South Africa’s half-tonne bakkie market is effectively dead with confirmation that the Nissan NP200 is to be discontinued.

Nissan South Africa has confirmed that the revered NP200 bakkie will be put to pasture in early 2024, signalling the end of an impressive 16-year run on the local market.

The Nissan NP200, which bowed out of production as the last of the so-called half-ton bakkies earlier this year, is in high demand in the pre-owned space. According to AutoTrader’s year-on-year ...