Locally-built Ford Ranger Spiced Up for 2018
Keeping aligned with the times and ahead of the competition, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has introduced a raft of new enhancements and product updates on the Ford Ranger, which is locally produced at Ford's Silverton Assembly...
Ultra-compact but Big-hearted
What’s in a name? When you’re talking bakkies and the name includes the word “Dropside”, it means more than meets the eye...
If you’ve got goods to move and you want to supercharge the process and maximise efficiency, a bakkie...
Volkswagen ramps up Brazilian investment
Over the next five years, Volkswagen’s Truck and Bus Division will invest $447,3-million (about R6,3-billion) in modernising its Brazilian plant at Resende and renewing its product portfolio.
Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, said the Latin American region...
What will warehouse, fulfillment and distribution look like in 2025?
The last 20 years have seen more warehousing and logistics transformations than ever before. In this relatively short period of time, warehouse operators have taken a closer look at how they can get more visibility into their...
Ford Revolutionises One-Ton Van Productivity With New Transit Custom
Ford South Africa has commenced the introduction of the new Transit Custom commercial vehicle range with the launch of the Base Long Wheelbase Van initially, with additional derivatives to follow later this year.
The...
Mahindra commits to South Africa with assembly facility
Mahindra South Africa has joined the league of South African vehicle manufacturers with the opening of a state-of-the-art vehicle assembly facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The new vehicle assembly facility for Mahindra vehicles is located in the Dube TradePort Special Economic...
Build It Pinetown makes repeat FAW purchases
Build It Pinetown, one of 350 retail stores in the SPAR Group Ltd South Africa stable, mixes paint, cuts glass and boards, reads business plans and, most importantly, provides home deliveries for its customers.
These deliveries are currently being performed...
OEM aftermarket parts make more ‘cents’ on the road
The heavy transportation sector is the veritable lifeblood of South Africa's economy, with goods transported daily by thousands of trucking fleets on the country's roads. It is therefore the reliability and safety of these heavy transport vehicles upon which...
Henred’s Hanlie Strauss is MISA’s Woman of the Year
The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) in partnership with AON, recently announced that Hanlie Strauss of Henred Fruehauf had been judged its Woman of the Year. The award recognises the vital role women play in South Africa’s motor industry.
Hanlie...
Farmer’s pride
Jacques Beukes, a table grape and pears farmer from the De Doorns region of the Western Cape, recently received the 2016 Agri SA Toyota Young Farmer of the Year award – and a Hilux – from long-time sponsors of...
