Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
In order to meet the growing demand of customers who want to improve their environmental footprint, Volvo Trucks South Africa has started assembling Euro 5-specification trucks at its plant in Durban.
There are currently more than 4 000 short-term insurance assessors and estimators in the country who operate without a formal occupational qualification, but that is about to change.
October is Transport Month in South Africa with a renewed focus on transport issues in the country.
Ford shipped 9 829 locally manufactured Rangers to over 100 international markets during September making it the leading exporter.
Looking at BMW’s dramatically increased sales of fully electric vehicles, it is not difficult to predict what the future of motoring will look like.
The Mercedes-Benz Learning Academy (MBLA) is celebrating its 41st anniversary as the training division to the wider Mercedes network.
A stalwart in the international auto industry, Johan de Nysschen, retired from the Volkswagen Group after a career spanning 30 years across various continents and different brands.
JSE-listed automotive group, Motus, has acquired Motor Parts Direct (UK), a business-to-business parts distribution business based in the United Kingdom, for R3.64 billion.
The Absa Johannesburg Run Your City 10K was recently hosted successfully with a record 12 000 people participating.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa Limited (MBSA) has announced two changes at the executive level.
A stiff increase in excise duties on tyres imported from China will probably push cash-strapped South African motorists further down the slippery slope of poor road safety.
Running a dealership is easy. You simply have to run your sales, service, parts, F&I, used vehicle, OEM compliance and HR systems well.
The pace of recovery of the new vehicle market has started to slow down, according to naamsa.