Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
One of South Africa’s favourite motorsport events, the Simola Hillclimb in Knysna, will see a record number of manufacturers joining in the action this year.
The latest Naamsa CEO index reveals that 67% of Naamsa CEOs believe domestic new vehicle sales will increase in the next six months.
Learning to read and the joy of reading received a boost with Ford joining a campaign that has been going for 25 years assisting learners and teachers in this regard.
An annual survey on autonomous, or self-driving, vehicles has found that Americans’ fear of these vehicles has risen by 13%.
German company, Sono Motors, announced late in February that the group was abandoning the development of a solar-powered passenger vehicle.
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.
Buying locally produced products is an important part of creating jobs and driving economic growth.
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 60th birthday this year.
Chery, China’s largest auto exporter, continues to bowl over consumers, commentators and other stakeholders in both the South African and global markets.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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