Category:Featured Issue 9 2019
A question of replacement parts
Sourcing alternative replacement parts for trucks is just one procurement example that can have negative implications in terms of a vehicleβs whole-life cost, warns...
Partnering for profit
From brand sceptic to ardent supporter β thatβs how Titus Naidoo explains his passion for Scania, a nameplate thatβs helped him to build his...
Face to face with GΓΆran Nyberg
JARLATH SWEENEY goes face to face with GΓΆran Nyberg, executive board member for sales and marketing at MAN Truck & Bus What was your...
New brand, new tech, new RFA
Along with new branding, the Road Freight Association (RFA) introduced delegates to new technology at its annual conference β a fitting introduction with a...
Overcoming fleet-management challenges
A recent global survey of small to medium enterprises by TomTom Telematics has identified five of the top challenges faced by fleet managers Fleet...
Bakkie prospects on the rise
High demand for light commercial vehicles in South Africa is driving a consumer trend that signals a shift away from the passenger-car market. WYNTER...
Liquid fuels soon to be fossils?
In a study involving hypothetical scenarios in which electric vehicles are widely adopted in South Africa, the countryβs liquid-fuel industry faces an alarming decline....
Expert advice for securing vehicle finance
Obtaining vehicle finance remains a monumental hurdle for commercial operators, and the current bleak economic outlook in South Africa is not helping.Β LIANA SHAW investigates....
Turkish automotive market crashes
Linked, in part, to the βstagflationaryβ state of the Turkish economy, every segment of the countryβs commercial vehicle market has been contracting drastically over...
Getting excited as Scania offers more
Scania Southern Africa has big plans for its bus and coach division heading into 2020. Customers got a taste of what is to come...