SA motor trade sales up 5.1%

Measured at current prices‚ South Africa's motor trade sales increased by 5.1% year-on-year in March according to data released by Statistics SA on Thursday (16 May). 17 May 2013 09:33

Cape Town wants toll road report

The City of Cape Town wants access to the complete feasibility report for the South African Road Agency Limited's (Sanral) proposed winelands tolling project, the Western Cape High Court heard on Thursday (16 May). 17 May 2013 09:17

Wild Coast toll fees to be scrapped

The SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) has scrapped plans to construct a toll road on the N2 Wild Coast Highway, it said on Tuesday (14 May). 15 May 2013 08:58

Call for a ban on all alcohol for drivers

The government plans to ban drivers from consuming alcohol - not a drop will be allowed. 6 May 2013 08:27

Big jump in new vehicle sales

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] Local new vehicle sales showed a surprisingly high jump of 19,5% during April with 8,312 more units sold than during the same month last year. Exports also continued to register another strong performance reflecting an improvement of 29,7%. 6 May 2013 06:28

Cars sales shoot up 19.5% in April

[Alistair Anderson] New vehicle sales jumped 19.5% in April compared with the same month last year‚ beating expectations. A Bloomberg consensus of economists had expected 2.7% growth. 3 May 2013 07:50

CMH earnings per share up 55%

[Alexander Parker] JSE-listed motor dealership and vehicle rental group Combined Motor Holdings (CMH) on Monday (22 April) posted what it termed "pleasing" full-year results for the year to February. 23 Apr 2013 07:16

Don't buy e-tags says Samwu

South Africans should not be "fooled" into buying e-tags‚ according to the SA Municipal Workers' Union. 23 Apr 2013 07:03

Automechanika

Retail motor industry conference will be a highlight of Automechanika Johannesburg 2013

[Issued by Automechanika] The retail industry conference, entitled "Taking Stock and Looking Ahead", promises to be one of the highlights of Automechanika Johannesburg 2013, which takes place at Expo Centre, Nasrec, from 8-11 May. 19 Apr 2013 09:53

NCC adopts "more modest" strategy

[Linda Ensor] The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has adopted a new‚ more modest strategy which involves shifting responsibility for the conciliation of disputes to accredited industry ombud schemes rather than dealing with all of them itself‚ acting commissioner Ebrahim Mohamed said on Thursday (18 April) in a briefing to Parliament's trade and industry committee. 19 Apr 2013 09:35

Whites hang on to the top jobs in SA

Whites still dominate South Africa's top management positions, an Employment Equity Commission report revealed on Thursday. (18 April). 19 Apr 2013 08:25

Motor trade sales are up by 7.3%

[Alexander Parker] Motor trade sales grew 7.3% year-on-year in February‚ according to the preliminary figures released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday (18 April) 19 Apr 2013 07:37

February retail sales up 3.8%

[Helmo Preuss] Real retail sales accelerated by 3.8 % year-on-year (y/y) in February from a revised 2.2% y/y gain in January according to figures released by Statistics SA (Stats SA) on Wednesday, 17 April 2013. 18 Apr 2013 07:54

Claim: N1-N2 Winelands improvements to create jobs

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) has rejected reports that the planned upgrades along the N1-N2 Winelands route will affect the poor communities along the route, saying these reports are "misleading". 17 Apr 2013 12:41