Diesel vs petrol vs electric car sales in South Africa

 While petrol vehicles continue to dominate South Africa’s passenger car and light commercial vehicle landscape, new data suggests a slow migration towards diesel engines.   The  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

Trends Driving the African Automotive Industry in 2016 and 2017

 The global automotive business is in its most disruptive era since the advent of the industry over a century ago, creating an abundance of opportunities for new and established companies in the  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

Nigeria Cars45 closes $5M round to digitize Africa used autos markets

 Africa’s startup boom is moving into the used-vehicle space. Nigeria based Cars45.com raised a $5 million Series A round from the Frontier Cars Group, a holding company whose backers  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

SA cars industry is driving ahead

 Driven by accelerating vehicle exports, South Africa’s automotive industry’s negative trade balance last year narrowed for the fourth consecutive year to its lowest deficit since  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

Perodua expects to sustain 2016 export growth performance this year

 Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) expects to sustain its export growth performance this year as seen in 2016, said its president and chief executive officer Datuk Aminar Rashid  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

Renault Celebrates Export of 1 Million Cars Made in Morocco

 The automotive industry in Morocco has become the leading export sector, thanks notably to the investments of French automaker Renault Group that celebrated the export of 1 million vehicle made  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

New car sales in Africa may be on the up

 Sales of new motor vehicles across Africa may be bottoming out after years of decline, Mike Whitfield, president of the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA, said at the  Read More..

Posted on : 17 Jun,2017

General Motors plans to sell stake in East African unit to Isuzu

General Motors Co on Tuesday said it plans to sell its majority ownership stake in General Motors East Africa to its Japanese partner Isuzu Motors Ltd, as the U.S. carmaker continues to streamline by  Read More..

Posted on : 01 Mar,2017

South Africa targets auto sector with fuel cell plant

 Africa's first fuel cell component plant using platinum as a catalyst will start production by December aiming to take advantage of rising demand for clean energy cars, officials from Isondo  Read More..

Posted on : 01 Mar,2017

Suzuki SA wins big at Cars Awards

 The second annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards kicked off at the Vodadome in Midrand. The Awards, powered by Wesbank, recognised the best derivatives on sale in the local new vehicle  Read More..

Posted on : 01 Mar,2017