The winners of the 2026 naamsa Accelerator Awards
- Industry News
- 23 October 2026
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
In Wuhu, China, Omoda gave the Omoda X its global debut at Omoda X Night, held as part of the 2026 Omoda & Jaecoo International User Summit.
Hyundai Automotive South Africa celebrated the long service of thirty-four employees at a ceremony in Cape Town, recognizing their long-service, loyalty, commitment and experience that have helped build, sustain and grow its business.
Most motorists will go their entire driving lives without deliberately pushing their vehicle to the limits of adhesion. Yet a sudden downpour, a patch of gravel, standing water or simply carrying too much speed into a bend can quickly expose the limits of a vehicle's grip.
For decades, the image of an automotive technician has remained largely unchanged in the public imagination. Many still picture oil-stained overalls, spanners and long hours spent beneath the bonnet of a vehicle.
The launch of a new vehicle brand is a relatively rare event in the automotive industry, making the arrival of Freelander one of the more notable developments of 2026.
The countdown to Automechanika Johannesburg 2026 has entered its final week, with thousands of automotive aftermarket professionals expected to gather in Midrand from 27 to 29 October.
African automotive policymakers, vehicle manufacturers and component suppliers are focusing on investment, local manufacturing and cross-border trade as efforts continue to develop a more integrated automotive industry across the continent.
Technical excellence took centre stage at Ford South Africa's annual Service Engineering & Operations Skills Contest, where Brendon Jordaan of Eastern Cape Motors in Gqeberha successfully defended his title as the country's top Ford technician.
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Manufacturing) (Pty) Limited has a new voice for its vehicles. Geoff Lourens joined the company as Product Communications Manager, effective 1 October.
South Africa’s broken public transport network has become an engine of economic exclusion, forcing working-class households to spend up to 45% of their monthly income just to get to work.
Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) Minister Parks Tau has announced that South Africa will phase out its support for current light-vehicle semi-knock-down (SKD) operations and will no longer provide policy support for any new light-vehicle SKD facilities in the country.
Falling back on their heritage and the legacy specific models have established over decades seems to be a strategy for European manufacturers to try and neutralise the tsunami of Chinese vehicles, especially full-electric vehicles (EVs), being set loose on Europe’s roads.
The current oil and fuel crisis is easier to understand when the global energy supply chain is viewed as a network rather than simply a question of how much oil the world produces.
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