South Africa is now the third country after Thailand and India to manufacture the RG generation .
Like Thailand, South Africa has a very strong truck culture, where pick-ups trucks are referred to by the locals as ‘bakkies.’
The South African market D-Max will be assembled at the company’s local subsidiary Isuzu Motors South Africa (Pty) Limited’s plant in Gqeberha (formerly known as Port Elizabeth).
The South Africa-made Isuzu D-Max will be exported to 34 countries in the Sub-Sahara regions.
Closer to home, our local Malaysian specs Isuzu D-Max are imported (CBU) from Thailand.
Prices start from RM 90,449 for the cheapest 1.9L 4×4 MT Single Cab variant, while double-cab variants start from RM 107,449 for the 1.9L 4×4 MT variant, reaching up to RM 142,438 for the range topping 3.0L 4×4 AT X-Terrain variant.
Keyword: Isuzu D-Max enters production in South Africa, joins Thailand and India as regional hub