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Toyota to enter SA's EV market with 3 models in 2026

Dealers

Toyota to enter SA's EV market with 3 models in 2026

Nqobile Dludla 3 hours

These 3 Chinese brands just posted their best SA sales yet

Commercial & Industrial

These 3 Chinese brands just posted their best SA sales yet

Ryan Bubear 7 Aug 2025

New Absa–BYD partnership targets EV finance growth in SA

Dealers

New Absa–BYD partnership targets EV finance growth in SA

30 Jul 2025

Stellantis to debut Leapmotor's EVs in SA this year

Dealers

Stellantis to debut Leapmotor's EVs in SA this year

Nqobile Dludla 23 Jul 2025

Image credit: Kindel Media on Pexels

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

The future of fuel retail in SA: NEVs and solar panels

Karen Keylock 18 Jul 2025

Online Media

TopAuto – the best place to advertise your motoring brand

Issued by Broad Media 10 Jul 2025

Facing global headwinds, Chinese automakers make a play for Africa

Dealers

Facing global headwinds, Chinese automakers make a play for Africa

27 Jun 2025

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

#OrchidsandOnions

#Orchids&Onions: Outsurance’s community care scores big, Eskort’s rib campaign sizzles

Brendan Seery 17 Jun 2025

XPress rolls out SA’s first all-EV courier operation

Fuel & Energy

XPress rolls out SA’s first all-EV courier operation

11 Jun 2025

Chery launches Omoda and Jaecoo hybrid electric SUVs in South Africa

Dealers

Chery launches Omoda and Jaecoo hybrid electric SUVs in South Africa

6 Jun 2025

China's BYD to nearly triple SA dealers' network by next year

Dealers

China's BYD to nearly triple SA dealers' network by next year

5 Jun 2025

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Technology

Google is going ‘all in’ on AI. It’s part of a troubling trend in big tech

Zena Assaad 4 Jun 2025

Chinese EV giant BYD rolls out new models in South Africa

Dealers

Chinese EV giant BYD rolls out new models in South Africa

8 Apr 2025

Saudi's Jameel Motors enters South Africa as distributor of Changan cars

Dealers

Saudi's Jameel Motors enters South Africa as distributor of Changan cars

1 Apr 2025

BYD unveils ultra-fast EV charging, matching petrol refueling speeds

Fuel & Energy

BYD unveils ultra-fast EV charging, matching petrol refueling speeds

24 Mar 2025

Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?

Dealers

Are the glory days of German carmakers gone forever?

Pietro Micheli 14 Mar 2025

South Africa doubled its NEV sales in 2024

Commercial & Industrial

South Africa doubled its NEV sales in 2024

Ryan Bubear 21 Feb 2025

Branding

Apple the world’s most valuable brand… again

22 Jan 2025

Toyota joins Mercedes-Benz and Volvo as Nvidia automotive customers. Source: Nvidia

Technology

Toyota joins Nvidia's growing autonomous vehicle partnership network

Lindsey Schutters 8 Jan 2025

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Manufacturing & Parts

VW workers secure German jobs until 2030

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Dealers

Volkswagen: the end of a German industrial myth?

Frédéric Fréry 22 Nov 2024

Nissan to axe 9,000 jobs, cut production on weak China, US sales

Dealers

Nissan to axe 9,000 jobs, cut production on weak China, US sales

7 Nov 2024

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

Fuel & Energy

SA's new energy vehicle market: Trends, challenges, and insurance implications

14 Oct 2024

Chinese autos make waves in SA, rising from 2% to 9% of market share

Dealers

Chinese autos make waves in SA, rising from 2% to 9% of market share

4 Sep 2024

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

Automotive

Fears over future of the car industry as sales fall and spare parts become scarce

David Bamford 31 May 2024

The future of Africa's automotive industry: Key insights and trends

Trends

The future of Africa's automotive industry: Key insights and trends

Issued by Dentsu 28 May 2024

South Africa has a growing appetite for new energy vehicles.

Energy

New energy vehicles gain ground in South Africa

Eduardo Urzagasti 11 Apr 2024

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Dealers

Tesla’s innovation and resilience could see it through this rough patch

Hamza Mudassir 8 Apr 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Fuel & Energy

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

Branding

Apple the world's most valuable brand says Brand Finance, but no African brands in rankings

17 Jan 2024

Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck finally arrives – here’s why the company’s success is riding on it

Fuel & Energy

Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck finally arrives – here’s why the company’s success is riding on it

Peter Wells 7 Dec 2023

GoMetro completes R214m funding round

Funding

GoMetro completes R214m funding round

30 Nov 2023

Tesla rival BYD to expand to the Eastern Cape

Dealers

Tesla rival BYD to expand to the Eastern Cape

1 Nov 2023

Ecoflow store in Canal Walk. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Hardware

Ecoflow brand store illuminates new solutions

Lindsey Schutters 24 Jul 2023

Stellantis has unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform with state-of-the-art features. Source: Supplied

Manufacturing & Parts

Stellantis unveils new platform and lands R200bn battery deal with Canada

Lindsey Schutters 7 Jul 2023

World's largest EV manufacturer BYD enters SA market

Dealers

World's largest EV manufacturer BYD enters SA market

30 Jun 2023

Branding

Brand Finance's Global 500 2023 names Amazon the world's most valuable brand

Danette Breitenbach 20 Jan 2023

Golden Arrow launches South Africa's first electric-powered bus

Fuel & Energy

Golden Arrow launches South Africa's first electric-powered bus

6 Jul 2021

Bhavtik Vallabhjee, head: power, utilities & infrastructure – advisory coverage at Barclays Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Five energy investment opportunities to look out for

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 8 Jan 2018

How electric car racing could one day challenge F1

Motorsport

How electric car racing could one day challenge F1

Bruce Grant-Braham 26 May 2017

China's quota threat charges up electric car market

Manufacturing & Parts

China's quota threat charges up electric car market

24 Apr 2017

One stop shop to make doing business easier

HR

One stop shop to make doing business easier

20 Mar 2017

Cape Town secures new electric bus manufacturing plant

Manufacturing & Parts

Cape Town secures new electric bus manufacturing plant

7 Dec 2016

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

Infrastructure & Utilities

Northern Cape Mulilo Sonnedix Prieska PV project inaugurated

31 Oct 2016

Volkswagen in talks to build electric cars in China

Manufacturing & Parts

Volkswagen in talks to build electric cars in China

9 Sep 2016

BMW i8 electric supercar.
Source: ©Aaron Aldridge via

Manufacturing & Parts

Samsung to build electric car battery plant in Hungary

31 Aug 2016

Manufacturing & Parts

South Korea's Samsung invests $450m in China carmaker

25 Jul 2016

China's BYD has electric dreams

Manufacturing & Parts

China's BYD has electric dreams

29 Apr 2016