Africa\'s Automobile Sector to Contribute 4.5 Percent of 2016 Global Sales

Posted on :Monday , 4th January 2016

Africa's automobile sector may contribute at least 4.5 per cent of 2016 global automobile sales as a result of the country's increased investment in the automobile sector in 2015, which encouraged local production.

40 CNG buses for Tshwane rapid transit system

Posted on :Tuesday , 29th December 2015

Daimler Trucks & Buses South Africa (DTBSA) is supplying around 40 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to the Tshwane rapid transit system, with the first buses to be in operation in the first quarter of next year, says DTBSA executive director Kobus van Zyl. “We are busy with the homologation process.”

Van Zyl says the City of Tshwane is responsible for providing the fue. . .

Heavy-commercial vehicle servicing facility opens in Nairobi

Posted on :Tuesday , 29th December 2015

A new MAN and Volkswagen (VW) heavy-commercial vehicle servicing facility has opened in Nairobi, Kenya. The R32.5-million, 9 000 m2 facility is owned by industrialist Rajinder Singh Baryan, MD of RT East Africa Limited (RTEAL). Print Send to Friend 0 0 “The new facility will offer after-sales service for MAN trucks, with . . . 12 truck service bays, and carry an extensive inventory of MAN. . .

Africa Is Last Frontier for Carmakers on the Hunt for Growth

Posted on :Thursday , 24th December 2015

When Nigeria first unveiled incentives for carmakers to set up plants its auto industry had ground to a standstill.

Fast forward two years, and there are at least 36 automakers with production licenses in the continent’s biggest economy, with Volkswagen AG, Nissan Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. already making vehicles with local partners. The country is seeking to join South . . .

Africa: The Place Automakers Need to Go After

Posted on :Thursday , 24th December 2015

It may be a bit of a long shot, but African countries like Nigeria could be the final frontier for any automakers looking to cash in on the benefits of globalization and the financial fortitude of emerging markets. Long considered a lost cause due to prolific amounts of poverty, Africans in certain countries have amassed enough wealth that car manufacturers are actually starting to consider the. . .