Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Hyundai and Kia are going to cough up more than $200 million to owners of about 9 million vehicles after a Tik-Tok trend led to a class action lawsuit.
The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has expressed concern about the transition to occupational qualifications for apprentice training in the retail motor industry sector in South Africa.
The South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association (Sambra) has appointed Jacques Viljoen as its new National Director.
Stellantis says it is on track and full steam ahead on the way to achieving its goals set out in the company’s Dare Forward plan.
Toyota’s new Global and Regional Policy was announced in South Africa recently on a visit to the country by Hiroki Nakajima, Executive Vice President for Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), on his first excursion to a regional facility of the manufacturer after being appointed to his new position.
The trading environment in South Africa is extremely competitive compared to global standards, and in 2022 there were no fewer than 43 passenger car brands and 2 513 model derivatives for sale in the country, the greatest selection of market-size ratio found globally.
The future of mobility is electric. Although for many it might seem a distant reality, the truth is it is here, growing at a rapid pace and can catch a country and its drivers off guard if they are not prepared.
The Simola Hillclimb has firmly established its status as one of the world’s most exciting and competitive events, with the 13th edition – held in Knysna, South Africa, delivering its most thrilling and fiercely contested spectacle yet.
In celebration of Motorcycle Awareness Month, Volkswagen is highlighting the group’s commitment to ensuring safer roads in South Africa, a country with one of the highest road accident rates and road accident deaths in the world.
The countdown to the eighth Automechanika Johannesburg has begun. With four months to go before the official opening on 5 September 2023, entries for the coveted Innovation Awards are now open.
Combined Motor Holdings (CMH), the JSE-listed vehicle retailer and distributor, is pessimistic about new-vehicle sales growth this year.
Reuters has reported that former Audi boss, Rupert Stadler, is ready to confess to his role in the diesel-emissions scandal in exchange for a suspended sentence and a payment of 1.1 million euros ($1.21 million).
Toyota Motor Corp and one of its subsidiaries, Daihatsu, are potentially in hot water after they admitted that the latter had rigged part of the door in side-collision safety tests carried out for some 88,000 small cars, most of which were sold under the Toyota brand.
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