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More flexibility for training requirements at dealerships

Pass Competence has added a new tool to its box of training solutions that could benefit vehicle dealerships. The company, specialising in training and compliance with an international footprint, now offers E-Learning as part of its training capacity.

  • 25 March 2025
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From technician to transport business owner

Eurico Stork began his working career as an apprentice truck technician at Hino Pietermaritzburg in 2014 and soon after qualifying was promoted to workshop supervisor for the next two years.

  • 24 March 2025
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Canopies: A vital part of any new bakkie

The ‘kappie’ (canopy) for a ‘bakkie’-industry in South Africa has also had its fair share of change and turmoil over the last two decades.

  • 20 March 2025
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Productivity of non-GP generating staff

Staff costs are the largest overhead in many dealerships. Whilst simply comparing the costs over different periods will give you a broad idea of where the costs are, it will not give you much information on the efficiency of your non-GP generating staff.

  • 18 March 2025

Eagle Corner keeps growing with Suzuki

In the heart of the broader Johannesburg is a family business that’s been flourishing for 42 years now. The Eagle Corner Group started out as a Ford dealership and Eagle Ford became a household name.

  • 17 March 2025
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GWM Bruma and Hatfield Group take top honours

GWM South Africa hosted its Dealer Conference and Awards, an annual event that not only celebrated the company’s top-performing dealerships but also heralded the arrival of three new vehicles.

  • 10 March 2025
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Is staff training an investment or a cost?

If treated as a cost, it simply flows through the income statement and once expensed, it generally is forgotten about after the month in which it is expensed. From a tax and accounting perspective it is processed as an expense and when one needs to cut expenses, it is often one of the first expenses to be reduced.

  • 4 March 2025
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He said they would do it again… and did

“And for now it may be the first, but not the last time…” Well, this ‘statement of intent’ from Luke Dreyer (Dealer Principal at BMW Midrand) during an interview with Dealerfloor last year, proves to be spot on.

  • 4 March 2025
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UD Trucks expands with new Midvaal Dealership

UD Trucks Southern Africa announced the addition of its latest dealership in Midvaal, operated by the ETTC Group. This new facility strengthens UD Trucks’ commitment to providing high-quality sales, service and parts support, strategically positioned to serve fleet operators and transport businesses along South Africa’s key N1 and N3 routes.

  • 3 March 2025
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Rola Ford Robertson, Human Auto dominates

Rola Ford Robertson won the Ford Dealer of the Year award for the second time in a row while the Human Auto Group bagged its fifth consecutive Dealer Group of the Year title.

  • 27 February 2025
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