AUTOFORUM

Junk Status continues to play havoc with car sales

Jun, 02 2017, 09:44

The effects of South Africa’s economy being downgraded to junk status continued to be felt in the new vehicle sales industry - with new vehicle sales for May 201experiencing a year-on-year decline of 2.6%.

Accepting the award were Teressa Szelest, President, Market and Business Development North America at BASF (second from right) and Sean McKeon, BASF Vice President, Global Accounts, Automotive Coatings (second from left). Also pictured are Randall Pa

BASF is GM's Supplier of the Year

Apr, 25 2017, 18:32

BASF has been named the 2016 General Motors (GM) Supplier of the Year for the twelfth time since 2002, based on performance criteria in product purchasing, indirect purchasing, logistics, customer care and after sales.

BASF can greatly reduce the production time of automotive coatings compared with standard pigments (left) while still maintaining superior performance.

BASF announces auto coatings joint venture

Apr, 20 2017, 16:36

BASF and Landa Labs recently announced their strategic long-term partnership employing revolutionary nano-pigment technology in a new portfolio of easy dispersible ultra-high transparency pigments.

Slight lift in sales for March

Apr, 04 2017, 09:33

South Africa’s new vehicle industry grew 2.1% in March, with total sales of 48 534 vehicles following a minor decline of 0.1% in February and growth of 3.7% in January.

Your business's reputation – New index finds what drives public perception

Mar, 22 2017, 15:48

What drives a company's reputation differs vastly across key industries in South Africa – a fact that emphasises the crucial need for executives to harness effective reputation management strategies.

Commercial vehicle sales up but passenger cars still battling

Mar, 03 2017, 08:40

“The growth in the rental channel and commercial vehicle segments is indicative of these businesses entering their replacement cycles, acquiring new assets to refresh their fleets.”

"January new cars sales off to a good start"

Feb, 07 2017, 13:19

The new vehicle sales market has hit the ground running in 2017, according to the latest aggregated new vehicle sales data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa).

Weathering the tough times ahead - A positive outlook on a tough year for business

Jan, 12 2017, 13:47

According to National Treasury, the GDP growth rate is forecasted at an estimated 1.3% for 2017, an outlook that points to a tough year ahead for business, but there are a few trends that promise a positive narrative for during the year.

Consumers continue to battle with affordability in the new market

Dec, 02 2016, 05:58

Wesbank has released review of the November aggregated sales data from Naamsa, which show that the decline in new vehicle sales continued last month.

Another month of declining sales

Nov, 02 2016, 10:28

The latest Naamsa figures for October vehicle sales are out and once again the picture is grim. South Africa’s new vehicle sales market continued deteriorating last month with a year-on-year decline of 10.1%.