placed its 13th overall on the list of overall vehicle sales for the month, the Pik Up placed fourth behind the Isuzu D-Max.

With the Toyota Hilux finishing first and the Ford Ranger second, locally produced bakkies also occupied four places within the top five.

A distance behind the Pik Up, the GWM P-Series, consisting of the P300 and P500, placed fifth ahead of the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 and Volkswagen Amarok.

The Nissan Navara ended February in eighth, followed by two further Chinese entrants in the GWM Steed and JAC T-Series.

February’s best-selling bakkies:

The complete list of February’s best-selling bakkies are as follows:

1. Toyota Hilux – 3 362
2. Ford Ranger – 2 091
3. Isuzu D-Max – 1 951
4. Mahindra Pik Up – 1 003
5. GWM P-Series – 559
6. Toyota Land Cruiser 79 – 381
7. Volkswagen Amarok – 401
8. Nissan Navara – 376
9. GWM Steed – 263
10. JAC T-Series – 246
11. Foton Tunland – 182
12. Peugeot Landtrek – 174
13. Mahindra Bolero – 76
14. Mitsubishi Triton – 31
15. Changan Hunter – 15
16. Jeep Gladiator – 9
    Note: Omitted is the Hyundai H100, Kia K-Series, JAC X-Series, Suzuki Super Carry and Hino 300 as these are classified light-duty trucks.

Still on the up

In total, new vehicle sales jumped 11.4% in February from the same time 12 months ago to 53 455.

Of these, light commercial vehicle sales contributed 13 218 units, an uptake of 11.9% from last year’s 11 816.

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