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Almost No Sales in April, More Tough Times Ahead

6 May, 2020

The April 2020 sales statistics, published by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA, makes for gut-wrenching reading. While Naamsa has not made detailed statistics available, the association has noted that only 574 vehicles were sold last month, meaning the domestic market is down by 98.4%, with export sales also down by 97.3%.

VW Golf GTI TCR Launched in South Africa

Flash Drive: VW Golf GTI TCR

Calvin Fisher

5 May, 2020

Massive Decline in Vehicle Sales a Sign of Things to Come

Leo Kok

3 Apr, 2020

Monday News Snippets 2020 #10 – Developments From The Weekend and Beyond

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10 Mar, 2020

Making Sense of The Naamsa Numbers – February Ends in The Red

Leo Kok

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3 Mar, 2020

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA recently released sales statistics for February 2020. Overall, the market remains in the red, with a decline of 0.7% compared with February last year and, surprisingly, a decline of 8.4% in vehicle exports in the same month. Leo Kok dons his favourite bifocals to properly examine the stats.

Thursday News Roundup 2020 #09 - Your News Wrap Up For The Week

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27 Feb, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; Feel it, because it is here – the next Golf GTI, and GTE and GTD, as the official details are finally out. Meet the mud-slinging Ferrari Purosangue SUV. What a name! Remember the KTM X-Bow? Enter the X-Bow GTX. And, finally behold, the Czinger 21C.

Monday News Snippets 2020 #09 – Developments From The Weekend and Beyond

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26 Feb, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; the Pagani Imola is the hottest thing you’ll see today, and by hot we don’t necessarily mean pretty. Peugeot are giving us a one-ton bakkie at last, and it will be called the Landtrek. The Merc GLA45and GLA45S are looking ripe and hella powerful.

Under Pressure in 2020

Leo Kok

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18 Feb, 2020

The South African new vehicle market is in for a rough ride in 2020, with pressure on businesses, individuals and the economy in general and little hope of recovery. This is the view of WesBank, South Africa’s largest vehicle and asset financier. The bank recently published its annual market predictions, calling a market that will be down by 3.5%.

Poor Sales in January Point to Declining Market in 2020

Leo Kok

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5 Feb, 2020

The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) repeated its well-worn mantra on Monday 3 February, saying the market continued its decline in January 2020. The industry declined by 8.1% in total (39 475 total units sold), when compared to the same month last year and by 5.2% compared to December 2019.

Monday News Snippets 2020 #06 – Developments From The Weekend and Beyond

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3 Feb, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; the new Toyota Corolla Quest has dropped and it’s pretty much what you expect. The new Audi A6 is here and we have pricing. The next HUMMER from GM goes fully electric and the 2020 Kia Picanto gets a substantial safety upgrade, and more…

Thursday News Roundup 2020 #04 - Your News Wrap Up For The Week

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23 Jan, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; we can’t confirm the recently leaked photograph of the power outputs of the next VW Golf range, but they seem accurate. Ford have reimagined their Puma, previously a sportscar, now as a compact SUV. And, Porsche Cayman and Boxster GTS 4.0 details.

Cars of 2020 Incoming: Part Two (Nissan – Volvo)

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22 Jan, 2020

These are the officially announced cars that we’ve singled out as being quite important to the SA market. And some very exciting ones too. Here they are sorted by manufacturer and in alphabetical order. From the new Nissan Kicks, facelifted Peugeot 3008, new Toyota Corolla, and everything in-between, this is Part 1 – Alfa Romeo to Mitsubishi.

Cars of 2020 Incoming: Part One (Alfa Romeo – Mitsubishi)

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21 Jan, 2020

These are the officially announced cars that we’ve singled out as being quite important to the SA market. And some very exciting ones too. Here they are sorted by manufacturer and in alphabetical order. From the facelifted Alfa Romeo Stelvio, new Isuzu D-Max, Mahindra S11 Pik Up and everything in-between, this is Part 1 – Alfa Romeo to Mitsubishi.

Monday News Snippets 2020 #03 – Developments From The Weekend and Beyond

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13 Jan, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; the new Toyota Yaris GR is the motorsport-derived super mini we deserve, finally! Remember Fisker? No? Well, meet the Fisker Ocean, 80kWh/400km – 480km SUV. And Mini has some new metal on the pavement, called the Mini Convertible Sidewalk Edition.

The State of Affairs, Naamsa Affairs

Leo Kok

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13 Jan, 2020

The local industry body, Naamsa, reported on Tuesday that total new vehicle sales in December recorded an unexpected and welcome jump of 1 678 vehicles or 4.2%, compared with the same month in 2018. While this helped to lift the mood in the industry, it was too little too late to prevent a general decline in sales for the full year.

Meet the Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR

Calvin Fisher

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10 Jan, 2020

Meet the Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR. As in Aviator? No, it in fact refers to Avatar, as in the James Cameron’s 2009 movie with the blue forest giants. Queue puzzled looks or perhaps knowing winks, what with the slew of Avatar sequels coming out ‘soon’. Either way, we’re struggling to see the need for a connection to a turn of the century sci-fi romp

Thursday News Roundup 2020 #02 - Your News Wrap Up For The Week

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9 Jan, 2020

We've trawled the internet for the latest motoring news so that you don't need to. In today’s news; Did somebody ask for an Airbus/Aston Martin collaboration? Because it’s here. Meet the 449kW Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD. Someone has rendered a mid-engined Nissan GT-R and we’re smitten, and the widebody Swift Sport might be the best Swift Sport.

SONY Vision-S Concept EV Unveiled at CES

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7 Jan, 2020

Breaking news! SONY has just unveiled the Vision-S Concept EV. The SONY what what? Yep, the tech company that makes cameras, TVs and (of course) the PlayStation has just made a car! It’s just been unveiled at CES 202 and naturally, it's an electric vehicle and it looks great – like the sort of car you'd expect to drive well, on said gaming console.

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