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Nissan to axe 9,000 jobs, cut production on weak China, US sales

Dealers

Nissan to axe 9,000 jobs, cut production on weak China, US sales

7 Nov 2024

GWM SA says local production is ‘on the cards’

Manufacturing & Parts

GWM SA says local production is ‘on the cards’

Ryan Bubear 31 Oct 2024

SA mulls tax rebates, subsidies to boost local EV industry

Fuel & Energy

SA mulls tax rebates, subsidies to boost local EV industry

18 Oct 2024

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

Dealers

Kenyan carmaker Mobius accepts bid from undisclosed buyer

19 Aug 2024

Intel needs a win to turn its business around and the automotive sector may be it.

AutoTech

A pivot to automotive could save Intel

Lindsey Schutters 12 Aug 2024

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

Dealers

Kenya's Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day

6 Aug 2024

A shift in the market: The rise of Chinese automakers in South Africa

Commercial & Industrial

A shift in the market: The rise of Chinese automakers in South Africa

Issued by CHANGECARS 5 Jul 2024

Automotive

Omoda's turns one, breaks into SA top 20 with bumper April

15 May 2024

Our top 10 favourite car brands in SA

Commercial & Industrial

Our top 10 favourite car brands in SA

Issued by CHANGECARS 15 May 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Dealers

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

SA’s best-selling automakers in March 2024

Commercial & Industrial

SA’s best-selling automakers in March 2024

Ryan Bubear 3 Apr 2024

Clouds pass over the pit head at Sibanye Gold's Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Mining

Froneman considers restructuring and capital raise to slow PGM losses

Nelson Banya and Felix Njini 5 Mar 2024

Mine workers are seen at the Northam Platinum's Zondereinde mine. Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Mining

Northam CEO Paul Dunne: 'Worst crisis I've seen in 30 years'

Felix Njini 1 Mar 2024

Audio is predicted to be the great differentiator in future mobility.

Technology

Trust and innovation drives the future of automotive technology

28 Feb 2024

Here’s how many EVs and hybrids were sold in SA in 2023

Commercial & Industrial

Here’s how many EVs and hybrids were sold in SA in 2023

Ryan Bubear 22 Feb 2024

EVs can be home backup power solutions and play a crucial role in the smart grid. Source: Priscilla du Preez/Unsplash

Fuel & Energy

EVs could be the heart of SA’s smart grid dreams

Lindsey Schutters 14 Feb 2024

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

Dealers

Toyota hikes annual profit forecast after Q3 beats expectations

7 Feb 2024

Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad speaks during the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2023 conference in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Shelley Christians

Mining

#MI24: Anglo American considers further cost cuts as PGM crisis deepens

Felix Njini and Veronica Brown 5 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: 5 key trends in the automotive industry for 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: 5 key trends in the automotive industry for 2024

Billy Tom 8 Jan 2024

South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

Fuel & Energy

South Africa likely to produce first EV in 2026: Minister

5 Dec 2023

Clouds pass over the pit head at Sibanye Gold's Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Markets & Investment

Sibanye-Stillwater to cut US jobs as PGM prices fall

Nelson Banya 30 Nov 2023

Image source: Mariana Ianovska –

HR & Management

Impala Platinum starts voluntary job cuts at SA mines

Felix Njini 7 Nov 2023

New Cherys on local sales listings

Dealers

New Cherys on local sales listings

17 Oct 2023

EV transformation presents big prospects for tech firms to collaborate with the automotive sector

Fuel & Energy

EV transformation presents big prospects for tech firms to collaborate with the automotive sector

Sy Gourrah 3 Oct 2023

FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Shipping

Fires on car carriers highlight EV fire risk for ocean shippers

Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch 28 Jul 2023

Automotive manufacturing returning to previous levels. Source: Pexels

Manufacturing & Parts

Automotive industry has learnt lessons from chip shortage

Lindsey Schutters 21 Jul 2023

Will Suzuki leapfrog VW in SA? A look at YTD dealer sales

Commercial & Industrial

Will Suzuki leapfrog VW in SA? A look at YTD dealer sales

Ryan Bubear 6 Jun 2023

SA's auto industry faces big threat from global shift towards EVs

Commercial & Industrial

SA's auto industry faces big threat from global shift towards EVs

14 Apr 2023

Renault-Nissan: why electric vehicles will be key to the future of the embattled auto alliance

Dealers

Renault-Nissan: why electric vehicles will be key to the future of the embattled auto alliance

Peter Wells 13 Feb 2023

Advertising

#SuperBowl2023: Here is what a $7m ad looks like

10 Feb 2023

Just 1 unit of each of these 20 vehicles was sold in SA in Dec 2022

Commercial & Industrial

Just 1 unit of each of these 20 vehicles was sold in SA in Dec 2022

Ryan Bubear 20 Jan 2023

Tesla: what 2023 holds for the electric vehicle company and why it might be time for Musk to go

Fuel & Energy

Tesla: what 2023 holds for the electric vehicle company and why it might be time for Musk to go

Peter Wells 20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How EVs will shape new car design...and other trends

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How EVs will shape new car design...and other trends

Greg Maruszewski 9 Jan 2023

#StartupStory: Double Apex - seasoned journo builds his own online automotive news platform

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Double Apex - seasoned journo builds his own online automotive news platform

Imran Salie 29 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Energy

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

Lead by example: The all-new Kia Sportage

Launches & Reviews

Lead by example: The all-new Kia Sportage

Naresh Maharaj 31 Oct 2022

#LunchtimeMarketing: Big data in the motoring industry

#LunchtimeMarketing

#LunchtimeMarketing: Big data in the motoring industry

21 Oct 2022

10 vehicles quietly killed off in South Africa in 2022 so far

Dealers

10 vehicles quietly killed off in South Africa in 2022 so far

Ryan Bubear 4 Aug 2022

Where do SA's best-selling imported cars come from?

Commercial & Industrial

Where do SA's best-selling imported cars come from?

Ryan Bubear 9 Jun 2022

Haval's dramatic growth in SA: tracking the sales figures

Dealers

Haval's dramatic growth in SA: tracking the sales figures

Ryan Bubear 12 May 2022

Amplats CEO says carmakers looking for palladium after Russia sanctions

Mining

Amplats CEO says carmakers looking for palladium after Russia sanctions

Helen Reid 7 Apr 2022

Source: The Gazprom Tower in Moscow.

Markets & Investment

The economic blow of the Russia-Ukraine crisis

Sanet Madonsela 4 Mar 2022

AutoTrader's inaugural electric car test sets vital benchmark for SA

Fuel & Energy

AutoTrader's inaugural electric car test sets vital benchmark for SA

Issued by AutoTrader 22 Feb 2022

Tesla vehicle deliveries expected to hit record levels in 2022

Commercial & Industrial

Tesla vehicle deliveries expected to hit record levels in 2022

5 Jan 2022

Automotive execs remain optimistic about the industry's future, survey finds

Commercial & Industrial

Automotive execs remain optimistic about the industry's future, survey finds

1 Dec 2021

Auto industry hardest hit by ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage

Commercial & Industrial

Auto industry hardest hit by ongoing global semiconductor chip shortage

19 Oct 2021