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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom says it has sufficient capacity to accommodate the current growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales, buoyed by surging oil prices, but points out that low-voltage residential networks will, most likely, pose a future challenge. Speaking at the Africa E-Mobility Week 2026 held in Stellenbosch this week,]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) is out on tender for another 40 to 60 electric buses to join the GABS fleet after April next year, says company engineer Gideon Neethling. Speaking on Monday at the Africa E-Mobility Week 2026 held in Stellenbosch, he said the new buses would add to the 120 BYD electric buses already in the Golden Arrow fleet.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Clicks Group’s Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town is gearing up to operate a 100% electric truck fleet by year-end, as the retailer accelerates the electrification of its national distribution network. Clicks’ third-party logistics partners have secured 30 Sany heavy-duty electric trucks, while the retailer has also invested more than R65-million in solar PV generation, battery energy storage and charging infrastructure across its network to support its transition from fossil fuels]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[GoMetro and flx EV have kicked off the Mzansi electric truck super test 2026 in partnership with Germany’s Kuehne Climate Centre (KCC). The test will see Chinese-made Sany battery electric trucks travel roughly 4 000 km along South Africa’s major freight routes, as they move from Johannesburg to Cape Town to Gqeberha to East London to Durban and finally on to Johannesburg.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Tshwane University of Technology’s (TUT’s) SunChaser 4 has won top honours in the 2026 Sasol Solar Challenge. The local team crossed the finish line first in the eight-day race from Sasolburg to Franschhoek this month, ahead of overseas competitors Solar Energy Racers from Switzerland and Team AgniRath from India.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The sale of Chinese and Indian brands in Motus’ South African retail business increased by more than 200% in the 2026 financial year compared with the year before, says CEO Ockert Janse van Rensburg. Speaking at the JSE-listed group’s financial results for the year ended June 30 earlier this month, he noted that Motus had retained its traditional brands, but also added a number of popular emerging and growing brands as part of its diversification strategy.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <title>South Africa’s electro-mobility skills pathway progressing – RMI</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An important milestone has been reached in the development of South Africa’s nationally recognised electro-mobility skills pathway, following the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations’ (QCTO’s) approval of the Electro Mobility Service Assistant Occupational Skills Programme. The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) says the National Qualifications Framework Level 2, 57-credit programme provides a foundational entry point for safe participation in an electro-mobility environment, including high-voltage awareness, safe working practices and the appropriate use of tools, diagnostic equipment and workshop machinery.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African automotive manufacturing industry requires policies and regulations that will allow local manufacturers to compete on equal footing with importers, says Ford Motor Company Africa Operations president Neale Hill. He says the ongoing refinement of support programmes such as the second phase of government’s Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP2) must ensure that the companies investing capital in local manufacturing are not placed at a structural disadvantage to importers.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Clicks Group’s Montague Gardens distribution centre in Cape Town is gearing up to operate a 100% electric truck fleet by year-end, as the retailer accelerates the electrification of its national distribution network. Clicks’ third-party logistics partners have secured 30 Sany heavy-duty electric trucks, while the retailer has also invested more than R65-million in solar PV generation, battery energy storage and charging infrastructure across its network to support its transition from fossil fuels]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry organisation naamsa | The Automotive Business Council has appointed Dr Mncane Mthunzi CEO, effective from September 7. naamsa says his appointment comes at a defining moment for South Africa's automotive industry.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The manufacturing sector in Nelson Mandela Bay is facing a technical skills shortage that is constraining the region’s ability to grow, attract investment and create jobs. That is the key indicator emerging from the 2026 ‘Nelson Mandela Bay Manufacturing Skills Audit’ report, which reveals a widening disconnect between the skills available in the metro and those required by its manufacturing economy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa is the sponsor of the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) SunChaser IV team, which will participate in the 2026 Sasol Solar Challenge. Ford’s high-technology engineers worked directly with the TUT team as industrial mentors, and shared hands-on vehicle-building expertise that includes daily preparations, tooling and mechanical advice, and mentorship in high-pressure, high-quality environments.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Three months after launching its off-grid, solar-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging network on the N3 corridor, Zero Carbon Charge (Charge) has announced plans to double charging capacity at both its hubs in response to growing demand. Charge says the upgrade will increase total charging capacity at each hub from 360 kW to up to 720 kW, with the available power allocated automatically between vehicles, based on how many are charging and each vehicle’s charging capacity. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The sale of Chinese and Indian brands in Motus’ South African retail business increased by more than 200% in the 2026 financial year compared with the year before, says CEO Ockert Janse van Rensburg. Speaking at the JSE-listed group’s financial results for the year ended June 30 on Wednesday, he noted that Motus had retained its traditional brands, but also added a number of popular emerging and growing brands as part of its diversification strategy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[New-energy vehicles (NEVs) should be a key focus area if South Africa’s automotive industry is to maintain its export strength and increase domestic market share, automotive industry experts say as the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition finalises a major review of South Africa’s key pieces of automotive policy – both the South African Automotive Masterplan and the Automotive Production and Development Plan. In a webinar hosted by Creamer Media on September 1, a panel of automotive experts raised key points for consideration on how to position the industry for growth, with tyre manufacturer Bridgestone core tyre division finance head and panel facilitator Dr Hugo van Wyk pointing out that NEV sales comprised about 6% of new-vehicle purchases in the country, with sales in July alone having doubled to 3 000 NEVs year-on-year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Geely Auto South Africa (GASA) has launched the fully electric Riddara bakkie in South Africa at a starting price of just more than R600 000. “The Riddara changes the conversation around electric bakkies,” says GASA COO Greg Maruszewski.