Omoda and Jaecoo get ready for new models in SA
- Industry News
- 25 April 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Stellantis has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) to develop a manufacturing facility in South Africa.
The Kariega plant of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) kicked off March by reaching yet another milestone: the 100 000th unit of the current Polo for the local market.
A fleet of ten Volkswagen Polo Vivos have been handed over to the Centre for Early Childhood Development (CECD) and the Ntataise Trust to assist early childhood development.
Learners in underprivileged areas benefit from Renault SA in partnership with the Motus Imperial Trust, through the donation of the second of two fully equipped mini-libraries.
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.
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