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Nissan plans $7bn funding with backing from UK government
28th May 2025 By: Reuters

Nissan Motor Co, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than ¥1-trillion ($7-billion) from debt and asset sales to keep operations on track, according to documents... 


Zeda improves margins, declares dividend despite 1.6% decline in revenue for half year
27th May 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed mobility and vehicle leasing company Zeda, for the half year to March 31, reported 1.6% lower revenue of R5.18-billion compared with R5.27-billion for the half-year period to end March... 


VWGA employees within Kariega plant
Volkswagen Group Africa starts commissioning equipment for third model production
27th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Automaker Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has entered the commissioning phase for production of a third model, called Tera, at its Kariega plant, in the Eastern Cape. The company advises that... 


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Fiat launches a new half-tonner in Africa – but it may not be what you imagined
23rd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Fiat Professional has introduced its first-ever three-wheeled electric vehicle – the Tris – in Africa and the Middle East. Focused on tasks such as micro-transport and last-mile delivery – think... 


Resurgent Hyundai appoints new CEO, adds Alcazar to its model line-up
23rd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Hyundai Automotive South Africa (Hyundai SA), a Motus group company, has appointed company stalwart Stanley Anderson as its new CEO, effective July 1. Anderson currently serves as sales and... 


New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers rush to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?
23rd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total April new-vehicle sales, at 42 401 units, were up 11.9% compared with the same month last year, reports naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The new-passenger-car market gained 16.9% in... 


New CEO at the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), Victoria Backhaus-Jerling
Automotive policy roll-out, affordable mobility top list of priorities for new AAAM CEO
19th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

New CEO at the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), Victoria Backhaus-Jerling, says she has four main priorities for her tenure at the industry body. Before her appointment on... 


Nissan to close seven out of 17 plants, not known if SA site will be affected
Nissan to close seven out of 17 plants, not known if SA site will be affected
16th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Nissan said this week that it will close seven plants out of a global network of 17 manufacturing sites, with 20 000 jobs on the line. It is not clear if the South Africa operation will be affected. 


Audi blames economic pressure, poor govt support for market strain, MISA says four dealerships closing doors
16th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Audi South Africa (SA) says buy-down trends, high inflation and interest rates have placed significant pressure on the domestic premium car market. The local arm of the German carmaker says these... 


Mahindra hits second sales record this year
16th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Mahindra bakkie and sports-utility vehicle sales jumped to 2 253 vehicles in March, setting a new monthly record for the Indian brand. This number is almost 40% higher than Mahindra’s previous... 


TNPA finally upgrades automotive berth at East London port
16th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has completed a R60-million project to deepen and strengthen the automotive terminal berth at the Port of East London. The State-owned entity says the... 


Newcomer Jameel Motors to (re)introduce Changan cars, bakkies to the SA market
16th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Distribution group Jameel Motors will launch China’s Changan vehicles in the local market towards the end of the year. Technically, Changan Automobile is not an entirely new face in South Africa,... 


Auto industry wants to continue exporting to the US; 2024 data show balanced trade – naamsa
Auto industry wants to continue exporting to the US; 2024 data show balanced trade – naamsa
15th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

When President Cyril Ramaphosa and his delegation travels to the US next week to meet with the Trump administration, they will do so with some guidance in hand from the local automotive industry.... 


Ford South Africa unpacks new procedures to produce battery packs
Ford South Africa unpacks new procedures to produce battery packs
15th May 2025

Ford South Africa in April shipped its first batch of locally produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Rangers for the European, New Zealand and Australian markets. Marleny Arnoldi visited... 


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EVs to make up about 25% of global car sales in 2025 – IEA report
14th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

Following another year of robust growth, global sales of electric cars are on track to surpass 20-million this year, accounting for over a quarter of cars sold globally, according to the new... 


jeep wrangler
Jeep, Citroën, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen and Volvo recall various vehicle models
14th May 2025 By: Darren Parker

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has announced that various Jeep, Citroën, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Volkswagen (VW) and Volvo vehicle models have been recalled. Stellantis South Africa informed... 


Ford SA launches programme for specialised commercial vehicle conversions
Ford SA launches programme for specialised commercial vehicle conversions
13th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Ford SA) has launched the Ford Pro Convertor (FPC) programme for commercial market customers seeking specialised vehicle conversions. The programme allows... 


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Nissan skips profit guidance, shuts factories as crisis deepens
13th May 2025 By: Bloomberg

Nissan Motor Co withheld its annual profit guidance and said it will shut production plants as the carmaker struggles with the combined headwinds of surging restructuring costs and the fallout of... 


