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South Africa’s disappointing economic growth will remain a challenge in 2020 One of South Africa’s leading truck and trailer building companies, Serco, aims to achieve moderate growth in 2020 after increasing its market share during the past year. CEO Clinton Holcroft says the company, which began 2019 with a strong order book, saw business confidence wane until the latter part of the year, when festive season demand resulted in retailers needing more vehicles to handle growing volumes. “The positive start […]
Association says recommendations by the Traffic Law Enforcement Review Committee must be applied without delay The Automobile Association (AA) has lent its support to recommendations made by the Traffic Law Enforcement Review Committee (TLERC) – and it warns that government’s failure to implement the measures as quickly as possible will amount to a serious dereliction of duty. Established in 2016, the TLERC was tasked with conducting a comprehensive review of traffic law enforcement in South Africa. The findings were released […]
MAN introduces its stylish Lion’s City bus Some designs make a comeback for the sake of nostalgia – think music on vinyl – while others return to offer a better product. Although the size of modern smartphones resembles the bulky block-like, hand-held phones from the 1970s, they are perceived as better products with increased screen area and improved technologies. Similarly, MAN Automotive South Africa is introducing a more stylish, optimised version of another design from the 1970s: double-decker buses. Widely […]
New partnership aims to minimise cost for small truck fleets while comprehensively protecting the asset base While many economic indicators in South Africa are down, increase in demand for transport and logistics services is growing, says Sharon Paterson, CEO of short-term insurance company, Infiniti. She attributes the increase in sales to a growth in local hub deliveries caused by an upswing in popularity of online shopping. However, she says the transport sector is facing escalating costs – a barrier to […]
Long-term strategy planned to benefit the company’s brands locally Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced the appointment of Pierre Martin Bos as CEO for South Africa. Outgoing head, Graham Eagle, will leave his position on November 15, his assignment having always been considered short term. During the past 16 months, Eagle has solidified FCA’s activity in South Africa, focusing on improved customer service and streamlining business efficiencies. In a farewell message, the FCA board thanked Eagle for his services and […]
Despite gains in the market in some commercial vehicle segments, tough trading months are set to persist, says Gert Swanepoel, managing director of UD Trucks Southern Africa Even though South Africa’s struggling economy is continuing to have an impact on the local commercial vehicle industry, the sector showed year-on-year growth of 3,1 percent in new unit sales at the end of October. According to latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated Motor […]
South Africa’s light commercial vehicle sector is a significant contributor to the country’s economy, not only in terms of the number of minibuses and bakkies produced locally, but also in terms of the volumes of vehicles and parts exported to destinations in Africa and other areas of the world. It’s fitting, therefore, that Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has decided to bolster facilities at its Durban plant to accommodate increased production of its Hiace Ses’fikile minibus taxi, as well as […]
Tyre companies are changing, and corporate executives and those on the shop floor are acquiring new skills to meet a variety of challenges brought about by the dawn of the digital age Various trends are inexorably driving profound changes in the way that tyre manufacturers operate – and the kinds of skills they demand of their employees. Corporate executives and machine operators alike face tough challenges in the face of increasing digitisation, according to Bridgestone South Africa. Sensors, artificial intelligence, […]
The recent Futuroad Expo, co-located with Automechanika Johannesburg, saw the launch of a number of new trucks from Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indian manufacturers. WYNTER MURDOCH and MARISKA MORRIS attended the events
Bribery, corruption and the illegal trafficking of wildlife were among the topics discussed World experts representing the logistics and freight forwarding industry recently concluded their annual international convention in Cape Town. The five-day International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress 2019 saw a full house of members gathered in the city’s International Convention Centre to discuss the challenges and issues facing the industry. Established in 1926, with its headquarters in Switzerland, FIATA is the world’s largest transport and […]
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