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Bernard Hellberg jr., eresekretaris van die SA Gilde van Mobiliteitsjoernaliste, gesels oor Suid-Afrika se 2026 Motor van die Jaar.
Willem Klopper, strategiehoof van WeBuyCars, deel sy mening oor die toestroming van mededingende Chinese handelsmerke wat die Suid-Afrikaanse mark betree.
The automaker’s sales outside of China jumped 71% last month from a year earlier.
BYD accounted for 81% of the EVs sold in South Africa in March 2026, which was the first month it reported sales figures to Naamsa.
Volkswagen agrees with BMW that increasing import duties on cars will only create more problems for the local vehicle industry.
Peter van Binsbergen, uitvoerende hoof van BMW Suid-Afrika, gesels oor die impak van Chinese en Indiese motors op die Suid-Afrikaanse bedryf, en wat die regering se planne om hoër invoertariewe op Chinese motorinvoere te plaas, kan beteken.
BMW Group South Africa CEO Peter van Binsbergen says cheap imports could be damaging the used-car market.
Henry Botha – Executive: Strategy & Product, Absa Vehicle and Asset Finance
I don’t think manufacturers are making bad cars at the moment. We are in a relatively good position as consumers because manufacturers have flooded the compact and mid-sized SUV market, allowing us to assess which vehicle best suits our budgets. This, however, is also what makes it a very difficult space for some manufacturers to…
‘There’s a great appetite in the second-hand market for these vehicles; they sell quickly – people love buying them new, and they love buying them in the second-hand space’: CEO Faan van der Walt.