It was a busy year for the light commercial vehicle segment in South Africa, with a number of new bakkie brands and models ...

Mirroring North America, South America and Australia, where bakkies top their best-sellers’ lists, 2026 will see a ...

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) desperately wanted a more bespoke and aggressively styled Legend 55. It was the final ...

While not officially confirmed, the E07 features a unibody platform, sloping roofline and a central mid-gate loading area ...

The Toyota Hilux saw an increased market share of 29.4% in April. Ford sold 1 728 units last month, bringing its total to 10 002 Ranger bakkies sold so far in SA in 2025. Peugeot’s Landtrek, which ...

South Africans are known for their loyalty to bakkie brands, and the Toyota bakkie has become a staple of South African life. The sales stats for March demonstrate that the Toyota Hilux remains the ...

That’s what the newest ad for the Hilux capitalises on, somewhat cheekily stealing the Jeep’s history, considering that for many years, ordinary people around the world would describe a 4x4 vehicle as ...

Chinese automotive giant BYD is launching a new plug-in hybrid electric bakkie in South Africa that could prove to be a massive disruptor to Toyota and Ford’s dominance in this segment. When the BYD ...

Toyota South Africa has introduced the Hilux Legend 55, a special-edition line-up marking 55 years of the brand’s best-selling bakkie. Since arriving in South Africa in 1969, the Hilux has become the ...

The Hilux has consistently been the local market leader in bakkies ever since it debuted here in 1969. That’s unless you count a few times in the 1990s when Isuzu took its crown. Last year saw one of ...