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DP World wins big as bpSA outsources its secondary transport ops

By: Irma Venter 4th April 2024 DP World will take over bp Southern Africa’s (bpSA’s) Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Rustenburg logistics operations as the energy group has opted to outsource its secondary transport. In another deal, Makwande Supply & Distribution – a beneficiary of bpSA’s enterprise development... →

New-vehicle sales plummet 11.7% in March

By: Irma Venter 3rd April 2024 New-vehicle sales plummeted by 11.7% in March, to 44 235 units, compared with the same month last year. Sales for the first quarter of the year are now 5.3% below the same period last year. →

Toyota launches expanded accessories programme in SA

By: Irma Venter 29th March 2024 Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has launched a new programme called Associated Accessory Products (AAP). The local arm of the Japanese carmaker says this one-stop-shop offering will complement its existing array of accessories, enabling customers to customise their vehicles as they wish. →

Metair to tackle high debt, gauge Mutlu’s future

By: Irma Venter 27th March 2024 Metair is still very much open for business and the group is able to accommodate new clients should they need automotive components or energy solutions, says new CEO Paul O’Flaherty. O’Flaherty, now two months into the job after former CEO Sjoerd Douwenga bowed out owing to health reasons, comes... →

Paul O’Flaherty

China’s LDV launches in the local bakkie, commercial vehicle market

By: Irma Venter 26th March 2024 LDV is the latest automotive brand from China to enter South Africa, with the Asian country seemingly intensifying its efforts to become the world’s new automotive powerhouse. LDV forms part of SAIC, which is the vehicle partner to General Motors and Volkswagen in China. It is also the... →

The T60 bakkie

GAC Motor joins inflow from China; Ramsoomar appointed as MD

By: Irma Venter 25th March 2024 China’s GAC Motor has appointed Salvador Caetano Auto as the distributor and retailer of GAC vehicles, spare parts and related services in South Africa (SA). GAC Motor is a subsidiary of the State-owned GAC Group, and was founded in 1997. The brand joins a rapidly growing number of Chinese... →

Leslie Ramsoomar

Jordi Vila appointed Nissan Africa president

By: Schalk Burger 22nd March 2024 Automotive manufacturer Nissan has appointed Jordi Vila as Nissan Africa president. He currently serves as Nissan Europe sales and marketing divisional VP. Vila will succeed Nissan Africa president and India sales and marketing divisional VP Joni Paiva, who will return to the automotive... →

Nissan Africa president Joni Vila

Toyota adds Hilux, Fortuner hybrids to its local production line-up

By: Irma Venter 22nd March 2024 Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has added the Hilux double-cab and Fortuner 48 V mild hybrids to its local production line-up at its Durban plant in KwaZulu-Natal. The addition of the new models brings Toyota’s local hybrid production tally to three, adding to the existing Corolla Cross hybrid... →

The Hilux 48 V mild hybrid

Alternative fuel production to increase during energy transition

By: Trent Roebeck 22nd March 2024 One of the foreseeable local and global energy transition trends in 2024, and beyond, is that of increased production of transport fuels made of vegetable oils and animal fats in the short term, augmented with production of electro-fuels (e-fuels) in the longer term, says engineering firm Fluor... →

An image of Fluor process director Michiel Baerends

MICHIEL BAERENDS Fluor's process director believes that the realisation of a global energy transition relies heavily on alternative fuels and e-fuels

Cape Town’s MyCiTi Spine Road depot construction 65% complete

By: Irma Venter 20th March 2024 The City of Cape Town (CoCT) says construction work on two new MyCiTi depots, located on the corner of Spine Road and Mew Way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain, is now 65% complete. City officials add that the bus transit project is on track to be concluded by May next year. Construction... →

Image of the new MyCiTi depots, located on the corner of Spine Road and Mew Way between Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain

Toyota, Ford and VW come out tops in 2023 AutoTrader report

By: Irma Venter 15th March 2024 In 2023, Toyota took top position as South Africa’s most sold used-car brand with 60 296 units changing hands, while the Ford Ranger reigned supreme as the country's most sold used model, at 20 156 units. This is according to the 2023 AutoTrader Car Industry Report, released this week. →

Company invests in driver, vehicle management systems

By: Halima Frost 15th March 2024 Specialist transport group Unitrans continues to invest heavily in various event-based in-vehicle management systems (IVMS) to ensure the safety of its drivers, fleet and cargo in its chemical and petrochemicals bulk transport supply chain businesses. “Owing to the significant volatility of its... →

