Toyota expects software-defined cars to reach 10 million a year by 2030. South Africa isn’t prepared.
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South Africa will phase out support for semi-knocked-down vehicle assembly, trade minister Parks Tau has said.
BMW plans to cut a fifth of divisions and management roles by mid-2027, with AI’s help.
Battery-electric cars remain under 1% of the market despite NEV sales figures doubling year on year, Naamsa data shows.
Chinese brands have gone from fringe players to a fifth of South Africa’s new-vehicle sales.
Chinese brands have pushed starting prices below R500 000, putting plug-in hybrids within reach of mainstream buyers.
From 11 staff in 2006, BMW’s IT Hub in Pretoria is now the motoring giant’s largest IT operation outside Germany.
Watts & Wheels reviews an electric bakkie, drives an electric Uber and wonders if Chinese brands are taking over everything.
From budget city cars to ultra-luxury flagships, South Africans are increasingly spoiled for choice in electric cars.
There are life and death decisions that government must make about South Africa’s vehicle industry.