Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
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.
Heavy rains and floods that occurred in KwaZulu-Natal in mid-April had a severely negative impact on the South African logistics sector.
The Motus Group has acquired Sandown Motor Holdings (SMH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz South Africa’s (MBSA), retail operations.
Pent-up demand is helping to keep South Africa's new vehicle market afloat in 2022, says the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA).
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