Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
With showtime less than a month away, industry support and enthusiasm for the upcoming Automechanika Johannesburg and Futuroad Expo 2023 are gaining momentum.
Transforming service delivery within the automotive industry is the key focus of Motify. It creates an all-encompassing system that combines a streamlined and powerful Dealer Management System (DMS) with greater marketing reach inputs.
Haval Motors South Africa (HMSA) announced an investment in the Automobile Association (AA) Technical College and its continued support for this venture by supplying New Energy Vehicle (NEV) components to the College.
Scuderia South Africa, the official Ferrari distributor in Southern Africa, has announced that Smartgrowth Investments Proprietary Limited, with André Rossouw as its Chief Executive Officer, has acquired all the equity in the group.
Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance (AVAF) hosted its Top Ten Buyers Awards in Isando recently.
TopGear South Africa launches its first-of-a-kind test track, which is straight out of the BBC TopGear handbook. The test track is located on the Brakpan/Benoni Airfield.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) hosted its first Stakeholder Dialogue event at its East London Manufacturing Plant, bringing together multi-sectoral stakeholders with a keen interest in finding solutions to cross-cutting issues that affect the automotive industry and the supply chain.
Toyota continues unabated to be the king of sales in South Africa.
Suzuki Auto has just passed a major sales milestone, continuing its meteoric rise in the South African vehicle sales landscape.
More than 120 Volkswagen employees and their loved ones volunteered to create a conducive training and learning environment for early childhood development educators. They were joined by Edutak staff and early learning development practitioners.
Strong sales of commercial vehicles in July 2023 ensured that total new vehicle sales in South Africa continue to remain positive in 2023, according to the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA).
A slump in new passenger car sales in July 2023 resulted in total new vehicle sales in the month only improving marginally.
Niels Wichmann has been appointed as the new Head of Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand effective 1 August 2023.
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