SOUTH AFRICA

  A new three-year agreement has been signed between the Automotive Manufacturers Employers’ Association (AMEO) and the National Union of Metal workers of South Africa (NUMSA) thus signalling the successful conclusion of the 2019 National Bargaining Forum (NBF) negotiations. The agreement was signed on 12 September 2019, but the wage ...

Hino, the largest truck and bus manufacturer in Japan, has rounded off  a successful 50-day promotional roadshow across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to increase brand awareness and to build a base for increasing sales in the region. The exercise covered a route of 6 500 km, traversing  Zimbabwe , ...

177,819 Mercedes-Benz cars were delivered worldwide – a new record for the month of August (+14.0%). Significant growth in sales of compact cars continued in August (+28.6%). Renewed year-on-year increase in worldwide deliveries of C- and E-Class Saloons in August. Sales from January to August are approaching the high level ...

Bridgestone is using increasing amounts of technology to help fleet owners get the maximum use from their vehicles while reducing costs. Trucking and logistics businesses are facing severe challenges. Input costs like diesel and labour are steadily creeping up, and poor economic conditions mean that volumes are down. ‘ “The ...

Randy Krieger is finally settling down to real business in Dubai following his appointment by Ford  in July  as President, Direct Markets, a new position which will focus on Ford’s distributor markets. In this new role, Krieger will drive a Distributor Centre of Excellence, which brings together more than 80 ...

New vehicle sales in South Africa continued to slow down in August as the industry slumped back to levels experienced towards the end of the first half. Though there was a little hope in April with sales marginally (0.7%) higher, May returned a 5.7% blow while June and July held ...

  Round six of the Extreme Festival at the East London Grand Prix circuit in South Africa was full of action for the enthusiastic local spectators – particularly as far as the highly competitive Falken Polo Cup was concerned. While reigning champion Jeffrey Kruger and current points leader Bradley Liebenberg ...

… ‘Toyota Connect’ for all new Toyota, Lexus models starting Sept. 1   Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has scored a global first . In collaboration with Altron and Vodacom Business, Thursday in Sandton, it announced a roll-out of connectivity features and in-car Wi-Fi on all new Toyota and Lexus ...

  In less than 24 hours from now, Volkswagen Motorsport would be heading for a thrilling weekend of racing and solid points haul at the fast and spectacular East London circuit in South Africa. This is as the round six of the Global Touring Car (GTC) series promises lots of ...

  President Cyril Ramaphosa  of South Africa, Wednesday, took time off his busy schedule at the ongoing TICAD 7 meeting to pay an official visit to Nissan’s global headquarters and the company’s Oppama Plant in Japan. Accompanied by top government and Nissan South Africa officials, the visit follows Nissan Group ...