Automotive | Components

https://staging1.creamermedia.com/

Advertise on this page? Click Here to Learn More

Automotive News

Electric motorbike powered by the sun to travel from Kenya to South Africa

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2024 An electric motorbike, designed and built in Africa and powered only by the sun, is set to tackle the road from Nairobi, in Kenya, to Stellenbosch, South Africa, in October. Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) have joined forces with Roam, an electric... →

Navara expansions, upgrades to drive Nissan’s next stage of growth in Africa

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 20th September 2024 Automotive manufacturer Nissan Africa has announced expansions and upgrades to its Navara range, aligned to business and customer demands, as the company looks to use this to underpin its growth ambitions in Africa. The announcement was made at a Nissan Navara media event, held on September 18 at... →

An image showing the Navara in 4x4 course

Testing the Navara's durability and reliability in challenging conditions

August new-vehicle sales 4.9% lower as exports nosedive by 34.3%

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2024 August’s negative new-vehicle sales numbers dashed any hope of a sustained upward trend in the market following July’s 1.5% increase. Total new-vehicle sales in August dropped by 4.9%, to 43 558 units, compared with the same month last year. →

Diversification rescues Motus as SA economy struggles

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2024 Motus’s Import and Distribution business took a significant bite out of the automotive group’s profit in the financial year ended June 30, says CEO Osman Arbee. “Minus the importers, we had a great year.” →

BMW SA halts third-generation X3 production, gears up for new model next month

By: Irma Venter 20th September 2024 BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) has halted production of the third-generation X3 at its Rosslyn plant, in Pretoria, and will now gear up for production of the new-generation model. The last vehicle in the current series, which has been shipped to a customer in Germany, was produced at the end of... →

Norway’s electric car parc now outnumbers its pure petrol car fleet

By: Irma Venter 18th September 2024 For the first time ever there are more electric cars than pure petrol cars in Norway’s passenger-car fleet. Of the 2.8-million registered passenger cars in the Nordic country, there are 754 303 electric cars (as of 16 September) and 753 905 petrol cars, this according to figures from Norway’s... →

Metair to swing to interim losses

By: Creamer Media Reporter 18th September 2024 JSE-listed Metair expects to report a loss a share of between 2.7c and 3.3c for the six months ended June 30, compared with earnings a share of 48c reported for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The company says it is likely to post a headline loss a share of between 2.7c and 3.3c for the six... →

Mahindra SA celebrates 20 000th Pik Up unit

18th September 2024 Vehicle manufacturer Mahindra South Africa in August celebrated the milestone of having the 20 000th locally assembled Pik Up “bakkie” rolling off the line, as the company gears for its next phase of growth in the country and looks to initiate localisation. Tasneem Bulbulia tells us more. →

Mahindra SA celebrates 20 000th Pik Up unit

Metair to sell its troubled Turkish operations, return its focus to auto parts

By: Irma Venter 17th September 2024 Energy storage and automotive component manufacturer Metair says it will sell its troubled Mutlu operations in Türkiye to Quexco for R1.95-billion in cash. Mutlu forms part of Metair’s Energy Storage vertical. The business manufactures and trades energy storage products, including lead-acid and... →

Protest action outside Rosslyn plant linked to fraud investigation, says BMW

By: Irma Venter 16th September 2024 BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) on Monday confirmed protest action outside its plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria, where the X3 model is produced for the local and export markets. The local arm of the German premium car maker said the labour action was in response to an ongoing fraud investigation within... →

The BMW plant in Rosslyn

BRICS Business Council working groups offer updates on work in the year-to-date

By: Darren Parker 13th September 2024 The BRICS Business Council has provided an update on its work thus far this year, reflecting on progress made and the challenges posed by the inclusion of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates into the BRICS Plus alliance in January. The council’s working groups have been... →

Demand for used cars outpacing new cars; Asian newcomers big new-car winners

By: Irma Venter 9th September 2024 The prolonged economic downturn experienced across multiple sectors in South Africa has resulted in markedly depressed sales in the new-car segment over the past 12 months, says finance group WesBank. Also, as consumers continue to seek more affordable mobility alternatives, a noticeable trend... →

City Logistics tests the electric Canter; DTSA to roll out leasing once trials wrap up

By: Irma Venter 6th September 2024 City Logistics says it has been “pleasantly surprised” by the load-carrying performance of its trial electric Fuso Canter (eCanter) small truck. Earlier this year, Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) announced that it would launch a comprehensive line-up of battery-electric trucks, ranging from... →

