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EIGHTY-FIVE per cent of the vehicles in the region are imported or bought used and only about 15 per cent brand new, with an average fleet age ranging from 15 …
New study makes case for regional automotive industry Read More
Car experts predict that in future cars may know how we feel — sometimes without us having to say a word. Nearly 90 percent of all new cars are expected …
Ford on the road to developing cars with a personal touch Read More
Subaru EyeSight®, the award-winning driver-assistance technology developed over the past 20 years by Subaru engineers, will be introduced to South African consumers in July 2017, when the all-new Subaru XV …
Subaru’s globally acclaimed EyeSight tech to be launched in SA Read More
At present, there is little automotive manufacturing on the continent anywhere between South Africa and North Africa, with the exception of Nigeria. Such assembly plants are a decent halfway house …
Kenya: Car manufacturing makes a return Read More
Africa’s startup boom is moving into the used-vehicle space. Nigeria based Cars45.com raised a $5 million Series A round from the Frontier Cars Group, a holding company whose backers include …
Nigeria’s Cars45 closes $5M round to digitize Africa’s used autos markets Read More
Moroccan automotive industry is gaining momentum and growing at a rapid pace due to incentives and competitive factors attracting more and more investors and makers of car parts. These factors …
Moroccan Car Industry Moves Up Gear, Cruising In Full Speed Read More
South African consumers’ great love affair with the automobile is set to grow ever more passionate, as an array of new technologies starts rapidly entering our cars – reshaping the …
Connected Cars: From here to autonomy Read More
Renault named Fabrice Cambolive as head of the automaker’s operations in Africa, the Middle East and India, replacing Bernard Cambier, who has held the post since 2014. Cambolive, who is …
Renault names new boss for India, Africa and Middle East Read More
The German Opel brand will be distributed in South Africa by the Williams Hunt group, as from January 1, 2018. US carmaker General Motors (GM) earlier this year sold the …
Williams Hunt group to take over Opel distributorship in South Africa Read More
Africa has tremendous growth potential for automakers in the mid to long-term. And even though this is little to write home about at present, South Africa is already playing an …
Africa promises plenty as global car hub Read More