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- Dealer News
- 20 January 2025
Thorp GWM (Haval) Plumstead, recently scooped up an international award from GWM (Haval) International in the category for Best Fleet Contribution at the recently held Beijing Motor Show in China.
Chery South Africa hosted its dealers, business partners and key customers at a gala event in Sandton where the past year’s record-breaking performance and best dealers were honoured.
We are extremely excited about our new showroom look in the Table View Mall. Here we will have our new product-specific displays for the brands under the GWM umbrella, like Tank, Ora, Haval and the P-Series next to our separate showrooms for our Suzuki, Chery and Omoda brands, which all form part of our multi-franchise set-up.
Foton is ready to hit the road in South Africa again, this time with a proper dealer network of around 40 dealerships in place and an expectation to grow that number to 50 across the country before year-end. And most importantly, a new range of products that cannot be ignored.
The acceptance of their electric vehicle range (EV) is nothing short of excellent so far, says André Lemmer, Dealer Principal at the BB Group’s BYD and Nissan multi-franchise in Hatfield, Pretoria.
Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance has partnered with Cars.co.za to bring more qualified leads to South African dealers.
Renault South Africa, part of Motus, held its Annual Dealer of the Year Awards ceremony recently honouring dealerships and motor groups for their success during 2023.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa, in partnership with Springs Car Wholesale (SCW) Mobility Group, announced the acquisition of Shiraz Auto's Dealership, marking a significant expansion in the Johannesburg South region.
A well-known player in the pre-owned car market, Botha & Deysel Executive Motors, has extended its footprint to the West Rand with the opening of a new dealership in Roodepoort.
Last year was an event-filled one for UD Trucks Southern Africa (UDTSA) following numerous achievements across its sales and aftersales business areas, which had a positive effect on the overall business growth for the brand.
In today’s social media age, reviews have become an important marketing tool. One of the main review “products” is Google reviews.
Selling new vehicles in a rural environment these days goes hand in hand with a number of challenges. Serious challenges that see dealerships close their doors for business. But when you are an established family business with a solid reputation its game on, as they say.
It is called the “big one” in the automotive industry, the prestigious MSXi | NADA Dealership of the Year award, which was lifted by BB Ford Tzaneen, which also took the top spot on the podium in the category for Unlisted Groups.
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