10 Sep 2013

Automotive

So who gets to keep the house?

What with high divorce rates and the high cost of living, couples often find themselves living together for a while before jumping into marriage, if at all. But what happens if the honeymoon ends... who gets to keep the house? And for that matter, the car, furniture, family pet..?

Juliette Attwell, writing in our BizCareers advisor column, tells you how to price yourself right and dress for success. Let's face it, turning up for an interview in slops probably won't cut it.

OK, Christmas is coming and it's only a matter of time before Boney M's Drummer Boy will have you... well... whatever you do having heard it umpteen times before - but at least you know where your Christmas gifts are coming from. So spare a thought for all those kids who don't, and do your bit for the Santa Shoebox Project. It's open for pledges and your shoeboxes of gifts will bring happy smiles to a lot of kids. Just do it, darn it!

And it's TIFF news for our film industry... not only is Triggerfish Animation Studios' animated movie Khumba off to the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF), but so is Anant Singh's Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. It will debut at TIFF, so to both our entrants, good luck, and may it be a case of "TIFF luck" and not "tough luck" on the night.

Rod Baker, Content Director

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Weekly top stories

GMSA appoints Brain Olson
General Motors South Africa announced the appointment of Brian Olson into the position of Vice president of Vehicle Sales, Service and Marketing (VSSM) for the company's operations in South Africa. Read more >>

Automotive
Ford SA sales rise as EcoSport is launched
Ford sales continued to grow rapidly in August. Strong sales of the versatile Ranger and the all-new EcoSport urban SUV pushed total retail sales up 67% from a year earlier to 5,433 units. Read more >>



Vehicle sales dip after prolonged growth
The latest vehicle sales report released by the Department of Trade and Industry show a marginal decline in sales of 158 units (0,3%) reported through the official channel over August 2012. Read more >>

Toyota breaks 10 000 vehicle sales in August
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) was the only vehicle manufacturer to break through the 10 000 vehicle sales barrier in a busy August sales month. TSAM recorded sales of 10 398 units in an overall market of 56 112 units as reported by the National Association of Automotive Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA). Read more >>

SnappCab set to change the SA cab industry
SnappCab aims to change the way South Africans use cab services by enabling commuters with smartphones to order, track and pay for cab services on-the-go. Newly launched and locally developed, the multiplatform smartphone app will initially be introduced in Johannesburg in early September, with Cape Town and Durban launches following shortly thereafter. Read more >>

Planet Electronics partners with TomTom Africa
Planet Electronics has partnered TomTom Africa to provide the latest TomTom maps to Planet Electronics' CASKA in-car navigation systems. Read more >>


Components & Parts
Second-hand logic
[Chris Barry] I would like to extend my sincere thanks to whoever was involved in getting sanity to prevail with regard to the proposed ban on the sale of second-hand parts from deregistered vehicles in South Africa. Read more >>


Fleet Management
Mix Telematics subscription revenue up to R194.2m
Fleet and mobile asset management solutions company Mix Telematics on Tuesday (9 September) reported revenue growth of 6.4% to R298.4m for the first quarter of its 2014 financial year. Subscription revenue rose 21.8% to R194.2m. Read more >>

SDBSA forms "hit team" to tackle auto programme
A critical aspect of benefiting from the Automotive Production and Development Plan (APDP) resides in the way in which OEMs and suppliers deal with the duties and incentives according to a logistics expert in a leading freight forwarding company that recovered R40 million last year for clients in the imported tyre industry alone. Read more >>


Manufacturing
One Numsa strike ends as another begins
[Alexander Parker and Karl Gernetzky] Just as car workers are set to return to assembly lines on Monday (9 September) after a strike of almost three weeks‚ workers elsewhere in the motor industry‚ including petrol attendants‚ are to down tools. Read more >>

Strong passenger car demand, frustrating LCV sales
Nissan South Africa experienced its best passenger car sales results since February, retailing 1,892 Nissan and Infiniti-badged vehicles in August, with a grand total of 4,248 making it a good month all round. Read more >>

August tractor sales down 15.4% says Saama
[Helmo Preuss] August tractor sales fell by 15.4% year-on-year (y/y) to 545 units‚ the SA Agricultural Machinery Association (Saama) said. Read more >>


Motorcycles
Harley-Davidson's new line-up for 2014
Harley-Davidson has revealed a 2014 motorcycle line that includes seven Touring, Trike and Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) models. Read more >>


Repair & Maintenance
Another plan for cutting road carnage
The Department of Transport has dispatched teams of accident analysis specialists to various parts of the country after 35 people died in road accidents at the weekend. Read more >>

Oil changes can improve the performance of your car
Some South African motorists tend to dismiss a fuel attendant when asked if they would like an oil top up or not. It is important to note that the occasional stop at the fuel station does not only have to be limited to filling up a motorist's fuel tank. Read more >>


Retail
Anorak hides Almera's Armani
[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] A few years back the Nissan Almera was the Dependable Dora of local car rental companies, fleet managers, civil servants, and budget-strapped families and it sold in copious quantities until it was gradually nudged aside by Toyota. Read more >>


International

Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,700 jobs in UK
LONDON, UK: Indian-owned luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday (9 September) that it will create 1,700 jobs at a plant in central England in a £1.5bn investment. Read more >>

Strong Chinese demand to pull global car market: Moody's
PARIS, FRANCE: Global car sales will grow by 4.8% next year pulled by unexpectedly strong demand in China, the credit rating agency Moody's forecast on Wednesday (4 September). Read more >>

US car sales accelerate in August
CHICAGO, USA: Car sales in the USA continued to accelerate in August, as GM, Toyota, Ford and Chrysler posted double-digit gains figures released on Wednesday (4 September) showed. Read more >>

Fiat invests €1bn in Italian plant
MILAN, ITALY: Fiat said on Wednesday (4 September) it will invest €1.0bn at its Turin plant to make Maseratis, easing fears that Fiat is lowering its role in Italy. Read more >>

French car sales droop 11% in August
PARIS, FRANCE: Sales of new cars in France fell by nearly 11% in August, erasing a small rebound the previous month, trade data released this week showed. Read more >>


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