Ford’s grim repo patent

The US Patent Office last week published an application for a patent by Ford innocuously titled “Systems and Methods to Repossess a Vehicle”, which comes straight out of a dystopian sci-fi movie.

• 6 March 2023

Goodyear SA joins the Proudly South African team

Buying locally produced products is an important part of creating jobs and driving economic growth.

• 1 March 2023

Canter celebrates its 60th

A truck that is also very familiar in the South African vehicle landscape is Mitsubishi’s Canter, which operates in the light-duty truck segment and is celebrating its 60^th birthday this year.

• 27 February 2023

Chery continues to smash local and global sales records

Chery, China’s largest auto exporter, continues to bowl over consumers, commentators and other stakeholders in both the South African and global markets.

• 27 February 2023

Key takeaways from naamsa’s quarterly business conditions review

On 21 February, naamsa released its quarterly review of business conditions for the South African motor vehicle manufacturing industry, during the fourth quarter of 2022, as submitted to the Director-General of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition.

• 22 February 2023

Toyota forges ahead with hydrogen power

When it comes to the new energy vehicle (NEV) race, Toyota has long made it clear that it wasn’t going to put all its eggs in the electric basket.

• 22 February 2023

Mercedes-Benz Vans reports one of best quarters ever

Mercedes-Benz Vans produced quite impressive numbers in 2022 despite the global challenges in the parts supply and logistics departments. Mercedes-Benz Vans delivered 411,000 units to customers worldwide in 2022, achieving a 4% increase. Of these units 14,700 were eVans, reflecting a 15% increase.

• 22 February 2023

Formula E to race in the shadow of Table Mountain

Table Mountain will be the backdrop to this weekend’s E-Prix in Cape Town, the first time the FIA Formula E World Championship will make a turn in a sub-Saharan African city.

• 21 February 2023

Vehicle Salvage Database to protect prospective used-car buyers

The National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) has welcomed and strongly supports the publication of a vehicle salvage database (VSD), which lists vehicles that have been written off by insurance companies.

• 21 February 2023

Isuzu celebrates truck success

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) and its truck brand have once again maintained their top position in the South African truck market – celebrating their 10^th consecutive year as the truck market leader according to the latest naamsa report.

• 20 February 2023

Isuzu helps to ‘Move The Nation’

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) will be sponsoring Move The Nation, an organisation that seeks to foster a culture of running and healthy living in South Africa.

• 19 February 2023

Four key takeaways from new Deloitte study

Deloitte US recently released the findings of its 2023 Global Automotive Consumer Study.

• 15 February 2023

Goodyear, Exclusive Tyres partner up

Goodyear announced a new partnership with Exclusive Wheel and Tyre Distributors (Exclusive Tyres), which will see the two companies collaborating on the new go-to-market strategy for Goodyear’s Truck tyre business.

• 15 February 2023