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Cape Town to spend R5.2bn on MyCiTi network expansion
17th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

The proposed capital budget for the City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate, announced last week, amounts to roughly R8.3-billion over the next three financial years, with more than... 


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SVI sees strong growth in armoured vehicle demand as crime surges
14th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

SVI Armouring Solutions expects to armour around 200 vehicles this year, up from 130 vehicles in 2020. SVI business development director Nicol Louw says the recent surge in the domestic crime rate,... 


Golden Arrow to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet next year
14th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) aims to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet in 2024, says GABS company engineer Gideon Neethling. The Cape Town-based bus operator started testing two... 


AutoTrader launches used-car comparison tool
AutoTrader launches used-car comparison tool
13th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

AutoTrader has launched a new feature called Price Ratings, which will allow car shoppers to see how the used car they are interested in is priced in relation to similar models in the market.... 


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Intercape sues Police Minister for failure to act on attacks 
12th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Intercape is suing Minister of Police Bheki Cele for what it terms the “complete and utter failure” of the police to stop the attacks against the long-distance bus service operator. The company has... 


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Volvo Trucks’ first extra-heavy electric truck hits South African roads
11th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Volvo Trucks South Africa (SA) has started the homologation of its first extra-heavy battery electric truck units.  The goal is to present the first of these vehicles to a local customer, KDG... 


Volvo Trucks South Africa ready for May introduction of electric trucks 
7th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra-heavy commercial... 


An aerial view of the sizable manufacturing facility at Columbus stainless in Middleburg South Africa, with buildings, storage facilities and waste water facility as well
Steel producer continues to grow manufacturing capacity
7th April 2023

Spain-based global stainless-steel producer Acerinox says its global footprint has transformed it into one of the most competitive producers of stainless steels and nickel alloys. The company... 


Image of a Ford Ranger bakkie
March sees new-vehicle sales dip, but it’s not all bad news
4th April 2023 By: Irma Venter

March new-vehicle sales dipped by 0.6%, to 50 157 units, compared with the same month last year. But, it’s not all bad news, says WesBank marketing and communications head Lebogang Gaoaketse. 


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Bell boosted by strong demand, autonomous trucks ready to roll 
3rd April 2023 By: Irma Venter

Increased commodity demand, post-Covid-19 stimulus packages, as well as expanded infrastructure spending in several markets, have all combined to drive up demand for Bell’s articulated dump trucks... 


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Bolloré Africa Logistics rebrands to Africa Global Logistics
31st March 2023 By: Darren Parker

Logistics company Bolloré Africa Logistics has changed its name to Africa Global Logistics (AGL). The new name and branding reveal took place by live-streaming from Bolloré's global head office, in... 


Top SA car brands could be impacted by arrival of hybrids, EVs – AutoTrader’s Mienie
31st March 2023 By: Irma Venter

AutoTrader’s newest Hybrid Car Buyers Survey and Electric Vehicle (EV) Car Buyers Survey show that brand ranks very low in importance among potential buyers of EVs and hybrids. The digital... 


New electric buses are locally assembled and stress-tested, UJ says
31st March 2023 By: Irma Venter

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has purchased two battery electric buses to ferry students between its various campuses. The decision to roll out the buses follows a test period last year... 


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Golden Arrow to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet next year
28th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) aims to add 60 locally built electric buses to its fleet in 2024, says GABS company engineer Gideon Neethling. The Cape Town-based bus operator started testing two... 


SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, banning new ICE vehicle sales by 2035
SA transport sector’s shift to zero emissions requires move to rail, banning new ICE vehicle sales by 2035
24th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

For South Africa to cut greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the transport sector to zero, between 15% to 20% of road traffic must move to rail. This shift is also key in addressing road congestion, and... 


UK development finance agency invests in new fund for green African urban development
22nd March 2023 By: Rebecca Campbell

UK State development finance institution British International Investment (BII) has announced that it is committing €20-million to the Meridiam Group’s TURF (The Urban Resilience Fund), which is... 


February new-vehicle sales inch up 2.6%, exports slide 11.5% 
17th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Domestic new-vehicle sales in February increased by 2.6%, to  45 352 units, compared with the same month last year, says Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Year-to-date sales are up 4.3%. 


An image of First Modes nuGen haul trucks
Grant assists in establishing First Mode Proving Grounds
17th March 2023

Global carbon reduction company First Mode has established a proving grounds in Centralia, located in Lewis County, Washington, made possible in part by a $250 000 grant from the state economic... 


Image of uYilo director Hiten Parmar. 
uYilo e-Mobility Programme celebrates 10-year milestone
15th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

The uYilo e-Mobility Programme is a decade old this year. The programme, aimed at enabling the ecosystem for electric mobility in South Africa, was established in March, 2013, as an initiative of... 


