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South African factories have built motor vehicles and light truck models since the 1920s. Manufacturers have historically been concentrated in the provinces of the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Large component manufacturers with bases in the country are Arvin Exhaust, Bloxwitch, Corning and Senior Flexonics.
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.
bakkie A utility truck or pickup truck. Can also mean a small basin or other container. [1] bergie (Informal) refers to a particular subculture of vagrants in Cape Town (from Afrikaans berg (mountain), originally referring to vagrants who sheltered in the forests of Table Mountain).
The 1400 Bakkie was replaced late in 2008 by the NP200, a rebadged Dacia Logan Pick-Up. A major departure for the Nissan bakkie is that the new model is front-wheel drive (FWD), whereas the original was rear-wheel drive (RWD) – a major selling point of the vehicle in South Africa where it was the only RWD bakkie in its class for many years.
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A sport model of the 1400 Bakkie was marketed as the 1400 Sport from 1988 to 1990. It had a five-speed gearbox and brown interior with sporty brown steering wheel, door panels and dash. The bucket seats were clothed in brown material with a red pin stripe. Spot lamps, Tonneau cover, Tinted windshield, Mudflaps (front and rear).
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