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Stellantis’ Eurorepar enters the local spare parts market
Vehicle manufacturer Stellantis has announced the launch of Eurorepar into the South African automotive spare parts industry. Eurorepar was founded in 2004 by Peugeot Citroën, now a member of the...
Cape Town to launch dispute on PRASA devolution, service standards
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city is briefing its lawyers to launch an intergovernmental dispute on passenger rail devolution and service standards. Hill-Lewis says the city has...
MINI SA appoints new boss as it heads for all-electric future
BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) has appointed Carmen Myles as the new head of MINI South Africa (SA), effective September 1. In her current role as BMW SA transaction pricing and product offers...
SA negotiating with BYD to build local plant – Cabinet
Government is negotiating with BYD, the Chinese automaker and the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, to possibly open a manufacturing plant in South Africa, Cabinet announced last...
VIN-search for written-off vehicles launched, but body repairers want more
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) has launched a Web-based facility that allows consumers to research the status of a vehicle within the industry’s Vehicle Salvage Database (VSD)...
New-vehicle market showing strain – WesBank, NADA
New-vehicle sales stumbled in August, showing the first potential signs of strain amid growing economic headwinds, says WesBank. To date this year, the market has shown resilience, despite...
Road freight growth subsiding; rail sector struggling – Ctrack index
The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) retreated further in July to an index level of 120.8, the lowest level this year since March (120.5). This represents a decrease of 1.2% during...
SA component industry pledges R4.8bn in investments
The South Africa component industry will invest R4.8-billion in the South African economy up to the end of next year, says National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers...
New-vehicle sales drop by 3.1% in August, exports up 33.5%
Total new-vehicle sales in August dropped by 3.1%, to 45 679 units, compared with the same month last year. The new-passenger-car market reached 28 951 units last month – a decline of 6.7% when...
SA’s SP Forge expects strong boost in North American exports in 2024
SP Metal Forgings Group (SP Forge) will see a significant bump in wheel hub exports to the US next year, says MD Ken Manners. SP Forge has operations in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape.
BMW to launch electric bike in SA next year
BMW Group South Africa will introduce the electric CE 02 motorbike to the South African market in the second quarter of next year. The CE 02 is neither an e-scooter nor an e-motorcycle. The German...
Mahindra unveils new concept Pik Up, says its first electric vehicle will go on sale at end of 2024
Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra has unveiled a new concept bakkie aimed at international markets, South Africa included. The new-look vehicle is a significant departure from the Bolero and...
Private-sector participation at Cape Town Port seen generating R6bn in additional exports
The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says it is seeking an urgent meeting with national government on private-sector participation in the Port of Cape Town. This follows the announcement that the Port of...
Five more Western Cape corridors targeted for recovery – PRASA
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says it has, to date, recovered eight lines in the Western Cape following the complete collapse of service during the Covid-19-pandemic. Six of the...
R1.2bn Fynbos development set to be Africa’s first biophilic building
Construction on The Fynbos development is set for completion at the end of next year, with the first apartments ready for occupation in early 2025. The R1.2-billion building is located in Bree...
Overstocked Motus faces slowing South African new-vehicle market
Following seven months of trading, it is clear that the South African new-car market is unlikely to reach the 540 000 to 560 000 units expected at the beginning of the calendar year, says Motus CEO...
All-electric FIA World Rallycross Championship heads to Cape Town
The FIA World Rallycross Championship is set to make its way to Killarney International Raceway on October 7 and 8 for the penultimate round of the season. An evolution of the popular FIA European...
Taxis critical in transport system, but rail has to be the backbone – Cape Town
The recent minibus taxi strike in Cape Town cost the Western Cape economy an estimated R5-billion, while it also caused at least R18-million in damages in the City of Cape Town, this according to...
Stellenbosch University converts Toyota taxi to EV, testing to start shortly
The Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has joined forces with Rham Equipment to convert a Toyota Hiace Ses’fikele minibus taxi into a battery electric vehicle...
Trust, patience see Maputo port yield record results – Grindrod
The Port of Maputo is reaping the results of an $800-million investment that has taken the port from handling five-million tons overall in 2007, to a record 27-million tons last year, says Grindrod...
