Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
South Africa’s motor industry showed immense resilience in April 2022, which was a month of severe disruptions, says the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (Nada).
JSE-listed vehicle retailer, Combined Motor Holdings (CMH), delivered “exceptional” financial results for the year to end February 2022 despite the national shortage of inventory during the second half of the year.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has confirmed that delivery of its locally built vehicle models will be impacted in the short term by the extensive damage to its Prospecton plant south of Durban caused by the recent floods in KwaZulu-Natal.
The new-vehicle market continued on its road to recovery during the month of April 2022.
Mahindra South Africa is accelerating into a new era with record sales, a growing vehicle portfolio and a strong dealer network.
With just eight weeks to go before the official opening of Automechanika 2022 at the National Exhibition Centre, Nasrec, Johannesburg and the announcement – on June 7th – of the winners of the coveted Innovation Awards, the names of the jury members tasked with evaluating entries have been announced.
Goodyear South Africa has appointed Richard Fourie to the position of Managing Director effective from April 2022. Richard takes over from Piotr Czyzyk, who led the company for two years.
Vehicle manufacturers in the country also contributed to the disaster relief efforts after the severe flooding hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
Transformation remains firmly in the sights of Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) as a priority despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the semi-conductor crisis impacting the automotive industry.
The SA Motor Body Repairers’ Association (Sambra) has warned motorists that damage repairs may be delayed owing to a current acute shortage of motor body repair components.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has confirmed that the flooding that left a trail of destruction in KwaZulu-Natal last week caused extensive damage to its plant at Prospecton south of Durban.
Anticipation is revving up for the King of the Hill challenge that kicks off at the 2022 Simola Hillclimb in less than a month.
Ford donated R1.36-million to the READ Educational Trust to fund the Rally to Read in Eastern Cape ahead of World Book Day, Saturday 23 April.
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