Volvo Trucks’ continual road safety initiative for children
The initiative, called Stop, Look, Wave is specifically aimed at helping children understand how to best behave around trucks, buses and cars, and to ultimately keep them safe on the roads.
According to the South African Journal of Science, pedestrians...
Opel Combo coming to SA in March 2019
Opel just announced that their range of Combo commercial vehicles will be brought to South Africa in early 2019. And, as if that wasn't good enough news, the Opel Combo Cargo has received the coveted IVOTY (International Van of...
Electric trucks in action – MAN and CNL begin practical testing
Joachim Drees, chairman of the Executive Board of Man Truck & Bus AG, and his board colleague Dr. Ulrich Dilling, responsible for production and logistics, handed over the first electric trucks of the type MAN eTGM at the Steyr...
Volvo Trucks presents its future transport solution
Volvo Trucks presented a new transport solution consisting of autonomous electric commercial vehicles which contribute to a much more efficient, safer and cleaner transportation solution. This piece of information was made available at the Volvo Group Innovation Seminar which...
4 000th FAW rolls off Coega production line
FAW South Africa’s world-class Coega assembly plant recently celebrated another production milestone: assembly of the 4 000thFAW in South Africa.
With a presence in South Africa dating 24 years, FAW’s assembly plant has become the bedrock for further investments in the...
Best UD drivers off to global finals in Japan
UD Trucks Southern Africa is proud to announce the winners of its Extra Mile Challenge driver competition. Tatiya Sisilia from Clover SA in Johannesburg won the Quon category, while Chuttur Sunilduth from Serveng Ltd Mauritius walked away with top...
Hino SA fares well in two recent truck surveys
Hino fared very well in two recent surveys of truck companies in South Africa. These were the Scott Byers Network’s Comparative Customer Satisfaction Monitor (CCSM) and the Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) conducted under the auspices of the National Automobile...
IVECO Daily celebrates 40 years of success
The Daily, crowned International Van of the Year 2018 for its sustainable Daily Blue Power family, celebrates its 40th Anniversary.
First launched in 1978, the Daily revolutionised light commercial transport with its truck-derived chassis with rear traction and independent front...
Extra heavies pull commercial vehicle sales
The South African commercial vehicle market recorded a very marginal year-on-year increase of 0.1% at the end of July, to reach 14 853 new units sales so far in 2018. The biggest growth occurred in the Extra Heavy Commercial Vehicle...
FAW SA the most improved commercial vehicle brand in 2018 according to NADA Dealer...
The release of the annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), Dealer Satisfaction Index (DSI) survey, as conducted by the independent market research firm, Lightstone, has FAW as the most improved commercial vehicle brand for 2018.
NADA’s DSI survey results are...
