WeBuyCars on the road to expansion
- Industry News
- 20 November 2024
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
By Harm Stavast, Commercial Director, Africa, Keyloop
The Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) announced its participation in the sixth annual Smarter Mobility Africa summit, which kicked of 1 October and continues till the 4 October at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg.
A modest increase in passenger car sales in an overall market that continued its downward trend in September 2024 offered hope that the market may be slowly turning, says National Automobile Dealers Association (Nada) national chairperson, Brandon Cohen.
The National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM), in partnership with the Toyota Wessels Institute of Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS), held a breakfast seminar for NAACAM members and key stakeholders from the public and private sector.
InstaVid360, which was developed in Cape Town, has transformed the automotive photography process with advanced technology designed for dealerships.
Following the successful run of “Then I Knew I Was Good at Painting: Esther Mahlangu, A Retrospective” at the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town, Dr Esther Mahlangu’s major retrospective celebrating her life’s work will be moving to the Wits Art Museum (WAM) in Johannesburg during November.
It is time to prepare the big guns for South Africa’s premier motoring and motorsport lifestyle event with the opening of applications to take part in this yearly event.
The 2025 CarsAwards marks the 8th iteration of the programme, which was established in 2015 and hosted its first gala event in 2016.
Jetour, the new SUV brand launched in South Africa last week, has partnered with the Good Things Guy, Brent Lindeque, to find three inspiring South African influencers to become the faces of its brand, celebrating creativity, adventure and innovation.
By Harm Stavast, Commercial Director, Africa, Keyloop
FAW Trucks Southern Africa commemorates the significant handover of an FAW truck tractor and tipper fleet to BlackMagic Logistics Solutions through the FAW Isando branch.
South Africa is facing a growing threat to its automotive industry, economy and public safety – Grey vehicle imports – according to a statement by Vehicles Fact Verifications Systems.
Thule South Africa are expanding their local product offering with the launch of three new products that epitomise the brand’s ethos of “Bring your life”.
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