SOUTH AFRICA

The fearsome East London Grand Prix circuit lived up to its reputation when it hosted the latest rounds of both the GTC SupaCup series and the even more competitive Volkswagen Polo Cup. The circuit is home to the two fastest corners in South African circuit racing and is known to ...

The recent looting and unrest in various parts of South Africa have had a massive impact on the majority of sectors measured by the Ctrack Freight Transport Index. The Ctrack Freight Transport data shows a split set of data. On a year on year basis, the numbers look extremely strong ...

“The month of July saw the South African economy being hit by the ‘perfect storm’ and the impact on the motor industry was huge,”  Mark Dommisse,  Chairperson of the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA), said after studying the latest vehicle retail sales figures distributed by naamsa.  “The effect is not ...

The National Automobile Dealers’ Association  (NADA) has described the passing  of the executive chairperson, Toyota South Africa Motors, Dr.  Johan van Zyl, as a great loss to the industry.  Dr. van Zyl died on July 30, 2021 at 63, leaving a great mark in the South African Motor industry.  In ...

It has been more than a year since the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to an almost standstill and Tata International Africa had to, at various stages, suspend and restart operations across the organisation in the sub-Saharan region in which it operates. Cost-cutting measures to safeguard income and ensure the ...

A growing culture of regulatory non-compliance in the motor vehicle repair industry is not only creating an uneven playing field for many accredited workshop owners in the sector, but also placing consumers at risk. Dewald Ranft, Chairman of the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), a proud association of the Retail ...

Messe Frankfurt South Africa, organisers of the SA Festival of Motoring, has, again, postponed the event earlier scheduled to hold this August till 26-28 August 2022.   Managing Director, Messe Frankfurt South Africa, Joshua Low, while confirming this, said: “Given the latest surge in Covid-19 cases and the worsening of the third ...

Growing up with brothers is where Santie Boshoff says her love for cars started. They wouldn’t let her play with their cars so she would build her own. This can-do attitude has held Santie in good stead since she married into the industry and then became an integral part of ...

Land Rover, Official Vehicle of The British & Irish Lions, and of the Springboks, has announced an extension of its community Hope Gardens initiative in the Western Cape, to celebrate the current Castle Lions Series between The Lions and the Springboks.  Land Rover Hope Gardens are long-lasting initiatives intended to ...

Sold over 32 600 vehicles in the first half of 2021 as Polo Vivo continues to be South Africa’s best-selling passenger car The Volkswagen brand (Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles) sold a combined 32 603 vehicles in the first six months of 2021. The Volkswagen Passenger Car brand sold 29 772 ...