The platinum market is expected to move to being in balance in 2026 – but this is contingent on a lessening of the trade tensions that have accentuated this year’s substantial platinum market... 

Automaker BMW South Africa has shared a peek inside its world-class assembly operations in Rosslyn, where it produces the X3, as well as the X3 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from October last... 

Automotive manufacturer Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) completed the production of its two-millionth VW Polo – a smoky grey Polo destined for Australia that rolled off the production line at its... 

In South Africa, glass is an indispensable material with applications spanning automotive, architecture, food and beverages, cosmetics, electronics, and robotics industries. The country’s glass... 

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has approved the launch of platinum and palladium futures and options contracts on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, Heraeus reports. The contracts will... 

The Democratic Republic of Congo has extended for six months a ban on the trading of minerals from dozens of artisanal mining sites in conflict-hit North and South Kivu provinces, the mines... 

WeBuyCars is on track to reach its goal of selling 23 000 vehicles a month in three years’ time, says CEO Faan van der Walt. Speaking during a webcast on Monday detailing the JSE-listed company’s... 

The Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation (Ameo) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) have finally signed a wage agreement, following a protracted process that... 

Build Your Dreams Auto South Africa (BYD SA) has announced that will install between 200 and 300 public charging stations across the country in 2026, in a move to make electric mobility more... 

Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has announced the launch of the 2025 Durban Automotive Cluster (DAC) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Accelerator. The programme is a public-private partnership... 

By: Steven Lumley, technical manager, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) Continuing the dialogue around oil additives with condition monitoring specialist company, WearCheck, this time the focus turns to... 

Industrial equipment and services company Barloworld on November 11 took media on a tour of its Rebuild Centre, which completes an average of 2 000 rebuilds a year of components and engines for... 

Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium subsidiary has partnered with the Automotive Industry Transformation Fund (AITF) and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to... 

ArcelorMittal’s exclusive talks with South Africa’s biggest development finance institution regarding its potential sale of its local steel operation have ended without a deal, leaving the company... 

Vehicle manufacturer BAIC South Africa has confirmed that the all-new BAIC B30 SUV will be assembled locally at the company’s Coega facility in Gqeberha, marking another significant step in the... 

Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates over the country’s energy future, saying its... 

Research and consulting firm PBS Development Consulting has recommended the establishment of a dedicated ‘Just Transition Worker Fund’ to ensure South Africa’s climate transition addresses... 

In high-stakes applications, such as trucking, automotive manufacturing and heavy industry, the choice of grease can mean the difference between safe, reliable operation and catastrophic failure,... 

Aligning with growing linear motion technology demands, linear motion systems specialists Rollon has partnered with industrial solutions provider BMG to deliver high-performance solutions for... 

The roar of engines and the smell of burning rubber set the scene as the Western Cape’s biggest automotive showcase, the Killarney Motor Show, took place on Sunday, 2 November. As the official main... 

South Africa’s automotive industry stands at a critical juncture as global markets shift amid trade barriers and decarbonisation efforts. To unpack how the country can strengthen its automotive... 

South Africa’s new car and truck market notched up another stellar month in October as it recorded the highest monthly sales – 55 956 units – since March, 2015. Naamsa | The Automotive Business... 

Having made adjustments worth R4.2-billion to its Rosslyn-based production plant to accommodate for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) manufacturing since October last year, automotive... 

South Africa’s automotive industry is developing an Electromobility Occupational Skills Programme, which will be a nationally recognised qualification designed to equip technicians with the skills... 

The fast-paced nature of automotive retail requires efficient logistics and warehouse management to ensure consistent customer satisfaction, says vehicle manufacturer Jetour South Africa logistics... 

Computer vision, particularly through 3D cameras, offers significant benefits in industrial quality control applications, including cost-savings, improved efficiency and streamlined inspection... 

Jindalee Lithium has launched a value optimisation programme to evaluate the recovery of magnesium as a potential by-product. 

First-quarter revenue at Australia's Lynas Rare Earths rose by 66% from a year earlier, the company said on Thursday, but missed market expectations, though it flagged strong demand from existing... 

A new research paper argues that institutional investors have achieved and can achieve competitive, risk-adjusted returns, while driving measurable economic growth and job creation through... 

The Paruk Group has ordered 100 fully electric city buses from MAN Truck & Bus South Africa (MAN SA). This is the German mobility group’s largest e-bus order outside Europe to date. 

Diversified mining and marketing company Glencore on Wednesday outlined its strategy surrounding the export of cobalt from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which follows the lifting by the... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore, which operates two mines in the Northern Cape, says it is on track to deliver on its full-year waste mining and production guidance of between... 

China announced a major policy adjustment last week with the removal of its long-standing value-added tax (VAT) exemption on platinum imports, global technology group Heraeus Precious Metals states... 

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says wage talks in the vehicle assembly sector have stalled, with the union and employers at odds over the increases on offer to cement a... 

South African companies spent about R150-billion on enterprise and supplier development (ESD) over the past five years, but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) only account for 34% to 40% of... 

In a significant development for the local automotive conversion industry, RMA Automotive has extended its range of vehicle conversion solutions to include the Toyota Quantum all-wheel drive (4WD)... 

Explosives manufacturer BME intends to replace 100% of the virgin oil used in the fuel phase of its emulsions with used oil within the next few years, Mining Weekly has learned. This would be a... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday urged the Vietnamese to explore new ventures to diversify into untapped sectors and to build partnerships, thereby generating jobs, transferring skills and... 

The year 2025 marks 60 years of excellence in skills development for the Colliery Training College (CTC). Over the past six decades, CTC has undergone a powerful transformation from a coal mining... 

A major automotive manufacturer in Gauteng has been supplied with 150 MOVIGEAR mechatronic drive units from SEW-EURODRIVE. Two variants of the units were supplied to drive conveyors in a high... 

The South African boat-building industry has to grow the skills available to local manufacturers, while it must also work to attract global component manufacturers to local shores, says Ullman... 

Build Your Dreams Auto South Africa (BYD SA) has announced that will install between 200 and 300 public charging stations across the country in 2026, in a move to make electric mobility more...