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Hi-Tech Automotive is a low volume, specialist car builder and design house located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. [1] Most of the vehicles produced are exported, notably to the US and UK . The main distributor of the cars built by Hi-Tech is Superformance .
First-generation Ford Bantam (facelift) The first-generation Bantam was introduced in South Africa in 1983. It was intended to compete for market share that was, at the time, almost entirely monopolised by Nissan's B140 1400 Bakkie (which had been derived from the B110 sedan), with the remainder accounted for by the recently released Volkswagen Caddy.
In South Korea, it is available in either a single-cab, extended-cab or double-cab models. The single-cab model is available with a choice of two wheelbases, 2,430 mm (95.7 in) or 2,640 mm (103.9 in); the extended-cab is limited to the longer wheelbase; and the double-cab is limited to the shorter wheelbase. [5]
For South Africa, the D-Max comes in single cab, extended cab and double cab bodystyles. [92] In January 2024, the X-Rider trim was added to the range it is powered by a 1.9-litre turbocharged diesel engine. [93] In February 2024, the LS trim and a 3.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine was made available for the single cab bodystyle. [94]
By the 1960s this included the British Vauxhall marque [6] and the Ranger, marketed as "South Africa's Own Car". In 1986, it was sold off and rebranded the Delta Motor Corporation as a result of the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act in the United States and subsequent divestment of General Motors from apartheid South Africa. [7]
South Africa counts 26 deaths each year for 100,000 people (260 per million), a higher rate than the global average of 18 per 100,000 (180 per million). [ 12 ] In 2021, the country recorded 12,541 road fatalities for 11,726,476 vehicles (7.6 million motor vehicles and over 2.6 million light delivery vehicles / bakkies ).
Bakkie may refer to: Pickup truck, a South African and Dutch informal term for a pickup truck; Bakkie, Suriname, a resort and town in Suriname; See also.
In South Africa, an elite police force known as "The Hawks" use the Volkswagen GTI as their primary law enforcement vehicle.. Some vehicles used by South African Police are mostly pick up trucks or " bakkies" as it is called in Afrikaans with a detaining canopy installed to transport suspects in to the police station.