Sports utility vehicles may well be the darling of the global motor industry, but in SA, they have been dethroned by the humble hatchback., hatchbacks are the number one choice when it comes to body type in SA — by far. As the country's largest automotive digital marketplace, AutoTrader is well positioned to provide accurate motor-industry commentary and insight. According toHe reveals that hatchbacks outsold SUVs by 18.9% in SA in 2019.
Interestingly, the SA used-vehicle body-type ranking doesn't mirror new vehicle sales in this country either. “Yes, a hatchback was the top-selling passenger vehicle in SA last year. However, the top-selling new vehicle was the Toyota Hilux. And the list of top-selling new vehicles in 2019 is dominated by bakkies . Yet single-cab, double-cab and extended-cab bakkies rank fifth, fourth and 10respectively in the used rankings.