A unitrans tanker at a depot in the setting sun

Unitrans chemicals and explosives transport head Bryce Varner and Unitrans business development: petroleum head Ray Singh discuss compliance and its fleet. Camerawork: Halima Frost. Editing: Nicholas Boyd. Recorded: 21.02.2024

2024 Car of the Year finalists announced

By: Irma Venter 15th March 2024 The South African Guild of Mobility Journalists (SAGMJ) has announced the 18 finalists of the Old Mutual Insure 2024 Car of the Year (COTY) competition. “We eagerly await the upcoming competition phase, where the contenders will undergo comprehensive testing by COTY’s expert juror group in early... →

Standard Bank partners with mobility startup Planet42

By: Irma Venter 14th March 2024 Standard Bank has partnered with Planet42 in a R300-million deal it believes will enable the mobility startup “to shake up the passenger car market by broadening access to personal vehicles and reducing transport inequality in South Africa”. Planet42 offers rent-to-buy car subscriptions. →

Mazda Southern Africa discontinues BT-50 bakkie sales

By: Irma Venter 14th March 2024 Mazda Southern Africa has announced that the Mazda BT-50 double-cab bakkie has reached the end of the line in the local market. Since it debuted in 2008, replacing Mazda’s B-series of light-commercial vehicles (LCVs), the BT-50 has delivered mixed sales results in the South African market, says... →

Toyota launches expanded accessories programme in South Africa

By: Irma Venter 13th March 2024 Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has launched a new programme called Associated Accessory Products (AAP). The local arm of the Japanese car maker says this one-stop-shop offering will complement its existing array of accessories, enabling customers to customise their vehicles as they wish. →

Metair’s shares rise on expectation of higher earnings

By: Schalk Burger 11th March 2024 The share price of JSE-listed energy storage and automotive components company Metair rose by more than 26% on March 11, after the company announced that it expected to report earnings a share of 44c to 53c and headline earnings a share of 128c to 140c for the 2023 financial year. This compares... →

The Hesto Harnesses factory in South Africa

Avis partners with CemAir on new land-and-air travel offering

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th March 2024 Car rental company Avis Car Rental has entered into a partnership with airline CemAir, as part of its commitment to delivering enhanced travel experiences for customers. Central to the partnership is a new offering of a preferential pricing and exclusive specials on car rentals on all CemAir... →

Avis Car Rental has entered into a partnership with CemAir

'Asian brothers' coming to SA 'with a force', says Motus boss

By: Irma Venter 8th March 2024 Motus’ stable of imported vehicle brands – Hyundai, Kia, Renault and Mitsubishi – all experienced a tough six months towards the end of last year. Speaking at the company’s financial results announcement at the end of February, the CEO of the parts and vehicle importer and retailer, Osman Arbee,... →

Volkswagen SA spends big to counter loadshedding, now sole Polo supplier

By: Irma Venter 8th March 2024 Volkswagen Group South Africa, now trading as Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA), is investing R55-million to generate 3 MW in additional solar energy for its assembly plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, says MD Martina Biene. The panels will be installed on the carports in the employee car park. →

VWSA could announce third production model this year, expects uptick in 2024 car market

By: Irma Venter 8th March 2024 Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) will hopefully this year receive the final confirmation on the production of a third model at the Kariega plant, says MD Martina Biene. This third model will add to production of the Polo and Polo Vivo at the Eastern Cape production site. →

Grindrod to spend big at Matola terminal as MPDC grows Maputo capacity

By: Irma Venter 7th March 2024 Ports and logistics group Grindrod is set to invest big in its Matola drybulk terminal in Mozambique. Announcing Grindrod’s financial results for the year ended December 31 on Thursday, CEO Xolani Mbambo said the JSE-listed logistics group would spend the bulk of its R2.5-billion capital... →

Hawks fleet boosted with new cars to widen operational footprint

6th March 2024 The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, was given a new fleet of cars last month to improve its response time and broaden the national footprint of the investigative branch of the police. Thabi Shomolekae has the story. →

Hawks fleet boosted with new cars to widen operational footprint

African experts meet to discuss auto industry standardisation

By: Irma Venter 4th March 2024 South Africa is hosting the African Organisation for Standardisation Technical Committee 59 (ARSO/TC 59) this month to discuss technical standardisation within the African automotive industry. The four-day event includes the participation of technical experts from the automotive industry across... →

