AUTOFORUM

Average cost of motoring up 14%

Aug, 22 2018, 10:02

According to the latest results from Wesbank, South Africa's average costs of motoring has increased by approximately R940, or 14% in the last year.

July sales up 2.6%

Aug, 02 2018, 09:01

South Africa’s total new vehicle sales were up by 2.6% year-on-year in July, with 47 881 units sold versus 46 671 in the corresponding month last year.

2018 SA Festival Of Motoring highlights include NAAMSA Conference

Jun, 11 2018, 07:11

One of the many highlights of the 2018 South African Festival of Motoring, presented by WesBank, will be the NAAMSA automotive conference - "Paths to the Future".

Wesbank: Year-on-year recovery encouraging, but not growth

Jun, 05 2018, 07:16

“Coming off the poor performance of the industry in 2017, the year-on-year recovery is encouraging,” commented Ghana Msibi, WesBank’s Executive Head for Sales and Marketing. “It’s important to not misinterpret the recovery as growth.”

Sales up year on year, but down month on month

May, 03 2018, 01:22

Irregularity in new vehicle sales numbers continues to contribute to market uncertainty. April’s sales of 36 346 units reflect a 3.6% year on year growth, while at the same time showing a dramatic month on month decline of 26.2%.

Sales slightly up, despite holidays in March

Apr, 04 2018, 03:00

Despite fewer selling days in March due to public holidays, the new vehicle industry made an upward swing, with a total of 49 233 new vehicles sold reflecting a growth of 1.1% year on year.

2018 WesBank South African COTY announced

Mar, 18 2018, 07:18

The 33rd staging of the South African Car Of The Year saw Porsche take the top honours with its Panamera.

2018 WesBank COTY finalists

Feb, 08 2018, 03:26

The WesBank South African Car of the Year Competition has just finished its test days and has announced the 10 finalists which it believes are the most representative of its search for automotive excellence.

New vehicle sales down 8.9%

Feb, 02 2018, 00:38

South Africa’s new vehicle industry had a less-than-ideal start to the year, with an 8.9% year-on-year decline in new vehicle sales. A total of 45 888 new vehicles were sold in January 2018, compared with 50 386 units in the same period last year.

November new vehicle sales up, but pressure remains

Nov, 06 2017, 02:59

Year-to-date, the industry is still performing to expectations, growing 1.7% (with dealer sales growing 1.2%) against a backdrop of sustained political and economic uncertainty, low business and consumer confidence and low economic growth rates.