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China's Chery group has taken ownership of the former Nissan assembly plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane, with production of the Tiggo 4 starting mid-2027 and capacity for 50 000 vehicles a year. Chery aims to eventually sell more than 100 000 vehicles a year in South Africa, which would place it second behind market leader Toyota, which sold a record 148 124 vehicles last year, ahead of Suzuki and Volkswagen.
Toyota expands electric vehicle line-up as hybrids continue to dominate locallyToyota is entering South Africa's electric vehicle market with three models in 2026, following its bZ4X launch at R1.18-million. Battery electric vehicle sales rose 96% in the first quarter of 2026, though they remain a small fraction of the market, while plug-in hybrid sales surged 288% in 2025 as battery EV sales fell 17%, reinforcing hybrids' continued dominance in the domestic new-energy vehicle segment.
Toyota parts feature in downstream aluminium supply chainSouth32's Hillside aluminium smelter supplies liquid metal to Richards Bay-based Bingelela Alloys, which manufactures rim alloy products reaching six of South Africa's seven original-equipment manufacturers, including Toyota and BMW, supported by about R200-million in concessional financing from the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund.
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China’s Chery group has officially taken ownership of the former Nissan assembly plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane. The car maker consists of the Jetour, Lepas, Chery, Jaecoo, iCaur and Lepas brands.
Being a premier base metals-focused business with strong growth potential is the vision for South32 of new CEO Matt Daley. “We've got around 55% production growth over the next handful of years in...
South Africa’s new-vehicle market recorded the strongest June since 2007, keeping the industry on track to surpass the 600 000-level mark this year, says the National Automobile Dealer Association...
South Africa’s new-vehicle market continued its positive run as sales increased by 12.8% in May compared with the same month last year. The 51 071 new vehicles that found new owners last month...
South Africa’s long-running market leader has finally launched its first fully electric vehicle in the domestic market – the Toyota bZ4X. Priced rather steeply at R1.18-million, this battery...
The newest #SaferCarsForAfrica crash tests have revealed a worrying trend of sub-standard safety in entry-level vehicles across various price points, says the Automobile Association of South Africa...
South Africa’s used-car market is showing signs of recalibration, rather than a broad-based price decline, says AutoTrader, with new data from the online platform showing that average prices...
Hino South Africa (SA) is introducing a limited number of diesel-electric hybrid models in its 300 Series range to the local market, says Hino SA VP Anton Falck. “We are initially importing 32...
South Africa’s new-vehicle market continued its positive run as sales increased by 12.8% in May compared with the same month last year. The 51 071 new vehicles that found new owners last month...
Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China, France’s Lhyfe added on Monday, May 4 that by the end...
Hydrogen mobility and platinum group metals (PGMs) have been highlighted at North-West University (NWU) by the handing over of the mobile hydrogen refuelling and hydrogen generation system to...
China's Geely plans to launch its first internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle in South Africa, part of a broader push to expand its lineup there to about ten models by the end of 2026, a senior...
South Africa’s long-running market leader has finally launched its first fully electric vehicle in the domestic market – the Toyota bZ4X. Priced rather steeply at R1.18-million, this battery...
Toyota expects the fallout from the Iran war to cost it around $4.3-billion this financial year, the world's largest automaker said on Friday, in one of the biggest warnings yet on the impact of...
Following South Africa’s Northam Platinum reporting earlier this year that thousands of hydrogen-powered trucks are doing the rounds in China, France’s Lhyfe added on Monday, May 4 that by the end...
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) CEO Busi Mavuso has warned of possible consequences for manufacturers, from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s...
South Africa’s automotive market has entered a new phase of recovery, following its strongest performance in nearly two decades in 2025 and, against this backdrop, marketing agency Rogerwilco...
The structural change and the economic growth opportunity that the crisis in the Middle East is presenting on the energy front must be seized with both hands. Amid the financial extras that are...
South Africa's latest investment conference secured record commitments, but official data show that less than half of past pledges have materialised and turned into economic activity. The sixth...
Toyota Motor Corporation has signed a non-binding agreement with Daimler Truck and the Volvo Group to participate in their fuel-cell system joint venture (JV), cellcentric. The three companies...
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