Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) kicked off 2022 with 12 480 sales in January. With this, TSAM matched its pre-COVID-19 figures in the first month of the year.
Waldemar André Christensen is the new Vice-President and Managing Director of the Volvo Group Southern Africa. He replaces Marcus Hörberg, who will be joining the Volvo Trucks team in France.
Franchised dealers made a flying start to a year that promises to build on the upward trend experienced in 2021, says Mark Dommisse, chairperson of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA).
The new passenger car market registered an impressive increase in sales in January 2022, growing by 26.6% to 30 037 units from the 23 732 new cars sold in the corresponding month in 2021.
Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) has appointed Marcia Noxolo Mayaba as the new department executive for dealer and business development.
Mercedes-Benz is to launch five full battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the South African market in 2022.
Audi South Africa announced a partnership with GridCars to install ultra-fast charging stations across the country and will become the first electric vehicle brand to invest in this technology through publicly accessible sites.
South Africa has shown its strength in terms of building race winning specialised vehicles and having word class racing drivers again at this year’s Dakar race in Saudi Arabia.
The Executive Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay, Eugene Johnson, visited Isuzu Motors South Africa’s Manufacturing plant to preview the R1.2 billion investment which will see the new generation Isuzu D-MAX, and truck upgrades, later this year.
Beijing Automotive Group Co Ltd (BAIC) recently announced that it has been holding an increased stake of 9.98% in Daimler since 2019.
South Africa’s new vehicle market made a strong rebound in 2021 from the massive 29.2% COVID-19 pandemic-related decline in 2020, and naamsa expects the industry to continue with its gradual recovery in 2022.
In an extended celebration of its global 150th anniversary in October, Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA) made this a year of giving by donating over R2 million to fifteen charities benefiting individuals in Nelson Mandela Bay.
The team at Haval Motors SA (HMSA) became Santa’s little elves in his workshop, putting together one hundred gift boxes for Johannesburg Dream Centre NPC.
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