Kia’s Sales Cadet programme kicks off
- Industry News
- 7 April 2025
Dealer industry news from around Southern Africa
South African consumers demonstrated a strong appetite for new passenger vehicles in March, according to figures released by the Automotive Business Council (naamsa).
Despite potential headwinds, South Africa’s automotive industry remains committed to long-term growth and resilience.
Jameel Motors, a provider of mobility solutions, and Changan Automobile signed an agreement to distribute sport utility vehicles (SUVs), sedans, bakkies and new energy vehicles (NEVs) in South Africa.
Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) has announced the appointment of Wolf Edmayr as its new General Manager of its used truck and bus division: TruckStore, effective 1 April 2025.
Super Group, the JSE-listed supply chain, fleet management and dealership group, says the 0.5 percentage point reduction in the prime lending rate in the six months to end-December 2024 is starting to affect both new and used vehicle sales levels.
Solera Audatex, a global player in vehicle life-cycle management, has reached a significant milestone in its growth and impact on the South African market. In 2024, the company invested in upskilling the South African automotive repair industry and trained 569 students on-site and an additional 112 students through its online platform, called Solera University.
Just a few days after its official introduction to the South African market, the TopGear SA team, in a convoy of Nissan Navara Warriors, has embarked on a record-breaking expedition into South Africa’s most extreme hinterland.
A vehicle dealership has been fined R200 000 for contravening sections of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) by refusing a consumer’s request to cancel his vehicle purchase transaction two days after the purchased vehicle’s engine seized.
On Thursday, 27 March from 18:30, Creative Rides will be offering six of the most iconic BMWs of all time at its auction, which is taking place at its showroom in Main Road, Bryanston.
The crime stats for quarter three of last year (October to December) were recently released, and although vehicle related crimes show a decrease in most areas, it still remains very high, says MasterDrive. Other areas, however, saw increases, including the carjacking of business-owned vehicles.
Motus, the JSE-listed integrated automotive business, says the trading environment, including the automotive sector, is expected to remain challenging owing to ongoing economic pressures in its geographies.
At NADA Connect 2025, Dr Jay van Zyl, a South African-born computational social scientist, delivered an enlightening talk on the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) in the automotive retail industry.
At the NADA Connect 2025 conference, economist Dawie Roodt delivered an insightful, albeit controversial, talk on the global economic and political landscape.
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