WesBank data reveals sharp rise in cost of vehicle ownership
WesBank data reveals sharp rise in cost of vehicle ownership
12th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

When combining the monthly instalment, fuel, insurance and running costs, the total price tag to own and run one of the best-selling new hatchbacks in South Africa comes to about R11 760.29 a... 


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AAAM, Afreximbank and AfCFTA Secretariat launch policy course in aid of  industrialisation
12th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), in partnership with Afreximbank and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, have launched the inaugural Industrial... 


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Resurgent Hyundai appoints new CEO, adds Alcazar to the model line-up    
9th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Hyundai Automotive South Africa (Hyundai SA), a Motus group company, has appointed company stalwart Stanley Anderson as its new CEO, effective July 1. Anderson currently serves as sales and... 


Made-in-Pretoria BMW X3 wins Car of the Year title
Made-in-Pretoria BMW X3 wins Car of the Year title
7th May 2025

The BMW X3 has been crowned as the Car of the Year 2025 by a jury from the South African Guild of Mobility Journalists. The competition is sponsored by Old Mutual Insure. 


New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers try to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?
New-vehicle sales up 12% – but did consumers try to beat the now scrapped VAT hike?
6th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total April new-vehicle sales, at 42 401 units, were up 11.9% compared with the same month last year, reports naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The new-passenger-car market gained 16.9% in... 


VW’s Kariega plant readies for new small SUV introduction
2nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa’s (VWGA’s) Kariega plant will halt production for four weeks as the facility is readied for the addition of a third entry-level model to its production line-up in 2027.... 


Auto component tariff impact to be felt in US ahead of South Africa – Naacam
2nd May 2025 By: Irma Venter

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of... 


two new ships at upgraded Port of East London berth
Two large pure car carriers berth simultaneously at Port of East London
29th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

The first simultaneous berthing of two of the world’s largest pure car carriers has taken place at the newly upgraded automotive berth at the Port of East London. This comes after the upgrade of... 


Nedbank Commercial Banking manufacturing national manager Amith Singh
Time to plot a different future amid Agoa uncertainty, suggests Nedbank’s Singh
23rd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

South Africa may, on paper, be eligible for preferential access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), but this Act is currently being dismantled piece by piece, says... 


The new X3
BMW SA leads Q1 premium segment with 40.6% share; healthy demand for X3 PHEV
23rd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) says it has clinched 40.6% market share in the premium car market in the first quarter of the year, according to sales statistics from naamsa | The Automotive... 


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African auto body expands footprint into North Africa
22nd April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has opened a regional office in Tunisia, North Africa. The AAAM focuses on the industrialisation and development of Africa’s automotive... 


BMW lineup
Mavuso calls for overhaul of auto masterplan as world dynamics change
22nd April 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Business Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has expressed concern in her latest newsletter about South Africa’s automotive exports to the US, saying that, to forestall the impact of tariffs on... 


Volvo Car SA cuts dealerships, chases 20% premium-market share
18th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Volvo Car South Africa (VCSA) is rolling out a five-year programme to “Restart” the Swedish premium brand in South Africa. Part of this process is to whittle down its 19 Volvo Car dealerships... 


Maserati MC20 sets new autonomous world speed record
18th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) has set a new autonomous – in other words, there is no human in the car – driving world record at the Space Florida Launch and Landing Facility (LLF) at the... 


Economic pressure, poor support from government hurting market, says Audi; four dealers to close, says MISA
Economic pressure, poor support from government hurting market, says Audi; four dealers to close, says MISA
17th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Audi South Africa (SA) says buy-down trends, high inflation and interest rates have placed significant pressure on the domestic premium car market. The local arm of the German car maker says these... 


Preparations for the third model inside VW's Kariega plant
VW’s Kariega plant readies for new small SUV introduction
16th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa’s (VWGA’s) Kariega plant will halt production for four weeks as the facility is readied for the addition of a third entry-level model to its production line-up in 2027.... 


Image of National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) executive director Renai Moothilal.
Beware dumping as Trump builds tariff wall; tariff impact to be felt in the US first – Naacam
15th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

The immediate impact of a raft of new import tariffs on direct component exports from South Africa to the US is most likely to be felt there first, rather than here, says National Association of... 


Deepal is Changan's new-energy vehicle badge
Newcomer Jameel Motors to (re)introduce Changan cars, bakkies to the SA market
14th April 2025 By: Irma Venter

Distribution group Jameel Motors will launch China’s Changan vehicles in the local market towards the end of the year. Technically, Changan Automobile is not an entirely new face in South Africa,... 


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