Registrations for the NADA (National Automobile Dealers’ Association) 2025 Connect Conference have opened.
The conference, the ninth, will be held on 13 March at the Focus Rooms in Sandton, Johannesburg.
As is usually the case with NADA’s annual conferences, the organisers have lined up a sizzling roster of speakers, including Dawie Roodt, Ghana Msibi and Juliet McGuire.
NADA is a professional body that represents the interests of business people who own, operate and manage new passenger and commercial vehicle franchise motor dealerships and qualifying used vehicle only outlets in South Africa.
Korean automaker Hyundai has been an unmitigated success in the SA new car space. The relative newcomer to the market has been a consistent top-five feature on the new-car sales charts. There are many reasons for this, including good, reliable products at competitive prices. In part, the success is also driven by innovation.
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You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
South Africa's automotive sector is set for a significant transformation as Chinese and Indian vehicle manufacturers prepare to shift from basic assembly operations to full-scale local production.
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Ford has officially ceased production of its Focus with the last versions coming of the line at the Saarlouis plant in Germany, drawing to a close more than five decades of manufacturing history.
