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- Industry News
- 20 November 2024
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Carl Martins has been appointed as Executive Manager for Mining Services at Bridgestone Southern Africa. He has fulfilled various roles in a 13-year career at the company, most recently as Commercial Sales Operations Manager.
The intent of consumers to purchase a new vehicle has increased in the past two months, according to the latest consumer Vehicle Purchase Intent (VPI) index compiled by Deloitte.
The World Cup Rugby Champions, the Springboks, have a new vehicle partner after a three-year deal between the Boks and Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) was announced.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) says it has moved one step closer to carbon neutrality with a new photovoltaic (PV) technology pilot project at its plant.
Significant progress has been made over the last 12 months since the Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket were implemented to make the automotive aftermarket a fairer place to do business, says Right to Repair SA (R2RSA).
The new-vehicle market’s sales performance was inspiring in June 2022 considering ever-increasing challenging market conditions, says automotive business council, naamsa.
The first Toyota Land Cruiser 300 received a level B6 armour from SVI Engineering in South Africa. This is the highest grade of civilian protection allowed without a special permit in the country.
Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has donated an engine to the University of Johannesburg (UJ).
The BMW Group South Africa sponsored the construction of a new Welcome Centre at the Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital in Ga-Rankuwa, north-west of Pretoria, Gauteng.
Audi South Africa announced the appointment of Mulalo Makungo (Ratshikhopha) as its new National Sales Operations Manager.
Production at Toyota’s plant at Prospecton in Durban is slowly but surely getting back to normality.
The Toyota Corolla Cross was voted the South African Car of the Year by the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ).
Haval Motors South Africa has appointed Conrad Groenewald to the newly created position of Chief Operations Officer. The appointment is effective from 1 July 2022.
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