Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
Australia’s growing love affair with oversized bakkies (or Utes as they are known Down Under) has sparked a fresh safety review by ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program). This time, it is not just about surviving a crash, but avoiding one altogether.
As families prepare for the upcoming holiday travel season, ensuring vehicle safety is more important than ever.
The G20 Summit may have ended, but its influence on South Africa’s aftermarket tyre and parts sector is only beginning to take shape.
South Africa’s macroeconomic landscape presented a rare alignment of positive shifts in inflation, fuel pricing, fiscal credibility and monetary policy in November, with each contributing to improved affordability and confidence across households and firms.
South Africa’s new-vehicle market delivered another month of strong performance in November, continuing the trend for the last 12 months.
As we approach the end of 2025, the motor industry has once again shown that making sales forecasts is becoming more of an art than science.
The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in factory floors.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) celebrated the exceptional achievements of its agricultural community at the Farmer of the Year Awards Gala.
Mahindra South Africa’s Fusion Fest 2026 returns on Saturday, 7 March 2026 at the iconic SunBet Arena, Time Square in Pretoria.
VSL Manufacturing officially unveiled its new R750 million, purpose-built manufacturing facility adjacent to the Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) assembly plant in Struandale, marking a major milestone for South Africa’s automotive value chain, black industrialisation, and the Eastern Cape’s manufacturing ecosystem.
FAW Trucks Southern Africa recently welcomed the extended Southern African regional dealer network and teams as well as country managers, sales directors and technical heads from across the continent to its flagship manufacturing facility in the Coega Industrial Development Zone for the 2025 Export Dealer Conference.
South Africa used the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 in Algiers to position its automotive sector at the centre of continental industrialisation.
The establishment of Stellantis's new car plant in Coega in the Eastern Cape might take a bit longer than expected owing to numerous factors.
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A light on my car’s dashboard came on, and instead of fixing the problem, I waited for the bulb to burn out. Crisis solved.
Jarod Kintz