FAW Trucks is fast becoming one of the true success stories of the South African commercial vehicle market. Continuously reaching new sales heights since its first locally produced unit rolled off the assembly line in 2014, the renowned Chinese brand now has a 15-strong range of commercial vehicles in different […]
Mahindra South Africa today opened the doors to its new national parts warehouse in Linbro Business Park in Gauteng. The new warehouse, situated near the intersection of the N1, M1, and N3 highways in Johannesburg, is more than 30% larger than Mahindra’s Jet Park warehouse. A special shelving system more […]
FAW Trucks achieved a significant milestone in its local history by taking the top spot in the Heavy Commercial Vehicle (HCV) segment of the local market for the first time in January this year. With 50 unit sales recorded for the first month of 2021, FAW Trucks had a fair […]
In April 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic brought TATA International Africa to a standstill, requiring the company to implement measures to cut costs and safeguard income. In doing so, and at the same time making sure that lives were not endangered, the leadership team made a commitment to trust that the […]
Volvo Trucks’ I-Shift intelligent automated manual transmission (AMT) innovation continues to be an important benchmark in the industry, thanks to its positive impact on fuel consumption, vehicle performance, safety, and driver comfort. When I-Shift was first launched globally in 2001, Volvo Trucks confirmed its strong belief in a clutch-based transmission […]
In a South African automotive aftermarket industry first, Tata International Africa has announced the launch of its e-commerce parts website and portal. The user-friendly online store will enable customers anywhere in South Africa to order Tata and Daewoo heavy commercial vehicle parts with doorstep delivery, quickly and conveniently – even […]
Imperial is proud to announce that Vitalliance, its joint venture with technology provider One Network Enterprises, has been selected to steward the OpenLMIS platform serving nine countries in Africa, beginning in March 2021. OpenLMIS is a leading electronic logistics management information system (LMIS) purpose-built to manage public health supply chains […]
Tata International Africa has become the first company in Africa to introduce a best-in-class standard warranty of five years on its entire Medium, Heavy and Extra Heavy Commercial Vehicle range. This first-of-its-kind Pan African five-year warranty applies to the full range of Tata Trucks and Buses as well as Daewoo […]
While the South African automotive component manufacturing industry was negatively affected in 2020, it caused local manufacturers to harness their areas of competence to manufacture products for alternate markets. This was the message at yesterday’s Turkey-South Africa Global Supply Chains’ initiative with the focus on how the COVID-19 crisis has […]
PORT ELIZABETH – Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAf) recorded total sales of 2 587 trucks and buses in 2020. Trucks led the charge with total sales of 2 570 units, making Isuzu the number one Japanese Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) in the Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle segments for eight […]