Image of National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) executive director Renai Moothilal.
R66bn worth of component exports at risk from move to EVs, but it’s not all bad news – Naacam
14th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Catalytic converters, engine parts, engines, clutches/shaft couplings, silencers/exhausts and ignitions/starting equipment are the component groupings most at risk from the global move to electric... 


Purchase subsidy would be ‘most appropriate’ EV incentive model – Naamsa
10th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has proposed the “provision of a direct, fixed new-energy vehicle purchase subsidy” as the most appropriate incentive model to support South Africa’s move... 


Transformation at dealerships ‘woefully slow’, says Legacy Motor Group chairperson
10th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

The pace of transformation within vehicle dealerships remains woefully slow, and urgent action is needed if the automotive industry is to achieve true transformation, warns Legacy Motor Group... 


Image of a Volvo electric truck
Volvo Trucks South Africa ready for May introduction of electric trucks 
8th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra heavy commercial... 


Fingerprint sensor, Mercedes-Benz Pay+ turn the car into a payment device
Fingerprint sensor, Mercedes-Benz Pay+ turn the car into a payment device
6th March 2023 By: Irma Venter

The mobility evolution continues at breakneck speed as Mercedes-Benz customers in Germany are now able to authenticate payments via an in-car fingerprint sensor.  With a new digital payment service... 


Image of UJ electric bus
New electric buses are locally assembled, stress-tested – UJ
3rd March 2023 By: Irma Venter

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has purchased two battery electric buses to ferry students between its various campuses. The decision to roll out the buses follows a test period last year... 


Motus to spend R250m in next 18 months on alternative energy sources
3rd March 2023 By: Irma Venter

With no light discernible at the end of the Eskom tunnel, mobility group Motus will spend R250-million over the next 18 months to install alternative energy generation sources, such as solar power,... 


Image of National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) chairperson Mark Dommisse
February new-vehicle sales inch up 2.6%, exports drop by 11.5% 
2nd March 2023 By: Irma Venter

Domestic new-vehicle sales in February increased by 2.6%, to  45 352 units, compared with the same month last year, says Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. Year-to-date sales are up 4.3%. 


Image of a Mini SE EV
Naamsa disappointed in lack of Budget support for new-energy vehicles
28th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council says it is disappointed that last week’s National Budget Speech made no “solid commitment” to a support programme for the manufacturing of new-energy... 


Image of Legacy Motor Group chairperson and shareholder Mpho Dipela
Industry must address lack of transformation at dealerships – Legacy group chair
23rd February 2023 By: Irma Venter

The pace of transformation within vehicle dealerships remains woefully slow, and urgent action is needed if the automotive industry is to achieve true transformation, warns Legacy Motor Group (LMG)... 


Image of Motus CEO Osman Arbee
Motus to spend R250m in next 18 months on alternative energy sources
21st February 2023 By: Irma Venter

With no light discernible at the end of the Eskom tunnel, mobility group Motus will spend R250-million over the next 18 months to install alternative energy generation sources, such as solar power,... 


Image of a BEV charging
Naamsa proposes purchase subsidy as the ‘most appropriate’ EV incentive model
20th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has proposed the “provision of a direct, fixed new-energy vehicle purchase subsidy” as the most appropriate incentive model to support South Africa’s move... 


Loadshedding hurting SA auto sector’s ability to compete globally
17th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

Data from a survey the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (Naacam) conducted in January indicates that the recent months of prolonged loadshedding have resulted... 


New-vehicle sales up 4.8% in January, exports down 1.8% 
17th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

New-vehicle sales increased by 4.8% in January, to 43 509 units, compared with the same month last year. New-passenger-car sales gained 2.9%, to 31 072 units. 


Isuzu trucks
Isuzu retains top truck selling position for tenth year, looks to expand diesel alternatives
16th February 2023 By: Donna Slater

Commercial vehicle manufacturer Isuzu Truck, which is celebrating a tenth consecutive year as the truck market leader, is progressing with plans to roll out newer and more environment-friendly... 


An electric bus owned by UJ
UJ launches two electric buses to cut its emissions
15th February 2023 By: News24Wire

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) this week rolled out two electric buses, which have already started transporting students across its campuses. The buses are part of the university's plans to... 


Toyota SA to invest R800m-plus in renewable energy as it flags loadshedding as a ‘big concern’
10th February 2023 By: Irma Venter

Toyota South Africa Motors’ (TSAM’s) Prospecton production complex in Durban will move to 100% renewable energy by 2028, in an investment that will cost north of R800-million, says president and... 


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