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OMODA has added two new divisions to its fast-growing South African team. Called O-SUPPORT and O-MAINTENANCE, the new divisions have been added to the OMODA office less than one month after the successful launch...

“Following the successful launch of the FUSO new brand claim of “Simply Better Trucks”, underpinned by the Brand’s trio proposition of reliability & quality, value for money and best service support. We believe in giving our customers and the...

FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA (Pty) Ltd has notched up another record in its ever-expanding success story. The latest milestone added to the company’s history is the 3 000th locally built vehicle to roll-off the production line. Besides the fact that...

Scania is designing the world’s first full-scale autonomous truck platooning operations, based on its own advanced technology. The platoon will make use of public roads while transporting containers between port terminals in Singapore. The aim is to organise convoys of...

Recent appointments made within South Africa’s motor industry HED: Isuzu Truck SA Hiroaki Sugawara has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Isuzu Truck South Africa, replacing Hiroshi Nishizaka who has relocated to Australia.         HED: Hyundai Africa Hyundai Motor Company has appointed Mike Song...

During 2017 the South African truck market declined by 2.65% on the previous year’s results to 25 042 new unit sold. This is according to the latest results released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), Associated...

Being in an accident is something we all do our best to prevent, but it is far less easy to take precautions against inadvertently becoming part of one. Bearing witness to or being the first to arrive at an...

The 2017 FIA European Truck Racing Championship will again see Goodyear supply its specially developed Truck Racing tyres to all competitors. Manufactured in 315/70R22.5 size, the tyres are capable of withstanding high impact loads from 1 500 horsepower, 5,5-ton trucks racing...

At this year's World Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, MAN Truck & Bus will be presenting the first low-floor city bus with CNG drive for Central Asia. Gas engines are playing an important role across the globe on the road to...

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...