Nombulelo Manyana | Nov 13, 2019
Even though South Africa’s struggling economy is continuing to have an impact on the local commercial vehicle industry, the sector showed a 3.1% year-on-year growth in new unit sales at the end of October. According to the latest combined...
Phila Mzamo | Aug 15, 2018
Manufacturer of the popular Dunlop tyre brand, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa (SRSA), has celebrated the official commencement of production at its state-of-the-art truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre manufacturing plant in Ladysmith. This is the latest...
Phila Mzamo | Jun 13, 2017
Global waste management group, Averda, has opened up opportunities for women truck drivers through its Professional Driver Learnership Programme (PDLP). The programme is part of the group’s initiative to address a skills shortage of qualified...
Phila Mzamo | Jun 9, 2017
UD Trucks Southern African has launched its new fleet of trucks, the Croner, which features 13 variants and 21 customisable configurations for the transport, mining and construction industry. Named after ‘Kronos’, the god of time in...
Phila Mzamo | Jun 8, 2017
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) operator of the Shell/NNPC Joint Venture on Tuesday lifted the 17 months force majeure, which was placed on Forcados Export Terminal. This follows the completion of repairs on the leaks on...
Phila Mzamo | Jun 2, 2017
Babcock International Group has just completed an entrepreneurial deal with a relatively new entrant into the SA road freight market for ten long-distance haulage trucks. Sole importer and distributor of DAF Trucks in Southern Africa, received new...
Phila Mzamo | May 23, 2017
The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has confirmed that General Motors (GM) has issued a notice of retrenchment, which will result in 600 job losses at their Struandale Port Elizabeth plant by July. The motor company issued a...
Phila Mzamo | May 19, 2017
United States vehicle manufacturer, General Motors (GM) has announced its plans to pull out of the South African market, while Isuzu plans to take over the reins to become Isuzu Motors SA. “The decision was not influenced by local...
Phila Mzamo | May 16, 2017
The new vehicle sales statistics for April 2017 indicate that new vehicle sales in all segments with the exception of medium commercial vehicles have deteriorated sharply during the month registering double digit declines. For the month of April,...
