With the launches of several bakkies, including the Volkswagen Amarok range and several additions to the latest Ford Ranger line up, 2023 was an auspicious year for pickups in SA and 2024 promises to be even busier.

A glut of newcomers is on the horizon, though the market will be without a half-tonne bakkie, with Nissan set to discontinue local production of its popular NP200 in March. While there’s no immediate replacement model, Stellantis has hinted its three-quarter-tonne Fiat Strada will return to fill the gap for compact bakkies...

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