Omoda and Jaecoo get ready for new models in SA
- Industry News
- 25 April 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
The rate of change in new vehicle prices declined in the second quarter of 2022 but used vehicle prices continued to accelerate.
The reach of electric vehicles (EVs) just got a boost with a partnership between Audi South Africa and GridCars with the finalisation of the installation of 33 EV-charging stations across the country for any such vehicle no matter what model or brand.
Stories of Chery’s success in its first year as an official OEM brand in South Africa has been purely anecdotal, until now.
Toyota SA Motors (TSAM) has restarted its production facility with a formal line-off ceremony in Prospecton on Tuesday, 16 August – four months after severe floods decimated the plant.
A strike is looming in the motor sector, which could disrupt the operations of vehicle dealerships and other automotive sub-segments.
The Festival of Motoring returns to the home of South African motorsport, Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, for the 5th time in 2022.
Ever wondered how many vehicles there are on South African roads and what their average age is? Also, are our roads less safe owing to the decline of new vehicles sales?
Throughout two and a half years of a worldwide pandemic and varying levels of lockdowns and travel restrictions, a project team across four countries collaborated to establish a new production facility at the Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) plant in Kariega.
The National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) says it is reassuring to see a silver lining in the new vehicle market.
The performance of the new vehicle market last month was distorted by several one-off events in July 2021.
A completely new high-tech body shop has been constructed at the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s plant as part of the company’s R15.8 billion investment in its assembly plant operations in Silverton, Pretoria.
Production has resumed on virtually all the production lines at Toyota South Africa Motors’ (TSAM) manufacturing plant in Prospecton in Durban.
Maserati, a brand that was born on the racetrack, has introduced two new sportscars linked to its return to racing in 2023. Both cars will be available to well-healed private racing drivers and teams, and both are based on the new MC20 supercar.
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