AUTOFORUM

COTY announces new title sponsor

Sep, 20 2018, 08:24

The SA Car of the Year (SACOTY) competition has announced that it will be undergoing "a digital media injection" - this as AutoTrader takes over the title sponsorship.

Hijackings down says SAPS, but more violent

Sep, 14 2018, 06:51

Tracker has commented on the recently released 2017/2018 SAPS crime statistics, noting an increase in the level of violence used by criminals.

Andrew Kirby, Chairman of NAAMSA and President and CEO of Toyota SA Motors; Lionel October, Director General of the Department of Trade and Industry; Jeffrey Dinham - Economist at Econometrix.

DTI sys new master plan almost finalised

Sep, 11 2018, 08:38

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) used the Naamsa Automotive Conference to announce that it is a step further in finalising the South African Automotive Masterplan. The latter is set to come into effect in January 2021, running until 2035.

VW commits to more investment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sep, 03 2018, 10:02

VW has committed even further to the sub-Saharan African region, signing a memorandum of understanding with Ghana to create a vehicle assembly facility in that country.

Ford's Struandale plant is EC's Top Exporter

Aug, 24 2018, 10:51

Ford Motor Company's Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth has once again been recognised as one of the Eastern Cape's top exporters after winning the 'Best Exporter OEM' Award for the third time.

Average cost of motoring up 14%

Aug, 22 2018, 10:02

According to the latest results from Wesbank, South Africa's average costs of motoring has increased by approximately R940, or 14% in the last year.

Protests, deregulation and the petrol price

Aug, 02 2018, 08:45

While the AA debated the deregulation of the fuel price, the DA, OUTA, taxi associations and the Freedom Movement marched to Pretoria to highlight #StopTheTaxAttack.

Renault Nissan Mitsubishi alliance records record half-year results

Aug, 02 2018, 08:26

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance recently announced that unit sales at its member companies rose 5.1 percent to a new record of 5,538,530 vehicles in the six months to June 30.

The first phase of BAIC’s R11 billion PE assembly plant unveiled by SA and Chinese Presidents

Jul, 29 2018, 08:17

The chairperson of BAIC International, a Chinese state-owned company, Xu Heyi proudly hosted dignitaries, VIP’s, guests and the media at their new semi-knocked down (SKD) plant – the first manufacturing base outside of China - valued at R2 billion.

Haval: 500% increase in sales, 29 dealers and now a NADA bronze medal

Jul, 26 2018, 10:47

GWM's SUV subdivision - Haval - has driven away with a bronze medal in the 2018 National Automobile Dealers' Association (NADA) Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) Awards.