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Car importer reports rise in 2009 sales, despite dismal market
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South Africa’s biggest vehicle importer, Associated Motor Holdings (AMH), responsible for bringing Hyundai, Kia, Daihatsu and Tata to the country, saw sales increase by 22% in 2009 compared with 2008, says CE Manny De Canha - this as the total...
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
AUTO SALES
Car prices could jump 2% on South African carbon tax
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Vehicle prices would jump by around 2% when government’s new carbon tax was implemented on September 1, says McCarthy CEO Brand Pretorius.
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
AUTO INDUSTRY – 2
Clean-fuel pressure should be placed on South African oil companies
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Mercedes-Benz South Africa president and CEO Dr Hansgeorg Niefer says he has difficulty in understanding why there is not more pressure on fuel companies to produce cleaner diesel and petrol in South Africa.
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
AUTO INDUSTRY – 4
Now Hyundai announces vehicle recall
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In what appeared to a fast-spreading global disease, Hyundai Motor Corporation has announced that it too will carry out a vehicle recall, following in the footsteps of Toyota, Honda and Peugeot Citroen.
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
AUTO INDUSTRY– 1
SA incentives certainty key to new Mercedes export contract
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Should government’s automotive investment scheme (AIS), and the revised Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) all fall into place, “chances were high” that Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) will secure the contract from its German parent to...
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
VEHICLE SALES
Strong year-to-date new-car sales exceed expectations
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New vehicle sales for the first two months of the year has jumped 18% compared with the same period last year, providing “an encouraging signal that the country was moving out of its first recession in 17 years”, says McCarthy CE Brand...
By: Irma Venter
12 Mar 10
AUTOMOTIVE
VWSA Polo production to double in 2010 thanks to R1,5bn European windfall
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Soaring European demand for the new Polo is to benefit Volkswagen of South Africa's (VWSA's) Uitenhage plant, says VWSA MD David Powels.
The company is the global source of right-hand drive, four-door Polos, in a six-year, R30-billion contract....
By: Irma Venter
11 Mar 10
AUTOMOTIVE
VWSA launches Polo Vivo as CitiGolf successor
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Local vehicle manufacturer Volkswagen of South Africa (VWSA) this week re-entered the affordable passenger vehicle segment with the introduction of the new Polo Vivo, the company's replacement for the 25-year-old CitiGolf, which was discontinued...
By: Irma Venter
11 Mar 10
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Toyota South Africa recalls Corolla, Auris and...
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