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New African Association of Automotive Manufacturers CEO announced

New African Association of Automotive Manufacturers CEO announced

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

Martin Limpert appointed to steer Range Rover into an electric future

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Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

Electric vehicles in Africa: what’s needed to grow the sector

By MJ (Thinus) Booysen, Joubert Van Eeden 11 Feb 2025

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Nigerian entrepreneur builds electric mini-buses in clean energy push

Nigerian entrepreneur builds electric mini-buses in clean energy push

Seun Sanni 17 May 2022

Penelope Mkhwanazi joins Isuzu SA as a senior VP

Penelope Mkhwanazi joins Isuzu SA as a senior VP

11 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Bizcommunity.com 17 Mar 2022

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

14 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Metals like palladium are essential in automotive manufacturing. John Angerson/Alamy

Five essential commodities that will be hit by war in Ukraine

Sarah Schiffling and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos 2 Mar 2022

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

Bizcommunity.com 15 Dec 2021

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#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Timothy Welch 17 Nov 2021

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

15 Nov 2021

Neale Hill appointed president of Ford Motor Company Africa

Neale Hill appointed president of Ford Motor Company Africa

1 Oct 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

2021 insights into car ownership and preferences across the African continent

2021 insights into car ownership and preferences across the African continent

14 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

Caltex rebrands to Astron Energy

4 Aug 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Africa will leapfrog other regions in electric vehicle adoption

Africa will leapfrog other regions in electric vehicle adoption

Amel Chadli 6 Jul 2021

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

29 Jun 2021

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

25 Jun 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Looking good, family...

#OrchidsandOnions: Looking good, family...

Brendan Seery 25 May 2021

Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch

Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch

Megan Rowling 14 May 2021

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

Bizcommunity.com 7 May 2021

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

19 Apr 2021

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

AAAM, Afreximbank sign MoU to drive automotive investment in Africa

AAAM, Afreximbank sign MoU to drive automotive investment in Africa

18 Feb 2021

German auto industry strengthens ties with Africa

German auto industry strengthens ties with Africa

11 Jan 2021

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity.com 18 Dec 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

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Nigerian entrepreneur builds electric mini-buses in clean energy push

Nigerian entrepreneur builds electric mini-buses in clean energy push

Seun Sanni 17 May 2022

Penelope Mkhwanazi joins Isuzu SA as a senior VP

Penelope Mkhwanazi joins Isuzu SA as a senior VP

11 May 2022

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

#AfricaMonth: SA's changemakers drive Audi's 'Story of Progress' campaign

Evan-Lee Courie 5 May 2022

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Biz 'ready-to-wear' Content Features

Bizcommunity.com 17 Mar 2022

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

14 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Metals like palladium are essential in automotive manufacturing. John Angerson/Alamy

Five essential commodities that will be hit by war in Ukraine

Sarah Schiffling and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos 2 Mar 2022

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

#FestiveTogether: Joining in wishing you all a blessed festive season

Bizcommunity.com 15 Dec 2021

Source: ©Andriy Popov -

#CEM21: Managing customer needs - Humans vs tech or human and tech?

Danette Breitenbach 19 Nov 2021

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Electric cars alone won't save the planet. We'll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Timothy Welch 17 Nov 2021

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

In-vehicle payment transaction volumes to exceed 4.7 billion by 2026

15 Nov 2021

Neale Hill appointed president of Ford Motor Company Africa

Neale Hill appointed president of Ford Motor Company Africa

1 Oct 2021

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

Moove launches in Cape Town, eyeing pan-African growth

27 Sep 2021

Align your brand with cutting edge trends

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2021

2021 insights into car ownership and preferences across the African continent

2021 insights into car ownership and preferences across the African continent

14 Sep 2021

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Use of leaded petrol eliminated in 'milestone' for health and environment, UN says

Emma Rumney 31 Aug 2021

Caltex rebrands to Astron Energy

4 Aug 2021

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

August #WomensMonth made possible by the Intercare Group

Bizcommunity.com 20 Jul 2021

Africa will leapfrog other regions in electric vehicle adoption

Africa will leapfrog other regions in electric vehicle adoption

Amel Chadli 6 Jul 2021

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

Volkswagen to produce petrol engines for Africa until 2050

29 Jun 2021

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

Inaugural Franchising for Africa conference set for August

25 Jun 2021

#OrchidsandOnions: Looking good, family...

#OrchidsandOnions: Looking good, family...

Brendan Seery 25 May 2021

Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch

Solar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch

Megan Rowling 14 May 2021

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

#AfricaMonth2021: May Africa prosper

Bizcommunity.com 7 May 2021

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

Domino's trials self-driving pizza delivery robot

19 Apr 2021

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

AAAM, Afreximbank sign MoU to drive automotive investment in Africa

AAAM, Afreximbank sign MoU to drive automotive investment in Africa

18 Feb 2021

German auto industry strengthens ties with Africa

German auto industry strengthens ties with Africa

11 Jan 2021

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity's festive thank you to the SA business community

Bizcommunity.com 18 Dec 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Plentywaka partners with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing

Plentywaka partners with Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing

6 Oct 2020

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

Volkswagen, BlackIvy enter collaboration for green growth in Ghana

22 Sep 2020

Isuzu D-Max wins Zimbabwe Car of the Year Awards

Isuzu D-Max wins Zimbabwe Car of the Year Awards

11 Sep 2020

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

Kenya's BellTower named Grand Prix winner of the 2020 Lexus Design Award

4 Sep 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

Electric vehicles could add to carbon emissions and load shedding: but there's a solution

Electric vehicles could add to carbon emissions and load shedding: but there's a solution

MJ (Thinus) Booysen and Mark Apperley 10 Jul 2020

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

#LockdownLessons: Companies putting the grit in integrity

Bizcommunity.com 26 May 2020

Why Ford, Chanel and other companies pitch in during a crisis - without the government ordering them to

Why Ford, Chanel and other companies pitch in during a crisis - without the government ordering them to

Elham Mafi-Kreft and Steven Kreft 26 May 2020

Not taking lockdown lying down: A 360 industry overview

Not taking lockdown lying down: A 360 industry overview

Bizcommunity.com 21 Apr 2020

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

Bizcommunity.com 15 Apr 2020

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