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- Industry News
- 20 November 2024
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
The National Automobile Dealer Association (NADA) is amazed by the buoyancy of new vehicle sales.
The new vehicle market’s performance continued to exceed expectations during the month of March 2022, says automotive business council, naamsa.
Two significant projects by Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), both of which are aimed at ensuring functional literacy by the age of 10 for Kariega learners, reached milestones worth celebrating.
Lubin Ozoux recently completed his first year as CEO of Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), manufacturer of the Dunlop, Sumitomo and Falken tyre brands. He took up the position during the height of South Africa’s second COVID-19 wave, facing and conquering some interesting occupational trials.
WesBank CEO, Chris de Kock, has decided to retire at the end of June.
Jean-Philippe Parain is the new Senior Vice-President Sales Regions Asia-Pacific, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa for BMW.
It has been a bumpy ride for a couple of years for the South African motor industry, with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and stock shortages exacerbating an already bleak situation underpinned by a poorly performing local economy.
Stellantis, which was established last year through a merger between the French-based PSA Group and the Italian-American conglomerate, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), has an ambitious growth strategy for the South African market.
Right To Repair South Africa (R2RSA) says it is fantastic to see some of the big players finally embracing the spirit of the Competition Commission’s Guidelines for Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket.
JSE-listed automotive components and energy storage solutions manufacturer, Metair Investments, believes the automotive industry is at a historic point with the shift to New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) gathering pace.
Motorsport in South Africa and Africa has received a significant boost with the appointment of MSA Chairman, Anton Roux, to the Senate of the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA).
The first locally engineered and produced 7th generation Isuzu D-Max bakkie has rolled off the production line at the manufacturer’s plant in Gqeberha.
Russel Coleman has been appointed as new Human Resources Director and Board Member of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), based in Kariega in the Eastern Cape.
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