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Rosslyn Plant
 
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R600m truck and bus assembly plant under development in Rosslyn

A R600-million joint venture (JV) plant between Italian bus and truck manufacturer, Iveco, and South African public transport operator and bus-body builder, the Larimar Group, should start assembly at the end of the 2013 or, more likely, the...
24 May 13
 
 
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Nissan SA postpones plan to produce new one-ton pick-up in Rosslyn

Nissan South Africa (SA) will not start production of a new one-ton pick-up range in 2014, as the local arm of the Japanese manufacturer stated it would in September last year. “Nissan can confirm that the development of the one-ton pick-up...
01 Mar 13
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

Nissan SA postpones new pickup production at Rosslyn plant

Nissan South Africa (SA) would not start production of a new one-ton pick-up range in 2014, as the local arm of the Japanese manufacturer had stated it would, in September last year. “Nissan can confirm that the development of the one-ton...
11 Feb 13
 
 
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Construction begins on Rosslyn automotive training academy

The Gauteng provincial government, along with Nissan South Africa (SA), has officially started construction of the Gauteng Automotive Training Academy (GATA), located in Rosslyn, Pretoria. The first classrooms will be available for tuition at the...
07 Dec 12
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

Gauteng, Nissan break ground on Rosslyn auto training academy

The Gauteng provincial government, along with Nissan South Africa (SA), on Wednesday officially started construction of the Gauteng Automotive Training Academy (GATA), located in Rosslyn, Pretoria. The first classrooms would be available for...
14 Nov 12
 
 
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14/09/2012 (On-The-Air) Audio Available

The Japanese have officially signed off on South Africa becoming Nissan’s bakkie manufacturing hub; The respected McKinsey global consultancy group calculates that Africa has the potential to create 72-m jobs in the next eight years; and SA’s...
14 Sep 12
 
 
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R1bn Nissan investment to make SA an African bakkie hub

Nissan South Africa (SA) will start production of a new one-ton pick-up range, set to replace the Hardbody, in the latter part of 2014, says Nissan SA MD Mike Whitfield. He says the Japanese parent company has officially signed off on the...
14 Sep 12
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

SA-made luxury cars poised for Chinese market entry

BMW South Africa (BMW SA) has received a clearance permit from the Chinese authorities to export locally made vehicles to China – a first, it says, for any car manufacturer in the country since the implementation of the Motor Industry...
07 Sep 12
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

Nissan invests R1bn to transform SA unit into one-ton pick-up hub

Mike Whitfield Nissan South Africa (SA) would start production of a new one-ton pick-up range, set to replace the Hardbody, in the latter part of 2014, said Nissan SA MD Mike Whitfield on Wednesday. He said the Japanese parent company had officially signed off...
22 Aug 12
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

BMW adds China to its list of export customers

BMW South Africa (BMW SA) has received a clearance permit from the Chinese authorities to export locally made vehicles to China – a first, it says, for any car manufacturer in the country since the implementation of the Motor Industry...
06 Aug 12
 
 
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Nissan SA to know of its production allocation of Hardbody, Navara replacement by year-end

Nissan South Africa (Nissan SA) will know by the end of the year what its production allocation of its Japanese parent company’s new pick-up range, set to replace the Hardbody and Navara, will be, says Nissan SA MD Mike Whitfield.
04 May 12
 
 
AUTO INDUSTRY

Nissan SA awaits decision on production push set to create 800 jobs

Nissan South Africa (Nissan SA) will know by the end of the year what its production allocation of its Japanese parent company’s new pick-up range, set to replace the Hardbody and Navara, will be, says Nissan SA MD Mike Whitfield. “It is not...
12 Apr 12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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