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Cummins Inc. has announced that a settlement agreement has been reached with JM Turbo Technology Corporation precluding the manufacture or sale of products that infringe Cummins’s patents. JM Turbo Technology acknowledged it illegally marketed and sold turbochargers protected by Cummins’s patents and other intellectual property rights registered in multiple countries. In addition, the Cummins patents that were infringed are valid and enforceable. Conditions of the settlement include JM Turbo Technology’s agreement to stop all manufacturing, importing, exporting, advertising and/or selling […]

Seven-thousand vehicles in the eThekwini Municipality fleet will soon sport Netstar vehicle-tracking technology as part of a three-year contract between the two parties for the supply, integration and maintenance of this solution. The multi-million-rand deal – which will involve technology being deployed across the entire fleet – enables the municipality to track, monitor, communicate and respond in real time. Pierre Bruwer, Netstar MD, says: “Our technology solutions will be used to assist the eThekwini Municipality to provide a seamless transport […]

For 46 years, Electra Mining Africa has been winning the hearts and minds of mining and related industries. Delivering an effective platform to showcase the latest innovations, technologies and trends, it’s much more than a show – it’s a tradition. Electro Mining Africa will take place between September 10 and 14 at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, and leading players in the mining, manufacturing, electrical and power industries are looking forward to engaging with visitors and sharing information on […]

The highly anticipated Ford Ranger Raptor has hit markets in the Asia Pacific region, ahead of its South African debut in the first half of 2019. “Our performance vehicles bring different customers into Ford showrooms, and the Ranger Raptor will help access new customers looking for a Ranger with immense off-road capability like no other. We have a passion for bringing the best to our customers, and the Ranger Raptor showcases the best of Ford Performance’s expertise in performance-vehicle design […]

In 40 years, more than three-million Iveco Daily vehicles have been manufactured on three continents and have hit the roads in 110 countries. Since it was first launched in 1978, the Daily has constantly evolved to meet the changing needs of Iveco’s customers. It has introduced groundbreaking innovations that have changed the industry: from the adoption of a truck-derived chassis with rear traction and independent front suspension, to the introduction of common-rail technology in 1999 – a world first – […]

“Data is the new oil.” A revealing statement made by an oil company that is more than 100 years old. However, the Fleet Solutions division of Shell South Africa is heading for an increasingly digital future, as it sets out to disrupt not only the fuel-supply industry, but other suppliers to the transport industry as well. It was thus that Shell South Africa hosted its Next Meets Now intractive customer experience event this week. “Our customers’ needs have changed and […]

One of the country’s most beloved bakkies is celebrating a special milestone this month … local production of the Isuzu bakkie has been taking place on South African soil for 40 years now! In that time, more than 600 000 Isuzu bakkies have been built locally, across six generations. The first bakkie was launched at an original selling price of R3 485 for a 1,6-litre petrol-engine bakkie and R4 295 for a 2,0-litre diesel-engine bakkie. Johan Vermeulen, Isuzu Motors South […]

The Reporting of Conveyances and Goods (RCG) – one of the three main pillars of the South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) New Customs Act Programme (NCAP) – will come under the spotlight at the 2018 SA Association of Freight Forwarders (SAAFF) Congress, with an interactive panel session exclusively dedicated to this topical and important industry issue. From August 1, SARS will introduce penalties for RCG-non-compliance. The new Cargo Processing System (CPS), to be implemented under the RCG project, reflects the new legislative […]

Volvo Group Southern Africa has announced the appointment of Marcus Hörberg as the company’s new vice-president to lead its local operations, with effect from July 1. Hörberg boasts 20 years of experience in customer finance, business development, strategy and country management for the Volvo Group in emerging markets. For more than a decade, Hörberg has been MD and country manager for Volvo Group companies in the Balkans, Morocco and Peru. More recently, for the past five years he was the […]