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Automation maximises efficiencies at warehouses

3rd November 2023 Renowned for its drive technology, automation specialist SEW-EURODRIVE partners with clients in the design and implementation of automation projects at their plants, factories and warehouses – using its powerful Maxolution offering. SEW-EURODRIVE mechatronics works manager Werner Engelbrecht says... →

New Hyundai boss expects negative 2023 as consumers battle tide of bad news

By: Irma Venter 3rd November 2023 Newly appointed Hyundai Automotive South Africa (HASA) CEO Gideon Jansen van Rensburg steps into his new role at a challenging time. Not only is the domestic passenger-car market cooling, but the global market is also in upheaval as it struggles to make the transition to electric mobility. →

Association warns of looming spate of retrenchments at dealerships, retail stores

By: Irma Venter 27th October 2023 The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) says a number of dealerships and retail stores have announced their intent to restructure, which could lead to a spate of retrenchments in the automotive sector. MISA says it has been given notice of the proposed closure of 11 retail stores linked to an... →

African automotive industry body has a new president

By: Rebecca Campbell 24th October 2023 The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) on Tuesday announced the name of its new president. She is Volkswagen Group South Africa chairperson and MD Martina Biene, who is also responsible for the Africa region. She replaces outgoing president Mike Whitfield, who has held the... →

Martiina Biene

MAN hands over first electric bus to Golden Arrow, local production to start in 2024

By: Irma Venter 13th October 2023 MAN Truck & Bus South Africa (MAN SA) has provided Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) with its first Lion’s Explorer E electric bus. The bus now enters a test period until September next year to evaluate its day-to-day performance. →

EVs are coming, but can SA’s power grid support this rapidly rising technology?

By: Irma Venter 13th October 2023 Whether South Africans like it or not, electric vehicles – EVs, those zero-emission vehicles that must be plugged in to run – are coming. You may adore the purr of a powerful V6 engine, but eventually the time will come when you will have to become accustomed to the silent hush of an EV gliding... →

It’s a yes for EVs, shows City of Cape Town study

By: Irma Venter 12th October 2023 The City of Cape Town has wrapped up a three-year electric vehicle (EV) pilot project, which it says proves the business case for the electrification of municipal vehicle fleets. “Battery EV technology paired with renewable energy for charging is a viable mechanism to achieve the city's net-zero... →

The BMW i3

naamsa emphasises importance of NEV policy finalisation as sales pick up

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 11th October 2023 New energy vehicle (NEV) sales in South Africa recorded a considerable year-on-year increase of 421.7% between 2021 and 2022, increasing from 896 units to 4 764 units. NEV sales, however, remain negligible as a percentage of overall new-vehicle sales and it is, therefore, imperative that the... →

MISA warns of spate of job losses at dealerships, retail stores

By: Irma Venter 9th October 2023 The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) says a number of dealerships and retail stores have announced their intent to restructure, which could lead to a spate of retrenchments in the automotive sector. MISA says it has been given notice of the proposed closure of 11 retail stores linked to an... →

Martlé Keyter

New Hyundai boss expects negative 2023 as consumers battle tide of bad news

By: Irma Venter 9th October 2023 Newly appointed Hyundai Automotive South Africa (HASA) CEO Gideon Jansen van Rensburg steps into his new role at a challenging time. Not only is the domestic passenger-car market cooling, but the global market is also in upheaval as it struggles to make the transition to electric mobility. →

Gideon Jansen van Rensburg

Nissan SA says it may cut jobs as it halts NP200 production

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2023 Nissan South Africa (SA) has announced that it may cut jobs at its local operations as it halts production of the NP200 half-ton bakkie. While the Nissan SA plant in Rosslyn, Tshwane, is set to continue production of the Navara one-ton pickup, assembly of the NP200 will end in March, when the... →

Image of NP200 production at the Rosslyn plant

NP200 production at the Nissan plant

Metair ups profit despite Hesto bleed, export losses

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2023 Despite the loss of the Russian battery export market, as well as the poor performance of wiring harness maker Hesto, Metair still managed to chalk up a healthy increase in profit for the six months ended June 30. Operating profit for the period was up 124%, to R324-million, compared with the... →

