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DOWNWARD
SPIRAL CONTINUES |
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"Crisis?
What crisis?" These chilling words
have rapidly become part of the South African
ethos and, unfortunately it is now a cry
that is very close to the bone for the local
motor industry. |
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CAR
CONFERENCE '08 |
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The
theme of the biennial CAR Conference, which
is currently taking place at the Johannesburg
International Motor Show at NASREC, is "The
SA motor industry in challenging times:
How to Survive and Prosper". We bring
you more... |
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SEAT
SAYS ADIOS TO SA |
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A
little more than two years since the local
introduction of Seat, Volkswagen SA has
announced that it will cease sales of its
Spanish subsidiary's products by the end
of 2008. |
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10-MILLION
SALES A YEAR REMAINS ELUSIVE TARGET |
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Believe
it or not, but no motor company has yet
been able to sell 10-million vehicles in
a year and it seems this target is set to
elude new No. 1, Toyota, at least for the
time being. |
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NEW
APDP GETS GENERAL INDUSTRY APPROVAL |
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The
government's long awaited motor industry
support programme to replace the Motor Industry
Development Programme (MIDP) from 2013 has
been given a general thumbs up by the industry,
although some companies have reservations. |
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TOYOTA
UPS ITS SUBARU STAKE |
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It's
all happening in the world of Subaru, both
locally and internationally. Barloworld
has just sold a 50 percent holding in Subaru
Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd to the Japan's
Toyota Tsusho Corporation and development
of the joint-venture compact sportscar is
gaining momentum. |
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AN
AUDIENCE WITH IAN ROBERTSON |
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CAR
editor John Bentley speaks to former BMW
SA managing director, Naamsa president and
Rolls-Royce boss Ian Robertson, who was
recently appointed to the board of BMW AG. |
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RECORD
JUMP IN VEHICLE EXPORTS |
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Exports
of built-up vehicles from South Africa jumped
by a record 72,8% during the first nine
months of 2008, compared to the same period
a year previously. |
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TIME TO WEEP? |
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National
Automobile Dealers’ Association chairman
Eric Scoble sums up the state of the SA
automotive sector after what can only be
described as challenging third quarter of
2008. |
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