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...

Serco surfing a business surge into the new year

Leading South African trailer and truck building company, Serco, is enjoying a significant spike in business going into the end of 2017 which is in sharp contrast to the first eight months of the year when turnover was down. Managing...

Daimler Trucks launches fleet test with electric truck from Fuso

Daimler Trucks, the world's leading truck producer, has launched the first fleet test for emission-free, electric trucks in Germany. Dr Wolfgang Bernhard, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Daimler Trucks & Daimler Buses, and Marc Llistosella,...

Sales milestone for Daimler Trucks

Less than five years after its introduction to India, Daimler’s BharatBenz truck has sold more than 50 000 units. In addition, the plant at which it is made has exported a further 10 000 trucks to other markets. A spokesman for the...

TomTom Telematics named Europe’s largest provider of fleet management solutions for fourth year

Market analyst firm, Berg Insight, has recognized TomTom Telematics as the largest provider of fleet management solutions in Europe for the fourth successive year. The 13th edition of Berg Insight’s Fleet Management in Europe report estimates that the overall market...

Volvo Trucks Heavy Haulage offer

Volvo Truck’s I-shift with crawler gears offers a flexibility that allows fleet owners to say yes to more jobs. The world class automated gearbox with one or two crawler gears and the added option of extra reverse gears offers...

Serco to Box Clever to Achieve Growth in 2020

Leading South African truck and trailer building company Serco aims to achieve moderate growth in 2020 after increasing its market share during the past year. This is according to CEO Clinton Holcroft who says Serco will...

JAC Motors Opens New State-Of-The-Art Parts Warehouse

Seven years since entering the South African market, JAC Motors SA boasts over 70 dealerships across Southern Africa, offering a variety of double-cab bakkies, forward-cab workhorses, and MCV and HCV trucks. The company recently introduced its new...

Nelson Mandela Bay Metro supports local production

When Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality needed to upgrade its existing fire-fighting fleet, it procured these tough fire-fighting machines right on its door step. Locally built at Isuzu Motors South Africa's Port Elizabeth truck plant, the Isuzu FXZ 26-360 6x4 fitted...

Take precaution in the midst of SA’s hijacking surge

With an ever-increasing number of hijackings reported across South Africa, it is an unfortunate reality that motorists are at risk of facing this commonly violent criminal act when commuting on a daily basis. This is according to Greig Hains -...

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