The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), representing over 8 500 employer businesses in the retail automotive aftermarket sector, has expressed concern about the transition to occupational qualifications for apprentice training in the retail motor industry sector in South Africa. The RMI has been involved in the Department’s Centres of Specialisation (CoS) project since 2017 and […]
According to local experts, South Africa is falling behind the rest of the globe in the production of electric vehicles (EVs). In the meantime, government is discussing its draft green paper on the advancement of EVs and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). The Auto Green Paper on the Advancement of New Energy Vehicle in South Africa, sets […]
The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada was awash with excitement after BMW unveiled its colour-changing concept car known as the “iX Flow featuring E-Ink.” At “the touch of a button” the driver can instantly change the colour of the car. Not only the car panels but the e-Ink panel technology found in […]
Since the initial publication of the Guidelines to Competition in the South African Automotive Aftermarket (“the Guidelines”) in December 2020 and its subsequent implementation on 1 July 2021, the slow rate of dealer compliance has been flagged as an ongoing concern. Chief executive of Right to Repair South Africa (R2RSA), Kate Elliott says three months […]
Electric vehicles are becoming a more popular vehicle of choice, as seen in September 2021 when Tesla’s Model 3 beat petrol-powered competitors in sales. According to Jato Dynamics Research Group, in September 2021, Tesla’s Model 3 was the first electric vehicle to reach the top of European car sales. The Model 3 recorded year-on-year growth […]
