Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Chery South Africa is moving fast to keep up with its ever-increasing sales volume in South Africa.
Bridgestone will continue as the title sponsor of the World Solar Challenge 2023 to be held in Australia during October this year.
Well-known motor industry executive, Corné Venter, passed away on 29 March. Corné was the Head of Retail and Rental at Motus.
The availability of parts and getting them quickly to where they are needed, are the name of game for all vehicle manufacturers.
Having your vehicle break down next to the road could turn out to be a life-threating experience, and around the Easter, it could also ruin your holiday and long weekend.
The transition to a green economy in South Africa is gaining momentum with a commitment recently from President Cyril Ramaphosa in the 2023 State of the Nation Address to a R1.5 trillion investment over the next five years through the Just Energy Transition Investment Plan.
Absa has scooped top honours and for the first time won the prestigious SA Motor Body Repairers’ Association (Sambra), Insurer of the Year award followed by a silver award to both Bryte Insurance and OUTsurance in joint second place.
Ford South Africa joined the Gift of the Givers Foundation in commemorating the completion of newly constructed classrooms and extensive renovations to existing infrastructure at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom School, located in Mamelodi, Pretoria.
A much lesser-known race in the auto industry, driven by the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and the Jobs Act of 2021, is currently underway in the US, and the Japanese chemical and electronics company Asahi Kasei might have a substantial lead start.
Jaguar Land Rover South Africa now offers its clients the convenience and flexibility of more than one retail model.
JSE-listed automotive business, Motus, is benefiting from the ongoing structural shift away from luxury brands in the South African vehicle market.
In just over a month, one of South Africa’s premier motorsport events will take place in the hills around Knysna with the Simola Hillclimb taking place from 4 to 11 May.
The intent of South African consumers to buy a new or used vehicle continued on its downward trend.
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