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- Industry News
- 20 November 2024
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
The Ford Wildlife Foundation (FWF) is supporting the protection of threatened freshwater and marine environments and their important fishes by providing a Ford Ranger Double Cab 4x4 to the Rivers of Life Programme at the University of Mpumalanga.
In Abu Dhabi, a rare car licence plate with the single-digit number "P7" was sold for a whopping $15 million, which is approximately R218 million. Mind you, a standard personalised number plate with seven letters or numbers can cost around R2 500 to R5 000 in South Africa.
For the opening remarks at naamsa’s thought-leadership discussions, which were held on 19 April, Ford CEO, Neale Hill, donned his naamsa presidential cap to give a short overview of the local and global auto industry with an emphasis on the transition to new-energy vehicles (NEVs).
The first session of naamsa’s roundtable industry discussions on the transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs), which was held in Pretoria on 19 April, delivered a healthy mixture of concern, hope and possible solutions by the seasoned expert auto industry participants.
Former Trade and Industry Minister, Alec Erwin, summed it up succinctly in a slightly off-colour but candid remark, when he told industry leaders “get off your a***s” at naamsa’s SA Automotive Thought Leadership Roundtable Discussions on 19 April.
In order to live up to its corporate social responsibility, Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) announced the donation of Mercedes-Benz Vans to charitable organisations involved in education, community upliftment, sport for development and environmental sustainability.
Absa has entered into a vehicle finance alliance agreement with BAIC SA, the local subsidiary of the Beijing Automotive Group Co, as the vehicle manufacturing firm expands its operations in the region.
One of Asia’s premier auto shows, the Shanghai Auto Show (Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition) kicks off on 18 April and will last to 27 April.
Business at Ford’s manufacturing plant in Silverton Pretoria is getting back to normal but the risk of interrupted power supply remains, Ford says.
With the test days of the 21 finalists for the title of South Africa’s car of the Year done, all eyes are now on the awards ceremony in June when the winners will be announced.
Dunlop Tyres South Africa honoured its top-performing independent franchise owners at the recently held Dunlop Dealer of the Year 2022 Awards.
Isuzu showcased just how economical its new 1.9 D-MAX 1.9 Ddi bakkie range is. A very relevant marketing experiment in today’s climate where the high price of fuel plays a decisive role when choosing your next set of wheels.
Times they are a-changing as the Ioniq 6 takes the WCOTY title.
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