Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
During the night shift on Monday, 19 February, the production team of Volkswagen Group Africa celebrated a milestone when the 1.5-millionth vehicle built for export in Kariega in the Eastern Cape rolled off the line.
Hino South Africa has completed an order for 33 mobile offices for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Home Affairs (DHA).
The Lemons 9-Hour Race is set to make history in Cape Town as Africa's largest motorsport event holds its inaugural mother city event, the Mischief Garage 9-Hour.
The excitement is rapidly building for the 14th edition of the Simola Hillclimb, which is less than three months away and takes place in Knysna from 2 to 5 May 2024.
This year will see a near record number of vehicles competing for the title of South Africa’s Car of the Year (COTY) for 2024.
Aligning with the priorities of the Volkswagen brand worldwide, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has set its sights on an ambitious goal: for its Kariega plant to become a carbon-neutral production facility by 2030.
It was recently announced that Absa and Cars.co.za have partnered to take South Africa’s most authoritative automotive industry awards, the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards - often referred to as #CarsAwards - into a bold and innovative future.
A technological revolution in automotive retail is brewing, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be selling cars as soon as 2025. While overseas OEMs are leading the race in this space, will AI transform South Africa’s automotive sector?
Maretha Gerber (Photo) made history when she was appointed the first female President and Group CEO for Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA).
The new vehicle market trend of five consecutive months of decline in year-on-year sales at the end of last year has continued into 2024.
The “dreaded Januworry” seems to have affected new vehicle sales in the first month of 2024, according to the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA).
Isuzu Trucks celebrates its 11-year reign as the number one brand in South Africa's cab-over-chassis’ medium and heavy commercial vehicle (MCV and HCV) segments.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has announced the appointment of Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (photo) as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 February 2024.
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