South Africa lures BYD with critical minerals, car output skills

By: Bloomberg 6th September 2024 Talks are progressing between BYD Co. and South Africa over a possible investment by the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, a top government official said, although no specific time frame for the next steps has been agreed. BYD has expressed interest to work and invest in South Africa,... →

Ogihara SA breaks ground on new R1.2bn auto body-part plant in Durban

By: Irma Venter 6th September 2024 CFAO South Africa (SA) subsidiary Toyota Tsusho Africa and Ogihara Thailand have started construction of a new R1.2-billion plant that will produce vehicle body parts for Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM). The JV will be known as Ogihara SA, with the plant located in the Dube TradePort (DTP), in... →

Metair boasts resilience amid tough first-half market conditions

By: Darren Parker 5th September 2024 In an operational update to shareholders for the six months ended June 30, JSE-listed Metair Investments has said its business verticals demonstrated resilience despite the challenging operating and trading conditions. The company said on September 5 that it had successfully maintained a constant... →

BMW SA ends production of third-generation X3, gears up for new model in October

By: Irma Venter 5th September 2024 BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) has halted production of the third-generation X3 at its Rosslyn plant, in Pretoria, and will now gear up for production of the new-generation model. The last vehicle in the current series, which has been shipped to a customer in Germany, was produced at the end of... →

The last third-generation X3 produced at the BMW plant in Rosslyn

August new-vehicle sales drop by 4.9%, exports down 34.3%

By: Irma Venter 3rd September 2024 August’s negative new-vehicle sales numbers dashed any hope of a sustained upward trend in the market following July’s 1.5% increase. Total new-vehicle sales in August dropped by 4.9%, to 43 558 units, compared with the same month last year. →

MoU seeks to bridge gap between academia, industry in logistics, transport sector

By: Darren Parker 3rd September 2024 The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical industry experience in the logistics and transport sector. The MoU,... →

CILT International global president chief Teete Owusu-Nortey, CILTSA president Elvin Harris and VUT vice-chancellor and principal Professor Khehla Ndlovu

Photo by Vaal University of Technology
CILT International global president chief Teete Owusu-Nortey, CILTSA president Elvin Harris and VUT vice-chancellor and principal Professor Khehla Ndlovu

Diversification strategy saves the day for Motus as SA economy bites

By: Irma Venter 3rd September 2024 Motus’s Import and Distribution business took a significant bite out of the automotive group’s profit in the financial year ended June 30, says CEO Osman Arbee. “Minus the importers we had a great year.” →

Osman Arbee

New, expanded TWIMS, Toyota Teach facilities launched

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 2nd September 2024 Automotive company Toyota South Africa’s Toyota South Africa Educational Trust last month commemorated its new, expanded Toyota Wessels Institute for Manufacturing Studies (TWIMS) and Toyota Teach facilities at its Kloof campus, in KwaZulu-Natal. The Educational Trust is the foundation that was... →

An image showing the Toyota Wessels conference centre

Photo by Creamer Media's Tasneem Bulbulia
The Toyota Wessels conference centre

Golden Arrow, Eskom in electric bus deal

By: Irma Venter 30th August 2024 Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) and power utility Eskom have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) which sets out the terms for ongoing engagement related to GABS’ planned introduction of electric buses into the public transport sector. GABS in July signed a deal to acquire 120 electric buses... →

IDC optimistic of industrial investment recovery following fall in disbursements to R15.9bn

By: Terence Creamer 29th August 2024 South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is optimistic of converting the rise in business confidence that has accompanied the recent easing in loadshedding and visible efforts to address freight logistics bottlenecks into higher levels of investment this year, following a decline... →

Interim IDC CEO David Jarvis

MBSA appoints new co-CEO as Raine departs for Germany

By: Irma Venter 29th August 2024 Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) has announced that Mark Raine will step down from his role as co-CEO and Mercedes-Benz Cars executive director on August 31. Raine will be taking up the responsibility for direct sales, omni-channel commerce and data management at the luxury car maker in... →

Claudius Steinhoff

TPT recovery on track but can be better, CE says

By: Darren Parker 28th August 2024 State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Jabu Mdaki has expressed satisfaction with the company's progress in meeting its Phase 1 recovery plan targets, while also acknowledging the need for further improvement to align with global benchmarks and contribute more effectively to the recovery of... →

Port of Nqura laoding container on truck

Daimler Truck Southern Africa assembles 800 000th unit

By: Irma Venter 27th August 2024 Daimler Truck Southern Africa (DTSA) this month celebrated the assembly and handover of the 800 000th completely knocked-down (CKD) unit from its source plant in Woerth, Germany, at its East London operations. The truck was a Mercedes-Benz Actros 2645LS/33, and the buyer Sesfigile Logistics and... →

