O-UNIVERSE grows as OMODA adds dedicated support team
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...
Fuso announces massive price savings on its latest trucks
“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 produces 3 000th local truck
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 takes platoon lead
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...
People moving up
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...
Truck market expected to grow marginally in 2018
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...
What to do if you’re first on the scene
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...
Goodyear reaffirmed for Truck Racing Championship
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 1Â 500 horsepower, 5,5-ton trucks racing...
MAN to present a new low-floor bus
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...
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...















