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Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) has debuted the all-new Crafter, which presents a major step forward for the large-van market. GAVIN MYERS attended the launch. Any automotive manufacturer wants its products to boast as many unique selling points and best-in-class attributes as possible. Catering to the modern van operator, the new Crafter, says VW, offers seven of the former and six of the latter. The local segment hasn’t yet seen a vehicle with such a wide spread of abilities… While it […]
GAVIN MYERS drives the new top-spec Fiat Professional Fullback and comes away impressed by its well-rounded nature. It’s hard to believe that the Fiat Professional Fullback has been on the market for two years already. However, in that time, it has not garnered the sales success enjoyed by many of its rivals – despite offering good value for money. Fiat has now added a new range-topper, with a new engine. Will it raise the Fullback’s appeal? Fitted exclusively to the […]
AfriPart is taking its business, and the supply of automotive aftermarket parts, to the next level. AfriPart has become South Africa’s first automotive aftermarket distributor that is 100-percent owned and operated via an empowered employee trust, born out of an enterprise development initiative. As a level-2 B-BBEE contributor, the company aims to reach level one. The company currently distributes automotive parts and components into the automotive, commercial, mining, construction and agriculture sectors through wholesalers, retailers, workshops and fitment centres. Andrew […]
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: 13 977 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles South Africa 51 Ford Motor Company 2 908 GWM 173 Hyundai Automotive SA 269 Isuzu Motors South Africa 1 298 JMC 48 Kia South Africa 141 Mahindra 285 Mazda South Africa 61 Mitsubishi 48 Mercedes-Benz SA – […]
Now in its 37th year, the 2018 South African Transport Conference (SATC) looks set to attract nearly 700 delegates from the public and private transport sectors. Among the various presentations scheduled to take place at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Convention Centre, in Pretoria, between July 9 and 12, the conference organisers have secured three prominent plenary speakers. Speaking on July 9 (between 9:20 and 10:00) is Skhumbuzo Macozoma, CEO, South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral). […]
ZF will return to the South African Bus Operators Association (Saboa) Conference in 2018 with its range of specialist transmissions and axles in tow. Specifically, ZF will display its Ecolife transmission, as well as front and rear axles, which are optimised for use in the public-transport industry. The well-known Ecolife transmission is designed to banish the stress (on driver and drivetrain) of stop-start operation. The six-speed, torque-converter automatic unit is suitable for use in all buses, whether in city or […]
Japan’s Hino Motors recently rewarded four dealer staff members from South Africa for their excellence in the annual Hino Skills Contest by taking them on a six-day educational tour of Japan. This was the fourth year that Hino Japan has honoured these skills contest winners in this manner. The four people from South African Hino dealerships were: Vincent Nicol (Hino Parow, Cape Town) for parts sales, Annalise Scholtz (Hino Diaz Road, Port Elizabeth) for parts stores, Gonasagaren Naicker (Hino Mobeni, […]
Recently, Portland became the first company in Cape Town to take delivery of a FAW 33.420 FT. The company bought its first batch of FAW trucks some eight years ago and is now on its third buying cycle with FAW. “There are two important factors for us when purchasing a truck: purchase price and quality of the backup provided,” explains Portland’s MD, Nico Heyns. “Of these two factors, after-sales backup is the most important.” Apart from in its quarry in […]
Kalamazoo might be a mere dot on the map of the United States (in Michigan, to be precise), but, in KwaZulu-Natal, it’s actually quite a big deal, as PETA LEE discovers. Kalamazoo is a well-established and hugely successful coach line in Pietermaritzburg, offering around 150 buses for hire (including coaches and semi-luxury liners) for all functions and requirements throughout South Africa. Kalamazoo has been around for more than half a century and is the parent company of Sizanani Mazulu Transport […]
Prepare for something entirely different from Powerstar… Known for its extra-heavy trucks that have been particularly successful in the mining and construction sectors, Powerstar has officially launched its new medium range of trucks. GAVIN MYERS meets the new Powerstar FT range. No, your eyes are not deceiving you … you have seen the Powerstar FT3 and FT5 light- and medium-range trucks before. The basic vehicle was previously sold locally by Foton with little success. However, Ever Star Industries (ESI) will […]
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