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- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
In line with its priorities of youth and community development, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has pledged its support to ten non-profit organisations working in the communities of Nelson Mandela Bay.
Mazda Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd celebrated its seventh anniversary on 1 October as an independent national sales and service company and distributor of Mazda products.
Neale Hill is the new president of Ford Motor Company Africa. Ford announced organisational and leadership changes for its International Markets Group (IMG).
JSE-listed automotive group, Motus, has acquired family-owned UK-based FAI Automotive plc as part of its strategy to expand its aftermarket business offering.
The new-vehicle market continued to show further good recovery during September 2021, according to automotive business council, Naamsa.
South Africa’s retail motor dealers fared better than expected in September 2021, says the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA).
Mahindra South Africa has launched a new franchise concept for its South African dealer network.
The Automobile Association (AA) has released its inaugural Spare Parts Pricing Guide which, among other things, ranks specific models in terms of the lowest potential cost of ownership of the vehicle.
Andreas Brand will take over the reins at Mercedes-Benz South Africa Limited (MBSA).
MasterDrive is hosting the fourth Women with Drive event since its beginnings in 2017 on 7 October this year.
Automechanika Johannesburg offers a new digital format for the international audience with a focus on industry and trade. Under the motto 'Let's talk Business', this includes a series of panel discussions on current topics presented by key players in the industry, associations and other stakeholders.
New vehicle dealer confidence declined by a massive 16 points on a 100-point scale to 47 index points in the third quarter of 2021, according to the RMB/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) business confidence index.
The Peugeot 2008 is the overall winner of the 2021 South African Car of the Year competition by the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ).
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