Hermogene Nsengimana and Lungelo Ntobongwana

New-vehicle sales down 0.9%, exports jump by 27.5%

By: Irma Venter 1st March 2024 Total domestic new-vehicle sales in February declined by 0.9%, to 44 749 units, compared with the same month last year, says Naamsa | The Automotive Business Council. The new-passenger-car market dropped by 3.1%, to reach 28 857 units. →

Delay announced in Fuso, Hino merger

By: Irma Venter 1st March 2024 Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), Hino Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have announced a delay in their intent to merge MFTBC and Hino. Toyota owns Hino, while Daimler Truck owns MFTBC. →

Tyre stakeholders team up against illicit tyre trade

By: Irma Venter 1st March 2024 The South African Association of Freight Forwarders, the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC), the Tyre, Equipment and Parts Association (Tepa) and the Tyre Importers Association of South Africa (Tiasa) have teamed up to form the Tyre Silo Forum. This follows the launch last year... →

Aqora rebrands, aims to make battery cells in Cape Town

By: Irma Venter 1st March 2024 South African energy company Aqora has rebranded to become Afrivolt, says MD Deshan Naidoo. The firm’s goal, however, remains the same – opening a lithium-ion cell gigafactory in South Africa, able to produce anodes, cathodes and lithium-ion batteries for stationary storage applications and, in... →

African shared mobility sector to almost double in size by 2030 – report

By: Irma Venter 1st March 2024 The size of Africa’s shared mobility market, which includes services such as ride-hailing, scooter or e-bike rentals, as well as car-sharing, will almost double by 2030, creating an additional 550 000 income-earning opportunities. That is according to a new report from global management... →

Hino wraps up order for 33 mobile offices for Home Affairs

By: Irma Venter 29th February 2024 Hino South Africa (SA) has completed an order for 33 mobile offices for the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Home Affairs. The fully equipped mobile offices will service some of KZN’s most remote rural areas. →

Image of one of the Home Affairs mobile offices

Volkswagen Group Africa opens new airbag deployment test centre

By: Irma Venter 29th February 2024 Volkswagen Group Africa (VWA) has officially opened its new R20-million airbag deployment centre, following a construction period of nearly two years. The facility, based at the company’s B Plant in Kariega, in the Eastern Cape, will boost the assembly plant’s airbag testing capacity to 150% of... →

Pay-per-load electric truck group to roll out next-gen vehicle in March

By: Irma Venter 28th February 2024 Pay-per-load trucking company OX Delivers will start building the third generation OX4 electric truck in March, with knock-down kit delivery for assembly in local markets to follow. “Based on learnings in the field and customer feedback, the OX4 is our most advanced truck to date and features a... →

OX Delivers' electric trucks operate in Rwanda

Lhyfe seeking approval for planned 20 MW green hydrogen plant in the UK

By: Schalk Burger 28th February 2024 Green hydrogen development company Lhyfe is planning to build, if plans are approved, a 20 MW green hydrogen production facility in Wallsend, North Tyneside, in the UK. The proposed facility will be capable of producing up to 8 t of green hydrogen a day. →

Photo by Shepherd Offshore
The site of the proposed green hydrogen production facility

Settling on funding solutions for expedited grid infrastructure set as a Just Energy Transition Investment Plan priority

By: Terence Creamer 27th February 2024 Finalising funding solutions for the expedited expansion of South Africa’s electricity transmission grid has been identified as a key priority for the Just Energy Transition (JET) project management unit (PMU), which is located within the Presidency. The unit is overseeing the implementation of... →

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Lineworkers work on a high-voltage powerline

‘Asian brothers’ coming to SA 'with a force', says Motus boss

By: Irma Venter 27th February 2024 Motus’ stable of imported vehicle brands – Hyundai, Kia, Renault and Mitsubishi – all experienced a tough six months at the end of last year. Speaking at the company’s financial results announcement on Tuesday, the CEO of the parts and vehicle importer, retailer and distributor, Osman Arbee, said... →

Osman Arbee

Stellantis, Société Générale, Caetano Squadra Africa sign agreement on vehicle sales, financing in Africa

By: Irma Venter 26th February 2024 Stellantis, in partnership with Paris-based bank Société Générale and vehicle distributor Caetano Squadra Africa, have signed a collaboration agreement aimed at facilitating the sale and financing of Stellantis vehicle sales in Africa. Under this agreement, the parties undertake to work closely... →

Tyre manufacturer to invest $90-million in hydraulic hose production plant

23rd February 2024 German technology company Continental in January announced an investment of $90-million towards the construction of its new plant for hydraulic hose for industrial purposes in the west-central Mexican state of Aguascalientes. Continental’s operation in Mexico produces and develops automotive... →

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