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- Industry News
- 20 November 2024
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Daring Africa 2024, an expedition of five Nissan Navara pick-ups and an X-Trail SUV, arrived in the capital of Mozambique on the second leg of the Japanese carmaker’s odyssey up Africa.
The Automotive Business Council issued an official erratum for the published new vehicle sales statistics reported on Monday, 2 April 2024.
The South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition sponsored by Old Mutual Insure concluded its evaluations for the 2024 annual competition.
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Volvo Trucks South Africa has announced the appointment of Anders Friberg as the company’s new Director of New Truck Sales, effective 1 April 2024. He will be based at the Volvo Group Southern Africa headquarters in Johannesburg.
Toyota South Africa Motors says it cannot wait to unleash all the esports action and prizes they have in store for Comic Con Cape Town 2024, as the partnership enters its second year, running from Saturday, 27 April to Wednesday, 1 May 2024.
BMW Group South Africa presented long-term collaborator, Dr Esther Mahlangu, with the distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award at the inaugural South African Creative Arts Awards (SACA).
New vehicle sales declined sharply in March this year, with automotive business council, naamsa, attributing this to the constrained business environment amplified by weak consumer demand and the recent Easter holidays.
Nissan plans to introduce its e-power hybrid technology car in Tunisia, its Africa head said as part of plans to test demand in the African market for electric vehicles.
South Africa’s franchised vehicle dealers were commended by the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (Nada) for their continued resilience and adaptability, which contributed to the new vehicle market’s sales performance in an exceptionally challenging market environment last month.
A convoy of Nissan Navara bakkies, representing the entire range that is manufactured in South Africa, left Rosslyn plant in Pretoria, Nissan’s African LCV manufacturing hub, today (Wednesday, 27 March) on the first leg of an eight-country odyssey into the interior of Africa and ultimately Cairo.
The National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) recently held its prestigious MSXi NADA Dealership of the Year Awards, an elegant evening filled with celebration and recognition.
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) plans to build on the gains achieved over the past year and reinforce its commitment to the local tyre manufacturing industry in 2024.
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