Stellenbosch, German universities to develop electric tractor
Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Industrial Engineering is partnering with the Technical University of Munich, in Germany, to develop an electric tractor (e-tractor). The SU team,...
Nissan set to end NP200 production next year
Nissan South Africa (SA) will end production of the NP200 half-ton bakkie in March next year, says Nissan SA country director Kabelo Rabotho. This follows 16 years of production at Nissan’s Rosslyn...
Much pricier Mtentu Bridge construction restarts five years after Aveng walkout
The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has announced the restart of construction work on the R4.05-billion Mtentu Bridge contract, in the Eastern Cape. The Aveng Strabag joint...
Stanlib acquires 51% of solar and battery platform
Stanlib Asset Management has acquired 51% of Solareff, through its Stanlib Infrastructure Fund II. Stanlib Asset Management is a local investor in sustainable infrastructure.
Suzuki SA’s car parc reaches 200 000-plus vehicles
Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA) in July handed over the keys to its 200 000th vehicle, ending the month with sales of 4 361 units. This means that overall South African sales for the Japanese...
Toyota on top in used-car market – AutoTrader report
AutoTrader’s mid-year car industry report shows that Toyota was the leading brand in the local used-car market for the first six months of the year, selling 28 061 passenger cars and achieving a...
Stellenbosch University converts Toyota taxi to EV, testing to start shortly
The Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has joined forces with Rham Equipment to convert a Toyota Hiace Ses’fikele minibus taxi into a battery electric vehicle...
EV market stymied by slow public charging roll-out – global research study
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the lack of public infrastructure is severely limiting electric vehicle (EV) adoption in urban environments. In particular, as flat and apartment...
Cape Town breaks ground on Milnerton bulk sewer upgrade phase II
The City of Cape Town has broken ground on the next phase of the R470-million Milnerton bulk sewer upgrade project, with construction of a new pipeline set for completion by 2025. This project...
July new-car sales increased by only 1.3% year-on-year
Affordability becoming an issue in new-car market – WesBank New-vehicle sales showed marginal growth in July, inching up by 1.3%, to 43 389 units, compared with the same month last year.
Cape Town approves seven-year road contracts
Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has received the green light from the city council to enter into long-term road contracts, spanning seven financial years, to facilitate the “uninterrupted...
New passenger car brand head for VSWA
Niels Wichmann has been appointed as the new head of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand for Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), effective August 1. Wichmann replaces Steffen Knapp, who will...
Antidumping duties on Chinese tyre imports welcomed
The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) says it welcomes the decision by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel to impose antidumping duties on what it calls...
Ineos Automotive acquires vehicle conversion business in Botswana
Ineos Automotive, the manufacturer of the Grenadier and Quartermaster, has acquired Botswana-based vehicle conversion specialist Kavango Engineering. The business has been renamed Ineos Kavango,...
Mahindra unveils new concept Pik Up; electric Thar
Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra has unveiled a new concept bakkie aimed at international markets, South Africa included. The new-look vehicle is a significant departure from the Bolero and...
South African Ferrari distributor changes hands
Smartgrowth Investments has acquired Scuderia South Africa (SA), the official Ferrari distributor in Southern Africa. This follows the conclusion of negotiations that started in November last year...
Concor completes more than 800 homes at Conradie Park
Construction group Concor this month reached the milestone of completing 800 out of a planned 4 000 homes in its R3-billion Conradie Park development in Cape Town. The development completed its...
Suzuki SA’s car parc reaches 200 000-plus vehicles
Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA) in July handed over the keys to its 200 000th vehicle, ending the month with sales of 4 361 units. This means that overall South African sales for the Japanese...
Nissan set to end NP200 production next year
Nissan South Africa (SA) will end production of the NP200 half-ton bakkie in March next year, says Nissan SA country director Kabelo Rabotho. This follows 16 years of production at Nissan’s Rosslyn...
Ford’s Silverton plant achieves record daily production volume
Ford South Africa’s Silverton assembly plant, in Pretoria, has achieved its highest daily production number yet – 704 vehicles. Based on three-shift 24-hour production, the plant is capable of...
Toyota SA targets 2024 introduction of hybrid Hilux produced at Prospecton plant
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has confirmed that it is targeting the introduction of a mild-hybrid Hilux bakkie into the South African market next year. TSAM says the hybrid version of South...
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