Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
New vehicle prices are once again increasing at a faster rate than South Africa’s consumer price index (CPI), the measure of the country’s overall inflation rate.
After 88 years of existence, naamsa (The Automotive Business Council), has proudly announced that Billy Tom has been elected as its first black President during the organisation’s Annual General Assembly recently held in Kariega in the Eastern Cape.
A new Tiger Wheel & Tyre centre located just behind the Shell garage, at the corner of Rivonia and Federal roads, has just opened its doors.
A new online platform that will allow for paperless vehicle registration and change of ownership processes has been launched for the motor vehicle trading and banking sectors.
Motify’s mission to transform service delivery within the automotive industry is gaining momentum since the establishment of the new entity with the coming together of Pinewood DMS SA and Ampersand Communications.
Kia South Africa has donated R70 000 to its long-standing CSI beneficiary (Corporate Social Investment), RADA ,in support of its MiPad project in Women’s Month.
Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) says it embraces diversity by promoting the inclusion of women in an industry that was historically male dominated.
During women’s month, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa celebrated the many women who form part of their critical staff complement.
The SA Insurance Association (Saia) is set to launch a vehicle salvage database (VSD) by the end of this month, which will provide free access for the public to information about vehicles that were previously written off by insurance companies.
naamsa, the automotive industry business council, is hosting its third national round table for the industry in Gqeberha on 25 August at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
Chery South Africa embarked on a partnership with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation and the Department of Transport to provide transport for senior delegates and visitors to the 15th BRICS Summit.
Community members and a school in Komani (formerly Queenstown) in the Eastern Cape are the latest beneficiaries of disaster relief support from Ford and Gift of the Givers Foundation, following torrential rain and extensive flooding experienced in the area during February.
The 6th annual instalment of the Festival of Motoring is back in South Africa. Being an annual event, it showcases a variety of motoring events, all housed at the renowned Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit.
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