Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Foton has reached a significant milestone with the commencement of Completely Knocked Down (CKD) vehicle production at its manufacturing facility in Gqeberha, strengthening South Africa’s role in the company’s global manufacturing and export strategy.
Chinese vehicles may be finding a growing customer base across global markets, but the latest sales statistics show that local buyers still have a strong preference for non-Chinese brands.
Direct monthly vehicle imports from China to the United States are now negligible due to heavy tariff pressure, keeping volumes relatively low at around 10 000 to 12 000 units.
CFAO South Africa announced the appointment of Kevin Pillay (photo) as the new Managing Director of CFAO Mobility South Africa and Julian Visagie, Managing Director of Hertz Car Rental, as the new CFAO South Africa Executive Committee member.
According to Jetour South Africa’s sales of their new T-series, local car buyers are starting to mirror global car colour trends.
Good news for the South African automotive industry is Volvo Trucks South Africa’s announced that it has started the assembly of Euro 6 and FH Aero trucks at its facility in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.
South Africa’s automotive market ended 2025 on a stronger footing than many expected, demonstrating notable resilience in the final quarter of the year, according to the Q4 2025 Mobility Insights Report from TransUnion.
A Hino 300 714, bought new in 2018 from Pupkewitz Hino in Windhoek, continues to provide reliable service after recording more than a million kilometres traversing a variety of roads in remote, rural areas and urban centres in Namibia.
Wayve, Uber and Nissan announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of robotaxis and commence activities to realize the deployment of robotaxi services.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) returns as sponsor of the Absa Cape Epic for the fourth consecutive year, standing alongside Absa, which celebrates 20 years as title sponsor of the world’s toughest mountain bike stage race.
South African innovation leader and founding CEO of 1064 Degrees, Dean Furman, delivered a high energy wake up call to the automotive retail sector at the National Automobile Dealers’ Association’s (NADA) Connect 2026 conference, urging companies to stop treating artificial intelligence as futuristic and start treating it as fundamental.
The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) once again delivered a standout experience at its annual conference on 12 March.
Events unfolding in the Middle East, combined with disruptions to oil shipping routes, have once again highlighted how dependent the world remains on crude oil and refined fuels.
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