Feasibility study on Stellantis plant to inform IDC on its contribution

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2023 The State-owned Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) says the bankable feasibility study for the proposed multibillion-rand Stellantis vehicle assembly plant, in Coega, in the Eastern Cape, is under way. The project is a joint venture (JV) between Stellantis and the IDC. →

Hudson Rubber calls for auto-component import substitution for growth of economy

By: Irma Venter 6th October 2023 Import substitution in the local automotive industry is crucial for the growth of the South African economy, says Hudson Rubber Company MD Stoney Steenkamp. Hudson Rubber is a Hammanskraal-based rubber and plastics manufacturer which has been in operation for 64 years. →

SATMC launches tyre safety programme to boost road safety

4th October 2023 Automotive industry body the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) hosted a launch event for its tyre safety programme on September 1 in Pretoria. →

SATMC launches tyre safety programme to boost road safety

Dunlop proceeds with R1.7bn investment in Ladysmith tyre factory

By: Darren Parker 3rd October 2023 Tyre manufacturer Dunlop is forging ahead with a R1.7-billion investment project at its factory in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, with the backing of its Japan-based parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). The investment will boost local tyre production capacity as local automotive... →

Rubicon aims to more than double its charging network by the end of 2024

By: Irma Venter 2nd October 2023 Technology group Rubicon aims to expand its electric vehicle (EV) charging network from the current 90 chargers to more than 250 by the end of next year, says e-mobility director Greg Blandford. Rubicon specialises in renewable energy, electric mobility, lighting, building automation and power... →

MAN hands over first electric bus to Golden Arrow; local assembly to start in 2024

By: Irma Venter 29th September 2023 MAN Truck & Bus has provided Cape Town’s Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) with its first Lion’s Explorer E electric bus. The bus now enters a test period until September next year to evaluate its day-to-day performance. →

The MAN Lion's Explorer E

Volvo Cars to produce its last diesel vehicle next year

By: Irma Venter 26th September 2023 Volvo Cars will produce its last diesel vehicle early next year. This follows the company’s decision last year to halt the development of any new internal combustion engines. →

SA component makers aim to invest R4.8bn

By: Irma Venter 22nd September 2023 The South Africa component industry will invest R4.8-billion in the South African economy up to the end of next year, says National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) CEO Renai Moothilal. Moothilal spoke at the NAACAM Show 2023, hosted in Tshwane at the end of... →

Ford to add plug-in hybrid to Ranger bakkie line-up in 2025

By: Irma Venter 19th September 2023 Ford will add a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) to its Ranger bakkie line-up from early 2025. The source plant for the vehicle is not confirmed yet, says Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, so it is unclear whether the PHEV will produced at Ford’s Ranger plant in Pretoria, along with... →

Stora Enso, others invest $18m in bio-graphite firm CarbonScape

By: Reuters 19th September 2023 Finnish-Swedish forestry firm Stora Enso, battery producer Amperex Technology and other parties have invested $18-million in start-up CarbonScape to commercialise bio-graphite for use in batteries, they said on Tuesday. New Zealand-based CarbonScape has patented a process to use forestry industry... →

Metair ups profit despite Hesto bleed, export losses

By: Irma Venter 15th September 2023 Despite the loss of the Russian battery export market, as well as the poor performance of wiring harness maker Hesto, Metair still managed to chalk up a healthy increase in profit for the six months ended June 30. Operating profit for the period was up 124%, to R324-million, compared with the... →

Sjoerd Douwenga

Japanese agency, dtic entities to collaborate on automotive quality, productivity improvement training

By: Schalk Burger 14th September 2023 The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition's (dtic's) seven National Quality and Productivity Network (NQPN) member organisations and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed an agreement for the implementation of a training programme – the Quality and Productivity... →

Bell looks to diversify production at Richard Bay plant through BHI launch

By: Irma Venter 12th September 2023 Bell Equipment is set to launch a new business, called Bell Heavy Industries (BHI), at the Mining Indaba in February next year. BHI will be an arm of Bell Equipment Company South Africa, which is 51% black-owned, says Bell Equipment CEO Leon Goosen. →

