Where are your new-vehicle profits hiding?
- Dealer News
- 26 November 2024
There is a buzz at the Hallmark multi-franchise dealership in Vereeniging, where business is picking up in step with the general recovery of the automotive industry.
Mercedes-Benz Sandton dealer principal, Alex Boavida, has taken over sole responsibility for the position of Vice Chairperson of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) with immediate effect.
Produkta Motors, a well-known local company that has been part of the Lowveld landscape for more than 30 years, has opened an all-new InspectaCar pre-owned vehicle dealership in Nelspruit.
Ineos Automotive is not a name that is known to many South Africans, but the newly formed British firm is aiming to change that.
To chat to Danie Stassen, co-owner and Dealer Principal of Subaru in Mbombela (Nelspruit), without mentioning Dakar would be impossible.
Weskus Ford in Vredenburg relocated to a new building that offers much more space for their new and pre-owned vehicles.
Regardless of the persisting challenges related to COVID-19, business in the North West province seems to be on the upside.
Cas Kolbé is a lawyer by profession. But, like many other who came into contact with the auto industry, he had a completely different dream.
With a string of law degrees behind his name, Jannie Nell never became a law practitioner, but instead ventured into the motor retail business for a career.
Phalaborwa in Limpopo is well-known for its location adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The town is also known for its two military bases, two mines and yes, only two new vehicle dealerships (OEMs), namely Ford and Toyota.
Ben van der Walt started selling used vehicles under a tree in Rustenburg.
Motus Select celebrated its first birthday in November, where the group reflected on the change-over of twenty-one pre-existing Imperial Select dealerships a year ago.
Chery South Africa has appointed 30 new vehicle dealers across the country, covering every province and metro. It revealed its network to customers and the media at its national vehicle launch on Wednesday this week.
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