Racing cars for Germany to be built by VW in Kariega
- Industry News
- 7 February 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Cash-strapped motorists will soon have to fork out more money for online registrations, online appointments for licence renewals and online change of ownership.
Subaru Southern Africa has teamed up with South African NGO The International Math Club Alliance (TIMCA) to improve numeracy and mathematical competence in under-privileged communities around the country.
Four schools in the Brits region received more school equipment, supplies and uniforms worth more than R140 000 from Bridgestone South Africa.
Hyundai and Mini both achieved Platinum Status – the top accolade - in the passenger and light commercial vehicle category of the 2021 National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey, which measures dealers’ satisfaction with various automotive brands.
Mercedes-Benz is hedging its bets over the dominant car powertrain of the future.
There is a disparity between new vehicle sales and jobless rates, says Absa.
Good news for the South African economy and especially for the larger Pretoria region is the increase in jobs at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant.
Mercedes-Benz Buses and Putco Limited took another step in their partnership as they cut the ribbon in celebration of the official handover of the 100th bus.
Ford South Africa MD, Neale Hill, anticipates vehicle supply disruptions and vehicle availability challenges in the fourth quarter of this year because of constraints in the supply of semiconductors and computer chips.
JSE-listed automotive group, Motus, is projecting an improvement in annual total industry sales of between 450 000 and 470 000 vehicles during the group’s financial year to end-June 2022.
More than 4 million vehicles and 7 decades later… this is the story of Volkswagen South Africa’s manufacturing plant in Kariega.
New vehicle sales in August 2021 point to a much more resilient market, according to the National Automobile Association (Nada).
More than 4 300 underprivileged school children in Pretoria and Gqeberha will benefit from an initiative by Ford SA and the non-profit organisation, Future Families, as well as the shoe manufacturer, Veldskoen Shoes.
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