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South Africa’s Used Car Scene is Heating Up – Practical Rides Take the Spotlight

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 Car and Bike SA

South Africa’s used car market just had its best month of 2025 – and it’s not all bakkies and Beemers anymore. July saw buyers leaning harder into practical, affordable, and fuel-efficient models, with a few surprising shake-ups in the top 10. Record-Breaking Month AutoTrader’s July 2025 stats paint a bullish picture: 33,919 cars sold – up +7% year-on-year and +9.4% month-on-month. Total value? A whopping R14.1 billion in used car sales. Average price: R415,983. Average mileage: 73,579 km (down from 75,227 km last year – newer cars are hitting the…

First 10 SVI-ARMOURED Ford Rangers Sold!

February 19, 2021 Ray Stewart

Formed in 2004, SVI is a company which specialises in product evaluation and manufacturing of armoured products in conjunction with the Ford Motor company. Within ten weeks of the launch of the SVI-armoured Ford Ranger orders for ten of the Rangers were received. This is an indication of the need for a factory build armoured vehicle in South Africa not only for business use but also private. To enable more customers to be the position to buy, Ford is offering its Ford Credit facility to these buyers. Its also worth noting the final…

Ford Ranger XL Optional Sport Pack(2020) Pricing

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Ray Stewart

The Ford Ranger Bakkie has proved it is a vehicle of choice it its segment consistently achieving number two every month in units sold in South Africa. Starting with the entry level single cab base model at a retail price of R323 400 and ending with the double cab “Raptor” 4×4 HR at a retail price of R875 700, in total the Ranger has 33 variants to choose from. 10 of the models in the range are XL variants starting with the single cab with a retail price of R396 700 and ending with the double…