Courier company takes the EV route
The first, all-EV courier company, has charged its batteries and is ready for business, says Alex Staniland owner of Xpress, with an eye on innovation and gaps in the market.
- New Energy Vehicles
- 11 June 2025
Waldemar André Christensen is the new Vice-President and Managing Director of the Volvo Group Southern Africa. He replaces Marcus Hörberg, who will be joining the Volvo Trucks team in France.
Waldemar started his career at Volvo during 2011 in his native Norway. He has vast experience in commercial product management, government and fleet sales, as well as dealer and retail operations. He was also the MD of Volvo Trucks in Norway from 2016 to 2019.
Most recently, he was head of Truck Sales Operations for the Volvo European regional value chain, located at Volvo headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.
He holds an MBA, and his qualifications are centred on business, administration, law and entrepreneurship.
“I am so excited to be given this opportunity and look forward to supporting our South African customers in building sustainable businesses for the future,” he says.
“The Volvo Group Southern Africa team members have extensive experience in the local transport environment, and I greatly value their insights and knowledge, especially now that the global logistics industry is facing some challenging business conditions. We look forward to taking Volvo Trucks to new heights, all for the benefit of our customers, our staff and society at large,” he reckons.
Volvo Group Southern Africa’s head office is in Jet Park, Gauteng, and the company has a Volvo Trucks assembly plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Local operations include brands like Volvo Trucks, Volvo Penta, Volvo Bus and Volvo Financial Service. It currently employs 1 000 staff around the country.
The first, all-EV courier company, has charged its batteries and is ready for business, says Alex Staniland owner of Xpress, with an eye on innovation and gaps in the market.
Daimler Truck AG ("Daimler Truck"), Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation ("Mitsubishi Fuso"), Toyota Motor Corporation ("Toyota") and Hino Motors Ltd ("Hino") entered into definitive agreements for the integration of Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino.
The illegal dumping of tyres by at least four countries from the Far East on the South African market, is a serious contributing factor that local tyre manufacturers have to deal with.
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Daimler Truck AG ("Daimler Truck"), Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation ("Mitsubishi Fuso"), Toyota Motor Corporation ("Toyota") and Hino Motors Ltd ("Hino") entered into definitive agreements for the integration of Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino.
The illegal dumping of tyres by at least four countries from the Far East on the South African market, is a serious contributing factor that local tyre manufacturers have to deal with.
Goodyear is set to close its tyre manufacturing plant in Kariega in the Eastern Cape, and it could affect as many as 900 jobs at the facility, not to mention the knock-on effect it would have on the economy of the Eastern Cape, which is already suffering from high unemployment.