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Engine manufacturer Cummins sets its sights on breaking production and service records in its centennial year – with African business opportunities listed as a primary focus Cummins plans to cap its centennial year by setting a new record in 2019, manufacturing over 1,5-million engines and servicing about another 12-million in the global field. “What that means is that there are big opportunities for business, particularly in Africa,” says Christopher Judd, service engineering lead for Cummins Africa’s sub-Saharan region. While competition […]
With a view to reviving large scale vehicle manufacturing in Zimbabwe, members of that country’s motor industry recently visited South Africa to see how local assemblers put together cars, bakkies, trucks and buses Zimbabwe wants to resuscitate its vehicle manufacturing industry – and it has turned to South Africa for help. A delegation led by the country’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nqobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu (pictured above), recently held discussions on the matter with vehicle manufacturers in Cape Town and […]
Entries are open for Automechanika Johannesburg’s 2019 Innovation Awards. Winning products will receive winning treatment at the automotive aftermarket’s event of the year, to be held from September 18 to 21, at the National Exhibition Centre, Nasrec Worldwide, product innovation is what helps to drive Automechanika’s automotive trade fairs – and what better way to celebrate the fact in South Africa than by honouring the best of the best in a special display at Automechanika Johannesburg 2019. This year’s event […]
Cape Town-based bus builder MCV SA, part of an international conglomerate that is a global leader in transport solutions, has plans to become the largest bus manufacturer in South and Sub-Saharan Africa Job creation is among the priorities that have helped to drive Cape Town bus builder MCV SA’s local operations. The company, which in 2007 acquired the famous De Haan’s Bus Factory in Parow, now employs about 250 people who produce an average of 30 buses a month on […]
Note: For the time being, Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) will only report aggregated sales data. The MBSA commercial vehicle market split volumes are estimates based on historical trends and forecasting techniques. Light Commercial Vehicles < 3 501 kg Total: 9 810 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 30 Ford Motor Company 1 676 GWM 156 Hyundai Automotive SA 264 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 242 JMC 26 Kia South Africa 124 Mahindra 244 Mazda South Africa 22 Mercedes-Benz SA – estimate 85 […]
Chinese brand JMC has launched the latest versions of two of its most popular sellers in South Africa – the fifth generation Vigus double-cab bakkie and the Carrying Plus, a four-tonne truck. The company has also revealed plans to put on sale here a seven-seat mini-van from next year, which will wear a Changan badge. Speaking at the launch of the Vigus and Carrying Plus at an event in Midrand, JMC spokesman James Chen said the brand was looking to […]
Almost two-thirds of companies in the transport and logistics sector agree that they must strengthen their cyber defence capabilities, but say they lack the skills and technology to do so. This is the overall picture painted by the latest study undertaken on behalf of Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications. The study adds that businesses recognise their approaches to cybersecurity must be strengthened, but are not yet taking the practical steps to safeguard the deployment of their […]
Seventy-eight percent – that’s the projected number of reduced loads that will need to be transported between Bloemfontein and Upington by the 44-pallet performance-based standard (PBS) trailer that has been added to the Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) fleet. The PBS trailer is 27,9-m long and can transport 44 pallets, compared to the conventional 30-pallet trailer. “This five-year pilot project is part of an ongoing programme for CCBSA to continuously develop new ways of delivering to our customers, while contributing […]
Tyres are vital to the safety of the driver, passengers and other road users. Therefore, being tyre-savvy is important, which means understanding how to choose the right tyres, how to care for them properly and when to replace them. There is a particular temptation to continue using worn tyres just a little bit longer. After all, a few extra kilometres won’t really matter, will they? That’s short-term thinking. When it comes to tyres, it’s far better to take the long […]
“Everything indicates we are on the right track”, was the message from the 2019 Daimler Truck & Bus annual press briefing. JARLATH SWEENEY from Fleet Magazine reports The Daimler Truck & Bus annual press briefing is always an interesting affair, and the 2019 conference was made more interesting by the choice of venue, the Unimog Museum at Gaggenau, South West Germany (Daimler claims that the Gaggenau plant is the oldest automotive plant in the world). As Daimler is a global […]
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