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Isuzu D-Max generations by year

Isuzu D-Max generations covered here: Isuzu D-Max 2nd generation (2012-2020); Isuzu D-Max 3rd generation (2019/2020-current). The table gives the first and last dates by market, and each generation lists its codes, facelifts, how to tell it apart and the sources.

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Years by market

Generation AustraliaUnited StatesEurope and the UKSouth AfricaThailand
Isuzu D-Max 2nd generation (2012-2020) Jun 2012 to Aug 2020Not sold2012 to Mar 2021Mar 2013 to Dec 20212011 to Oct 2019
Isuzu D-Max 3rd generation (2019/2020-current) 1 Sep 2020 to todayNot soldMar 2021 to today7 Apr 2022 to today11 Oct 2019 to today

"Not confirmed" means we found no source we could open for that date; "Not sold" means the generation was not offered there. Dates are first and last sale or production as the sources give them.

Isuzu D-Max 2nd generation (2012-2020)

Codes: RT50, RT85 (2015 facelift code per Wikipedia). Also called: Isuzu KB (South Africa, until Oct 2018), Chevrolet D-Max (Chile), shares platform with Chevrolet/Holden Colorado RG.

How to tell it apart: Rounded nose with a wide two-bar chrome grille that sweeps into swept-back headlights, softer and taller-looking than the boxy 3rd gen; later trucks have projector lamps with LED DRL strips.

  • 2015 facelift (RT85) (2015): Larger grille, new 1.9 RZ4E engine replacing 2.5 (Wikipedia only).
  • MY17 update (Feb 2017): Restyled bonnet, front bumper, grille and headlights; projector headlights with LED DRLs on LS models; Euro 5 3.0 engine (GoAuto 10 Feb 2017).
  • First SA facelift (Oct 2016): New face, fresh tailgate styling, revised instrument cluster (Cars.co.za).
  • Second SA facelift and rename to D-Max (Oct 2018): Chrome-effect grille, revised headlamps; KB name dropped for D-Max (Cars.co.za).

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Market notes and sources
  • Australia: ANCAP: build and on-sale dates June 2012 to August 2020; 'introduced in Australia and New Zealand in June 2012'.
  • United States: No source opened shows a US D-Max; listed as not sold but see unverified.
  • Europe and the UK: UK pricing announced March 2012 with June 2012 on-sale (search snippets of Fleet News / Honest John; pages returned 403). Replaced by 3rd gen in UK showrooms March 2021 (Carscoops 23 Feb 2021).
  • South Africa: Sold as Isuzu KB from March 2013, renamed D-Max October 2018; RT production ended around end of 2021 (Cars.co.za buyer's guide). Prolonged-life version referred to as 'D-Max Gen 6'.
  • Thailand: Wikipedia gives a September 2011 Thai launch; a second source confirming the month could not be opened (403). Replaced by 3rd gen 11 Oct 2019 (MarkLines).

Not confirmed: Thailand launch month (September 2011) is Wikipedia only; Autoindustriya and WapCar pages returned 403.; UK on-sale June 2012 is from search snippets only (Fleet News, Honest John, AM Online all returned 403).; 2015 Thai facelift details are Wikipedia only.; US: 'not sold' is not confirmed by an opened source..

  1. ANCAP Isuzu D-Max (old model): AU June 2012 to August 2020
  2. GoAuto: Driven: Isuzu pumps up D-Max with torque and tech (10 Feb 2017): AU MY17 facelift timing and visible changes
  3. Cars.co.za: Isuzu KB and D-Max (2013-2021) Buyer's Guide: ZA March 2013 launch, Oct 2016 and Oct 2018 facelifts, rename, end of RT production
  4. Carscoops: All-new 2021 Isuzu D-Max launched in Britain (23 Feb 2021): UK changeover to 3rd gen March 2021
  5. MarkLines: Isuzu world debut of 2020 all-new D-Max: TH end of 2nd gen (3rd gen debut 11 Oct 2019)
  6. Wikipedia: Isuzu D-Max: codes, Thai Sept 2011 launch, 2015 facelift, aliases

Isuzu D-Max 3rd generation (2019/2020-current)

Codes: RG01. Also called: Mazda BT-50 (TF) is built on this generation, Isuzu T30 (China), Qingling Tazun (China).

How to tell it apart: Sharper, boxier body with a thin slit-style upper grille linked to slim headlights; post-2023 trucks have a taller, wider grille with a bonnet bulge and L-shaped LED tail lights.

  • 2023/2024 facelift (6 Oct 2023): Raised, wider grille, bonnet power bulge, DRLs in top of headlamps, L-shaped LED tail lights, bumper air curtains, bigger tailgate spoiler (Automotive World 6 Oct 2023).
  • 2024 facelift (Apr 2024): Squarer front end, bi-LED headlights, redesigned tail lights, crisper body lines; new X-Rider grade (GoAuto 26 Apr 2024). Wikipedia gives 25 Apr 2024.
  • Facelift (12 May 2026): Wikipedia only.

Our files for this generation: Isuzu D-Max 3rd gen (RG).

Market notes and sources
  • Australia: Isuzu Ute Australia: online reveal 13 Aug 2020, dealer arrival 1 Sept 2020. Wikipedia agrees (1 Sept 2020).
  • United States: Not confirmed from an opened source.
  • Europe and the UK: UK: first units in showrooms March 2021 (Carscoops 23 Feb 2021); Wikipedia says UK April 2021. Body styles single, extended, double cab.
  • South Africa: Isuzu SA: mass production at Gqeberha from 10 March 2022, market launch 7 April 2022. Wikipedia agrees.
  • Thailand: World debut in Thailand 11 Oct 2019 (MarkLines; Wikipedia agrees).

Not confirmed: UK start: Carscoops says March 2021, Wikipedia says April 2021; month kept as March 2021 from the opened press source.; South Africa facelift (12 May 2026) is Wikipedia only.; UK/Europe facelift date not researched..

  1. Isuzu Ute Australia: Australian reveal of the all-new D-Max is set (10 Jul 2020): AU reveal 13 Aug 2020, dealers 1 Sept 2020
  2. MarkLines: 2020 all-new D-Max world debut: TH 11 Oct 2019
  3. Isuzu SA newsroom (10 Mar 2022): ZA production start and 7 April 2022 launch
  4. Carscoops (23 Feb 2021): UK March 2021, body styles
  5. Automotive World: Isuzu significantly improves its D-Max (6 Oct 2023): Thai facelift dates and visible changes
  6. GoAuto: Isuzu D-Max range grows for 2024 (26 Apr 2024): AU facelift and visible changes
  7. Wikipedia: Isuzu D-Max: codes, aliases, market dates cross-check

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