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Datsun Brand to Return to South Africa

Datsun Brand to Return to South Africa

Nissan South Africa has announced that the Datsun Brand will be re-introduced to the South African market by as early as 2014. The first model to be introduced will be a new passenger vehicle that will be launched by the end of 2014. The re-introduction of the Datsun brand globally forms part of Nissan Power […]

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Alfa Romeo Roadster to be Produced by Mazda

Alfa Romeo Roadster to be Produced by Mazda

One of last week’s highlights, that is excluding the North American International Auto Show, was the announcement that Mazda would be producing the Alfa Romeo Roadster for Fiat. The open-top two-seater sports car for Fiats Alfa Romeo brand will be produced at Mazda’s plant in Hiroshima, Japan, starting from 2015. The new Alfa Romeo Roadster […]

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SA New Vehicle Sales Data: November 2012

SA New Vehicle Sales Data: November 2012

Key Highlights Total new vehicle sales of 53 134 for the month of November Overall sales 8.1% down compared to October sales figures Top 4 market share: Toyota SA – 21.15% Volkswagen Group – 17.04% GMSA – 11.28% Ford – 8.99% Toyota remains on track to end 2012 as the South African market leader for […]

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Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Formalise Joint Venture in China

Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Formalise Joint Venture in China

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Chery, the British and Chinese car makers, will be setting up a joint venture plant in China. This past Sunday the companies formally laid the foundation stone for their new manufacturing facility in China. The investment is said to be worth 10.9 billion RMB. The new plant, built in Changshu, […]

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SA New Vehicle Sales Data: October 2012

SA New Vehicle Sales Data: October 2012

In amplification of the new vehicle sales statistics for the month of October, 2012 – released today by NAAMSA’s independent statistical service provider, Messrs RGT SMART – the Association commented that overall new car and commercial sales for October reflected another encouraging performance compared to the corresponding month last year. Disruption at various Industrial manufacturing […]

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2013 South African Car Of The Year (COTY) Award Finalists

2013 South African Car Of The Year (COTY) Award Finalists

The 2013 South African Car of the Year (COTY) Finalists were announced on Monday the 29th of October, following a vote cast by 29 jury members belonging to the South African Guild Of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ). The twelve finalists for the 2013 Wesbank COTY are: 2012 BMW 3 Series 320i Automatic 2012 Ford Ranger 3.2 […]

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Production Set To Resume At Toyota SA

Production Set To Resume At Toyota SA

Production at Toyota South Africa Motors’ Prospecton Plant is to resume today, Wednesday the 24th of  October 2012 after a legal strike at one of its suppliers was resolved. Toyota stopped full production at its Prospecton plant on Wednesday 17 October 2012 after a strike at Toyota Boshoku, an independent supplier of car seats and […]

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Production At Toyota SA Halted

Production At Toyota SA Halted

It seems that over the last few weeks Toyota South Africa has been struck by a few blows, namely in the form of labour strikes. Today production at it’s Prospecton Plant in Durban stopped due to a labour strike which was embarked on by Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) at one of […]

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SA New Vehicle Sales Data: September 2012

SA New Vehicle Sales Data: September 2012

Highlights  1 Vehicle sales indicate Volkswagen Group South Africa market leader in the passenger car market for nine consecutive month 2 Polo Vivo the bestselling car in South Africa in September 3 FMCSA exports out-perform industry. Export sales grew 8% on last month, out-performing the rest of the SA motor industry, which recorded 6% growth […]

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SA New Vehicle Sales Data: August 2012

SA New Vehicle Sales Data: August 2012

In amplification of the new vehicle sales statistics for the month of August, 2012 – released today by NAAMSA’s independent statistical service provider, Messrs RGT SMART – the Association commented that the August new vehicle sales had maintained the steady growth trend of the first seven months of 2012 with sales in the major segments […]

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