Image of the 800 000th unit produced at DTSA's plant in East London

The 800 000th unit rolls off the assembly line

Sasol Solar Challenge set for September 13 start

By: Irma Venter 27th August 2024 Now in its sixteenth year, the Sasol Solar Challenge is set to start on September 13 in Secunda, in Mpumalanga, and wrap up at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on September 20. The biennial race, which will include international teams from universities in Belgium and The Netherlands, for example,... →

The Brunel team is set to return to the 2024 event

44% of automotive customers ready to switch to EVs, research shows

By: Darren Parker 23rd August 2024 Although about 44% of automotive customers say they are ready to buy an electric vehicle (EV) as their next vehicle, 46% remain unsure, while 10% say they will definitely not buy an EV, according to technology and consulting firm Accenture Song venture and business building EU auto lead Jens... →

NEV sales up amid lower overall new-vehicle sales

By: Darren Parker 23rd August 2024 New energy vehicle (NEV) sales from 18 brands increased by 169.8% from a very low base of 1 228 units in the second quarter of last year to a decent 4 122 units by the end of the second quarter of this year, naamsa | the Automotive Business Council president Billy Tom has said. “We are definitely... →

Eskom launches EV charging pilot programme in Midrand

By: Marleny Arnoldi 23rd August 2024 As Eskom works to electrify its vehicle fleet and decarbonise its operations, the State-owned power utility is piloting electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at its Academy of Learning, in Midrand. This marks a milestone in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the... →

New-vehicle sales finally tick upwards

By: Irma Venter 23rd August 2024 Total new-vehicle sales in July inched up by 1.5%, to 44 229 units, compared with the same month last year, driven by an improvement in the passenger-car market. July was only the second month, after April, to show any sales growth since July last year. →

Golden Arrow to acquire 120 electric buses from BYD

By: Irma Venter 23rd August 2024 Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) has signed a deal to acquire 120 electric buses from Chinese automotive powerhouse BYD, following four years of testing. Delivery of the 65-seater units is scheduled to start later this year, with all the buses expected to be operational before... →

N3 freeway truck chargers MoU signed

By: Irma Venter 23rd August 2024 Zero Carbon Logistics (Zero CL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer Sany to be the technology provider for its proposed off-grid electric truck charging network on the N3 free way. Zero CL says Sany will develop and operate six renewable-energy... →

Electric SUV under R400 000 launched

By: Irma Venter 23rd August 2024 Pretoria-based importer and distributor of battery electric vehicles (EVs) Enviro Automotive has launched the Dayun Yuehu S5 mini sports-utility vehicle (SUV) in South Africa. The 3.6 m S5 is priced under R400 000, which makes it one of the cheapest EVs on the market, with Enviro Automotive... →

Ogihara SA breaks ground on new R1.2bn auto body-part plant in Durban

By: Irma Venter 22nd August 2024 CFAO South Africa (SA) subsidiary Toyota Tsusho Africa, and Ogihara Thailand, have started construction of a new R1.2-billion plant that will produce vehicle body parts for Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM). The JV will be known as Ogihara SA, with the plant located in the Dube TradePort (DTP),... →

Andrew Kirby

Six dealerships in hot water with the consumer commission

By: Irma Venter 21st August 2024 The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has referred six car dealerships to the National Consumer Tribunal (tribunal) for adjudication. The NCC received complaints from consumers alleging that these suppliers have contravened the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). →

Mercedes-Benz Vans launches the electric Sprinter in South Africa

By: Irma Venter 19th August 2024 Mercedes-Benz Vans South Africa (MBVSA) has launched the fully electric Sprinter (eSprinter) panel van in the local market. The eSprinter is available in standard- and long-wheel base, with pricing starting at R1.27-million. →

The eSprinter

Company Post

Convoluted Tubing

more

About

Engineering News is a product of Creamer Media.
www.creamermedia.co.za

Other Creamer Media Products include:
Mining Weekly
Research Channel Africa
Polity

Newsletters

Sign up for our FREE daily email newsletter

Receive daily sector news alerts

More

Subscriptions

We offer a variety of subscriptions to our Magazine, Website, PDF Reports and our photo library.

Subscriptions are available via the Creamer Media Store.

View store

Advertise

Advertising on Engineering News is an effective way to build and consolidate a company's profile among clients and prospective clients. Email advertising@creamermedia.co.za

View options

Subscribe