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MAN Automotive South Africa has teamed up with Continental Tyre South Africa to equip its EfficientLine range of trucks with Continental’s Intelligent Tyres fitted with ContiPressureCheck (CPC). CPC allows for the real-time monitoring of tyre performance, pressure and temperature. It can be integrated with the fleet’s telematics provider to make monitoring tyre pressure even easier and more transparent. Tyre data collected with CPC is available to both the dispatcher’s computer and the vehicle’s driver via an on-board display. If there […]
What does it take to become winner of the International Van of the Year (Ivoty) award? Over the 27 years of honouring van brands and models with the most prestigious prize in the light commercial vehicle sector, the criteria remain the same: victory is decided by innovation, creating efficiencies, being environmentally friendly and safety, writes JARLATH SWEENEY, editor of Fleet magazine Groupe PSA entered the 2019 competition with three new van designs in one – meaning they each share platform, […]
Disruption is the buzzword that has dominated boardrooms during the second decade of the 21st century. Public transport is no exception, with e-hailing apps changing the way commuters travel. However, such solutions have been the ire of their “traditional” competition – so how can everyone operate together? Barely a month goes by without some report of violence towards drivers of e-hailing services – such as Uber and Taxify. Traditionally, the perpetrators have been drivers of metered taxis, who bitterly and […]
FOCUS Issue 12 2018 is available to view as an Ebook or to download in pdf format. Click here to download in pdf format.
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: 14 168 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 33 Ford Motor Company 2 628 GWM 160 Hyundai Automotive SA 391 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 759 JMC 36 Kia South Africa 123 Mahindra 256 Mazda South Africa 10 Mitsubishi 31 Mercedes-Benz SA – […]
Having garnered legions of loyal fans over 40 years and six generations, the Isuzu bakkie has undergone some revisions and updates – the most significant of which may well be the simplest… That would be a change of name, from KB to D-Max; as the model is known in international markets. According to Isusu, the name D-Max originated in Thailand, with the “D” originally referring to the 2000 model year Isuzu bakkie that boasted the flush “Dragon Eyes” headlamp design, […]
This week, One Logix and subsidiary United Bulk, together with MAN Automotive and tanker-trailer manufacturer CA Muller, unveiled the first-ever chemical-interlink tractor-trailer designed according to performance-based standards (PBS). Ian Lowrance, CEO of One Logix, says: “It is only through changing the way we do things that value is created. The ‘can-do’ attitude of all parties involved has enabled us to seize an opportunity passed up by others.” Pierre Scharneck, operations director of United Bulk, says that the new PBS tanker […]
This month, 22 charities will receive a total of 26 vehicles with a combined retail value of over R12 million – making it the largest-ever vehicle donation by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA). The fleet comprises 15 Ford Transit vans, seven Tourneo Custom minibuses, the all-new Fiesta and three locally built Rangers. The vehicles will be delivered to ten registered charities over the next two weeks. Among these are Save the Children and SOS Children’s Villages South Africa; Action […]
Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) has added a special edition Amarok – the Dark Label – to its range of double-cab bakkies. The R674 600 Dark Label enters the market as the competition is increasing from the likes of the Mercedes-Benz X-Class, and “black-themed” bakkies seem to be the flavour of the month. In creating its black bakkie VWSA has sourced local parts, including a MAXE matte black styling bar with “Amarok” lettering. Other visual enhancements include door handles and exterior […]
There can be no denying the rapid rise in the development of electric vehicles and the pace with which established vehicle manufacturers and green start-ups are clamouring to get onto the bandwagon. Revealed this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show (it started on November 30 and runs to December 9), was the Rivian R1T – an all-electric pickup (or bakkie, whichever you prefer) that is scheduled for market introduction in 2020. In addition to those headline figures, Rivian says […]
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