are • • but is not yet destined for local shores. • For more motoring stories, visit Wheels24. Taxes, death, and the Toyota Hilux being South Africa's best-selling bakkie are some of the many certainties in life, and for the foreseeable future, the latter won't be changing anytime soon. The chasing pack continually consists of the Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max, and Volkswagen Amarok. Still, the bakkie landscape is slowly shifting to accommodate new offerings from automakers wanting to break into an already-overpopulated segment. According to NAAMSA, for the month of March, the Hilux recorded a whopping 3941 unit sales. The bakkie segment is so lucrative locally that even Mercedes-Benz thought they could snag a piece of the pie with the X-Class. Besides being overpriced, it was too heavy and had disastrous cabin ergonomics. It was also really just a Nissan with a Mercedes badge. All of this signalled the end of the 'Kim Kardashian' bakkie.