Last of South Africa's half-tonners to go out of production now in high demand.The Nissan NP200, which bowed out of production as the last of the so-called half-ton bakkies earlier this year, is in high demand in the pre-owned space.
According to AutoTrader’s year-on-year data from September 2024, the used Nissan NP200 sold for the month showed an incredible 43.9% increase. What makes this even more remarkable is that overall pre-owned sales in September fell by 9.6% year-on-year. Other models that also enjoyed an upward curve for the month are the Suzuki Swift , the VW Polo Vivo and the Toyota Starlet .“While used car sales have seen a decline in September 2024, several models have seen growth in the used car market,” said AutoTrader CEO George Mienie.
“The sales uptick for used cars like the Suzuki Swift, Toyota Starlet, Volkswagen Polo Vivo and Nissan NP200 highlight the strong demand for well-priced, fuel-efficient vehicles.”The Nissan NP200 was the last of a long line of half-tonners which includes the likes of the Ford Bantam, Opel Corsa/GM Utility, Mazda Rustler, Proton Arena, Fiat Strada and VW Caddy bakkie.its vacant space has been absorbed by a variety of other commercial offerings.
The brand recording the most used cars sales during the month is Toyota, followed by Volkswagen and Ford. Yet all three’s used sales went down year-on-year. Toyota’s decrease was only 2%, with VW showing an 8% decline and Ford a massive 13% slump.
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