AA CEO Bobby Ramagwede warns South Africa’s car manufacturing industry could be decimated within five years.
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New-energy vehicle sales have already passed last year’s total, but fully electric cars remain a sliver of the market.
Toyota expects software-defined cars to reach 10 million a year by 2030. South Africa isn’t prepared.
South Africa will phase out support for semi-knocked-down vehicle assembly, trade minister Parks Tau has said.
Nineteen battery-electric models were shown at the Festival of Motoring. Only the Suzuki e Vitara was not Chinese.
A raft of electric, hybrid and bakkie launches takes the fight to Toyota, Ford and Isuzu in the most fiercely contested segment.
Tesla picks Morocco over South Africa, Google’s Gemini arrives in Volvos and Tracker CEO Dillan Fernando is in studio.
Chinese brands have gone from fringe players to a fifth of South Africa’s new-vehicle sales.
Upgrades from S&P, Fitch and Moody’s reflect fiscal discipline after 15 years of deficits.
The bakkie wars just got another jolt of electricity: BYD has launched the Shark 6 Performance in South Africa.