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Toyota Motor Europe has announced president and CEO Dr Johan van Zyl will retire from his post at the end of March 2021, after six years in the job. The South African executive will also step down from the Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) role of chief executive officer for the Europe Region. Interestingly, ...

The organisers of the 2021 World Car Awards have announced the finalists in the competition's five categories. The jury of 93 “distinguished” international automotive journalists selected the finalists by secret ballot based on their evaluation of each eligible vehicle as "part of their ...

While Naamsa no longer releases individual model sales figures, Toyota South Africa Motors has revealed how many Hilux units were sold in February 2021. The Japanese firm’s local arm says the Hilux again topped the sales charts, with 3 031 units registered during the shortest month of the year. ...

Volvo Cars has announced it plans to become a fully electric car brand by 2030, while also transitioning to an online sales strategy. By that year, the company says it intends to “phase out any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids”. The Swedish ...

Suzuki Auto South Africa says it has yet again broken its monthly sales record, with 2 142 units registered in February 2021. As we’ve already reported, that’s enough to place the Japanese firm sixth on the list of SA’s best-selling automotive brands for the month. The record figure ...

Now that Naamsa has released its publicly available industry report for February 2021, we can take a look at the 10 best-selling automotive brands for the month. As a reminder, the report now includes only brand aggregate sales and export numbers, and no individual model sales figures. For the record, ...

The organisers of the 2021 European Car of the Year competition have finally announced the overall winner. So, which vehicle triumphed? Well, the Toyota Yaris hatchback (the Euro-spec version not offered in South Africa, that is) was named the overall winner. The Yaris – which is offered in both ...

Naamsa says the “slow start” to the year continued in February 2021, with new-vehicle sales falling 13,3 percent year on year to 37 521 units. Export sales, meanwhile, also recorded a decline in February 2021, with the final figure of 29 582 units representing an eight-percent year-on-year ...

Next-generation Jaguar vehicles look set to ride on another automaker’s platform, as the firm starts its transformation into a “pure electric luxury brand”. In mid-February 2021, the British brand announced it planned to become a “pure electric luxury brand with a dramatically ...