Bell CEO Leon Goosen

Auto sector should consider increased import substitution – Hudson Rubber

By: Irma Venter 11th September 2023 Import substitution in the local automotive industry is crucial for the growth of the South African economy, says Hudson Rubber Company MD Stoney Steenkamp. Hudson Rubber is a Hammanskraal-based rubber and plastics manufacturer which has been in operation for 64 years. →

Stellantis’ Eurorepar enters the local spare parts market

By: Irma Venter 7th September 2023 Vehicle manufacturer Stellantis has announced the launch of Eurorepar into the South African automotive spare parts industry. Eurorepar was founded in 2004 by Peugeot Citroën, now a member of the multinational Stellantis group. →

VIN-search for written-off vehicles launched, but body repairers want more

By: Irma Venter 5th September 2023 The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) has launched a Web-based facility that allows consumers to research the status of a vehicle within the industry’s Vehicle Salvage Database (VSD) before they potentially buy it. Named VIN-Lookup, access is free. (The Web address is... →

SA component industry pledges R4.8bn in investments

By: Irma Venter 4th September 2023 The South Africa component industry will invest R4.8-billion in the South African economy up to the end of next year, says National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM) CEO Renai Moothilal. Moothilal spoke at the NAACAM Show 2023, hosted in Tshwane last week. →

Renai Moothilal

SATMC launches tyre safety programme to boost road safety

By: Cameron Mackay 1st September 2023 Industry body the South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) hosted a launch event for its tyre safety programme on September 1, in Pretoria. The event involved the SATMC inviting stakeholders – including original-equipment manufacturers, automotive dealers, members of government,... →

The SATMC demonstrated the importance of tyre care as part of a safety programme launch

SA’s SP Forge expects strong boost in North American exports in 2024

By: Irma Venter 1st September 2023 SP Metal Forgings Group (SP Forge) will see a significant bump in wheel hub exports to the US next year, says MD Ken Manners. SP Forge has operations in Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. →

Ken Manners with some of SP Forge's products

NEV disruption holds opportunities for OEMs, component manufacturers

By: Tasneem Bulbulia 30th August 2023 The world is at the beginning of the biggest disruption to the automotive industry in 100 years with the transition to new energy vehicles (NEVs), and in turn a considerable upheaval to the supply chain ecosystem – however, this could present opportunities if properly leveraged and capitalised... →

Overstocked Motus faces slowing South African new-vehicle market

By: Irma Venter 30th August 2023 Following seven months of trading, it is clear that the South African new-car market is unlikely to reach the 540 000 to 560 000 units expected at the beginning of the calendar year, says Motus CEO Osman Arbee. Speaking at the company’s results briefing for the financial year ended June 30, he... →

Osman Arbee

Suzuki SA’s car parc reaches 200 000-plus vehicles

By: Irma Venter 25th August 2023 Suzuki Auto South Africa (Suzuki SA) in July handed over the keys to its 200 000th vehicle, ending the month with sales of 4 361 units. This means that overall South African sales for the Japanese compact-carmaker now stand at 201 417 units since opening its first dealership in 2008. →

Stellenbosch University converts Toyota taxi to EV, testing to start shortly

By: Irma Venter 23rd August 2023 The Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University (SU) has joined forces with Rham Equipment to convert a Toyota Hiace Ses’fikele minibus taxi into a battery electric vehicle (EV). The university’s team, consisting largely of postgraduate students, is headed by professor Thinus... →

Image of the Toyota Hiace EV retrofit project at the Stellenbosch University

The retrofit team at work

New passenger car brand head for VSWA

By: Irma Venter 18th August 2023 Niels Wichmann has been appointed as the new head of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand for Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), effective August 1. Wichmann replaces Steffen Knapp, who will become the brand head of Volkswagen Taiwan. →

Antidumping duties on Chinese tyre imports welcomed

By: Irma Venter 18th August 2023 The South African Tyre Manufacturers Conference (SATMC) says it welcomes the decision by Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel to impose antidumping duties on what it calls “unfairly traded” passenger, truck and bus tyres imported from China, following an investigation by the... →

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