SABOA calls on the Department of Transport to consider a more progressive National Transport...
At the 2018 SABOA Conference and Exhibition in July, Professor Jackie Walters, Strategic Advisor for the Southern African Bus Operators Association (SABOA), highlighted a number of important areas which needed to be covered in the Draft White Paper on...
Daimler and Merc join forces with Gift of the Givers Foundation
On 30 July 2021, Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa (DTBSA) collaborated with the Gift of the Givers Foundation with a donation of R500,000 in the form of food parcels to alleviate the current food shortage crisis....
Re-ignition of economy needed to lift truck sales
According to a market analysis by Rory Schulz, marketing director of UD Trucks Southern Africa, the commercial vehicle market is expected to grow marginally during 2017, his forecast being 28 998 units.
He says a slight increase in GDP is expected,...
Slump in commercial vehicle sales for month of April
The South African commercial vehicle market recorded a decline in sales during April, lagging 7.5% behind the year-to-date results of 2017. A total of 7 674 new trucks and buses have so far been sold in 2018.
This is according to...
Avis Van Rental Movement Report 2018
Movement and the economy intimately linked writes Rebone Motsatsi, Executive Commercial for Avis southern Africa.
My work in the van-rental space has given me a great insight into the links between movement and the economy. The two are inextricably connected.
Like...
Taking the pain out of customs with Dachser South Africa
For companies involved in international trade, one of the key risk factors is a lack of understanding regarding customs regulations. Not only can getting to grips with regulatory environments be burdensome for companies and detract resources away from core...
Volvo group invests in driver learnership programme
Volvo Group Southern Africa invested R1.9 million in the advanced development and training of 20 unemployed commercial vehicle drivers.
In 2017, AB Volvo Group decided to donate funds on behalf of its employees to various markets around the world to...
Commercial vehicle market bucks recession
The South African commercial vehicle market continues to defy economic trends by increasing overall sales by 2.3% year-on-year at the end of the third quarter in September.
According to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers...
Everyone is invited: live streaming of the third-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter World Premiere
The third-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter will be unveiled to the world on 6 February, 2018 and everyone is invited. A live streaming of the event will ensure that anyone can be “there” – wherever they are in the world, by...
Engen leads drive to reduce exhaust gases
Engen Petroleum, a leading producer and marketer of fuels, lubricants and oil-based products continues to set the pace in the drive to reduce vehicle emissions.
Two years have passed since the company was first to market in South Africa with the...
