Isuzu Articles

Yes, we know it's essentially an Isuzu KB (or indeed a Holden Colorado) underneath, but the Chevrolet S10 Trailboss recently unveiled in Argentina still managed to pique our interest (despite the fact that the brand is leaving SA at the end of 2017).You see, it's always interesting to see what type of ...

The department of trade and industry has described the news that General Motors is ceasing its South African operations as "regrettable".In a statement, Rob Davies, the minister of trade and industry, expressed "regret and concern" for the employees whose jobs and livelihood would be "directly and indirectly ...

By now, you would probably have heard that General Motors is packing up shop in South Africa, stopping sales of its Chevrolet brand by the end of 2017 and selling its local manufacturing operations to Isuzu. But there may be one question on your mind. Why?Well, in a global statement, GM chairperson and ...

General Motors has announced plans to phase out manufacturing and sales of Chevrolet vehicles in South Africa (here's the reasoning behind the decision).Local operations will be "transitioned" to Isuzu, with the latter purchasing GM SA's light commercial manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth and GM's ...

General Motors has announced that it will cease operations in South Africa, with the Chevrolet brand expected to be phased out of the local market at the end of 2017.The local arm of the US automaker made the announcement at a press conference in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.Local operations will be "transitioned" ...

Mazda South Africa's new managing director has revealed why he believes the BT-50 has struggled to gain traction in the local bakkie segment.Speaking to CARmag.co.za at the recent launch of the new CX-5, Mazda SA MD Craig Roberts explained that while the local arm of the Japanese automaker had no intention ...

The sales figures for the fourth month of 2017 are in and once again show that the battle for the title of South Africa's best-selling bakkie is an exceedingly close one. Closer than ever, it seems.In April 2017, aggregate new vehicle sales fell to 34 956 units, a decrease of 13,4% year-on-year, according ...

Back in July 2016, Isuzu introduced the apparently limited edition X-Rider to its local KB range. And now, after selling the 700-odd units of this derivative, the bakkie-builder has decided to add it as a "permanent fixture".The newest (well, not really) addition to the local KB range is called the KB ...

The sales figures for the third month of 2017 are in and once again show that the battle for the title of South Africa's best-selling bakkie is an exceedingly close one.In March 2017, aggregate new vehicle sales reached 48 534 units, an increase of 2,1% year-on-year, according to Naamsa (check out ...