An 84-year old pensioner in Bela Bela has not only lost his original Toyota Corolla which he trustingly traded into a dealer online, but has also been unwittingly been sold a 2021 Suzuki Brezza with just 28,525 km on the clock for R230,000. What looked like a dream car at the initial physical inspection in […]
As South Africa moves towards Alternative Energy Vehicles (AEVs), South African automotive manufacturers are expanding the array of brands, models, and derivatives within Electric and Hybrid vehicles. It is therefore imperative that training stays aligned with this trend. The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), and the Chamber of Crafts Erfurt, also more popularly known as […]
ABSA has scooped top honours, and for the second consecutive year, won the prestigious SA Motor Body Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA) Insurer of the Year award followed closely by AIG with a silver award. Both Bryte Insurance and OUTsurance walked away with a joint bronze award. Replicating the success of last year, Volkswagen Group South Africa […]
On 18 April 2024, SAMBRA and Lightstone will jointly be hosting the 2023 Annual SAMBRA Awards ceremony at the Bryanston Country Club honouring top vehicle insurers and OEMs, as well as automotive Refinishing brands, for excellence in service provision to SAMBRA members. Just over a 100 insurers, OEMs and automotive refinishing suppliers are expected to […]
Answering the critical need for additional training centres in the automotive aftermarket sector, Gauteng is proud to announce the opening of a new training centre, Mbuntu Training Services in Edenvale, specifically for spray painting. Marcia Modiba, Acting Director for the South African Motor Body Repairers’ Association, a constituent association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation […]
With only a few hours to go, excitement is building in preparation for the first-ever Western Cape Motor Mech show, which will be held at HTS Drostdy on Saturday 9 March. HTS Drostdy is the only fully-fledged technical high school in the Boland, in collaboration with the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA), a proud association […]