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global energy research and consulting firm Wood Mackenzie's (WoodMac’s) base case scenario projects electric vehicles (EVs) jumping from 4% of the global fleet today to 25% by 2040. However, if governments boost EV supply chain investment to strengthen resilience to oil market shocks, high fuel prices prompt more consumers to switch to EVs, and EV technologies advance faster than expected, this could fast-track global EV adoption to 50%.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[MyCiTi’s first electric bus (e-bus) has arrived in Cape Town, where it will now be put to the test on the city’s most demanding public transport routes. The vehicle is a 12-m-long Volvo BZRLE battery-electric bus, and it is the first MyCiTi bus where the body has been designed and manufactured in South Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis points to a strong second-quarter recovery in electric vehicle (EV) sales globally, as the energy crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East brought fuel price volatility back into focus. The second-quarter rebound was not fully able to offset weak demand in the key Chinese and US markets during the first quarter, however.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Electric vehicle (EV) charging network operator GridCars is rolling out a R40-million programme to upgrade its national charging network. CEO Winstone Jordaan says the project will modernise selected charging locations, introduce new-generation, fast-charging technology, as well as add some new charging locations to the GridCars network across South Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[As South Africans keep their cars for longer and new technologies become increasingly common, the affordability of vehicle ownership is being shaped by more than the purchase price, says the South African Motor Body Repairers' Association (Sambra). Increasingly, the question consumers should be asking is not whether they can afford to buy a vehicle, but rather whether they can afford to repair it.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The fleet of Volvo Trucks battery electric vehicles in commercial operation in South Africa has now travelled more than 250 000 km. The kilometres accumulated so far have been achieved using Volvo's current generation of extra-heavy electric truck models, first introduced in South Africa in 2023.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Affordable mobility solutions aimed at supporting last-mile delivery, reducing transport costs and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs are driving automotive manufacturer Stellantis’ micromobility strategy, says Stellantis micromobility director Kabelo Rabotho. The strategy targets the provision of affordable and accessible transport, particularly in congested cities, supporting the movement of people and the delivery of goods.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chery South Africa (SA) says it will introduce the fully electric Chery Q at the beginning of September, with pricing starting at R350 000. “The Q has been developed to make electric driving a realistic option for more South Africans,” says Chery SA national marketing and communications manager Verene Petersen.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A worst-case scenario could see South Africa’s shift to new-energy vehicles (NEVs) place an estimated 8 200 direct jobs at risk up to 2035, indicates a new research study by the National Association of Automotive Component and Allied Manufacturers (NAACAM), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO). The study examines the employment impacts of South Africa’s shift from the manufacture and use of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, to the assembly and use of NEVs, which includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/all-african-countries-can-play-a-role-in-the-automotive-value-chain-aaam-ceo-says-2026-07-16</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are significant opportunities to develop component manufacturing in Africa to supply vehicle manufacturers, and each country can play a role in the automotive value chain, industry organisation African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) CEO Victoria Backhaus-Jerling has said. Manufacturing for the automotive value chain will also support the beneficiation of resources in each country, she said on the second day of the Manufacturing Indaba, on July 15.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chery South Africa (SA) has confirmed that the Tiggo 4 range will be the first model produced at its newly acquired Rosslyn manufacturing plant, with local production scheduled to begin in the second half of next year. Both internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrid derivatives are planned for production at the facility, placing Chery’s highest-volume model line at the centre of its transition from vehicle importer to local manufacturer.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Price competitiveness and a growing variety of models have helped fuel new-energy vehicle (NEV) sales in the local market, says research house Lightstone in its newest newsletter. NEVs refer to plug-in electric hybrids (PHEVs), mild hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the global industrial landscape progresses in 2026, it is apparent that a period of “profound transformation” is under way, as the rise in electric vehicle manufacturing and an urgent push for sustainable infrastructure has resulted in significant demand for precision-engineered components, says fastener solutions provider Fastenright. However, the company cautions that these opportunities come with a unique set of challenges, as global supply chains remain delicate, influenced by shifting trade policies and the ongoing recovery of international logistics routes, which can lead to delays and increased costs for manufacturers relying on these components.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The manufacturing process to build a Formula One-style race car by a team of next-generation mechanical engineering students from tertiary institution University of Pretoria (UP) is progressing steadily. The bolts and bearings will be supplied by the Tshwane branch of engineering solutions company Bolt and Engineering Distributors Group (B.E.D.), which has more than 40 years in the supply of bolts and other industrial equipment. The company is also sponsoring the required bolts and providing engineering expertise on bolt and bearing selection.]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The growing presence of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in less expensive vehicles is reshaping South Africa’s collision repair industry, warns the South African Motor Body Repairers' Association (Sambra). Features that once appeared only on premium cars – such as blind-spot assist,  automatic braking and lane-keeping assist – are now increasingly standard across everyday passenger vehicles.]]></description>
            <author>Irma Venter</author>
            <category>AUTO INDUSTRY</category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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