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Toyota files R6.5bn South Africa flood damage lawsuit – Business Day
20th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Toyota Motors Corp. has brought a lawsuit for R6.5-billion in a South African court for 2022 flood damages that shuttered its plant near Durban, Business Day reported. The claim against Transnet... 


Auto policy roll-out, affordable mobility top list of priorities for new AAAM CEO
20th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

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


Fiat launches new half-tonner in Africa – but it may not be what you imagined
20th June 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... 


Ford SA launches programme for specialised commercial vehicle conversions
20th June 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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Kyalami in multimillion-rand upgrade in effort to host F1 race
19th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit boss Toby Venter says he has received confirmation that the Federation International de l'Automobile (FIA) has accepted the final design proposals to upgrade the... 


Nissan Navara Warrior takes on Spirit of Africa challenge
Nissan Navara Warrior takes on Spirit of Africa challenge
18th June 2025

Automotive manufacturer Nissan’s recently launched Navara PRO-4X Warrior will serve as the official 4x4 of the Nissan Spirit of Africa Trophy driving challenge, now in its twenty-first year and the... 


Booming Suzuki to build new head office and warehouse
13th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA), in partnership with real estate group Fortress, has broken ground on its new head office and distribution centre at Longlake Logistics Park, in Gauteng. The... 


May new-vehicle sales jump by 22%, exports continue to trend downwards
13th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total May new-vehicle sales, at 45 308 units, jumped by 22% compared with the same month last year, buoyed by a nixed value-added tax increase, a drop in interest rates and the tabling – finally –... 


Nedbank Commercial Banking relationship head Coillard Ford
Local auto manufacturers know they need to decarbonise but lack understanding of how to manage emissions
10th June 2025 By: Darren Parker

A recent study conducted by naamsa | The Automotive Business Council and Nedbank revealed that 60% of respondents were aware of the need to decarbonise, especially in light of the EU’s Carbon... 


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Volkswagen appoints Simphiwe Nghona as sales and marketing director
9th June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has appointed Simphiwe Nghona as its new sales and marketing director. Nghona succeeds Thomas Milz. 


An EV being charged
Auto companies 'in full panic' over rare-earths bottleneck
9th June 2025 By: Reuters

Frank Eckard, CEO of a German magnet maker, has been fielding a flood of calls in recent weeks. Exasperated automakers and parts suppliers have been desperate to find alternative sources of... 


Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Diale-Tlabela and dignitaries show new red-lettered government number plates
Gauteng to roll out digital twin and tamper-proof vehicle licence plates
6th June 2025 By: Schalk Burger

Gauteng will roll out a new digital vehicle licence plate system that will track each numberplate from manufacture to fitting and will include information of the owner and vehicle while the... 


Volkswagen's logo on a building
Volkswagen looks at making cars in Egypt to sell across Africa
4th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

Volkswagen is considering producing cars in Egypt, part of plans to tap new African markets as it grapples with weaker demand at home. “We are very interested in Egypt as a production hub and... 


May new-vehicle sales jump by 22%, exports continue to trend downwards
May new-vehicle sales jump by 22%, exports continue to trend downwards
2nd June 2025 By: Irma Venter

Total May new-vehicle sales, at 45 308 units, jumped by 22% compared with the same month last year, buoyed by a nixed value-added tax increase, a drop in interest rates and the tabling – finally –... 


Image of Chery's AiMOGA Robot
Would you buy a car from a robot? Chery deploys its AiMOGA Robot at selected dealerships
2nd June 2025 By: Irma Venter

At the Joystar 4S dealership in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, visitors are treated to a glimpse of a possible new era in car-buying as a humanoid robot enters the showroom floor. Clad in a silver-grey... 


AAAM, Afreximbank and AfCFTA Secretariat launch policy course to advance industrialisation
30th 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... 


Bank data reveals sharp rise in vehicle ownership cost
30th 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... 


Nissan to close seven plants, not known if SA site will be affected
30th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Nissan has announced 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. 


The sod-turning ceremony for the new head office
Booming Suzuki to build new head office and warehouse
29th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA), in partnership with real estate group Fortress, has broken ground on its new head office and distribution centre at Longlake Logistics Park, in Gauteng. The... 


DP World launches logistics, market-entry product for vehicle manufacturers
DP World launches logistics, market-entry product for vehicle manufacturers
29th May 2025 By: Irma Venter

DP World has unveiled what it calls an integrated logistics and market-entry product aimed at solving the challenges automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs, or vehicle manufacturers)... 


A Nissan vehicle
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... 


Image of the Fiat Tris
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... 


EV charging hand
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... 


The front of a Nissan vehicle
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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