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Mahindra commits to South Africa with assembly facility

Mahindra South Africa has joined the league of South African vehicle manufacturers with the opening of a state-of-the-art vehicle assembly facility in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The new vehicle assembly facility for Mahindra vehicles is located in the Dube TradePort Special Economic...

ID Logistics SA reduces carbon footprint

ID Logistics SA, part the global contracts logistics group, has embarked on a national initiative to reduce its carbon footprint, starting with electricity consumption at its Gauteng distribution centre in Boksburg. Etienne Juillard, MD of ID Logistics SA comments, “Our...

Zippy defies the logistics odds in Nigeria

Logistics in Nigeria is fraught with challenges. The lack of infrastructure is one of the biggest factors hampering supply chain efficiency in Africa’s most populous country. A seven-year-old Nigerian logistics business is defying the odds, with a...

FAW Ermelo another feather in FAW SA’s cap

FAW South Africa is proud to announce the opening of FAW Ermelo, its newest full sales, service and parts dealer in Ermelo, Mpumalanga. The new dealership, which opened for business officially on the 1stof February this year, is co-owned by...

Daimler on top

Daimler commercial vehicle brands once again secured first place in five categories – trucks, vans, telematics, rental/leasing and fuel cards – at German magazine Verkehrs Rundschau’s annual Image Awards ceremony held recently in Munich. It was the fourth consecutive time...

Serco takes it to another level for international food company

Serco has supplied a specialised tautliner body for use by an international food company to deliver products throughout South Africa. The unit was built on order from Key Vehicle Management who have a long...

Bakwena saddened by increase in fatalities along its route over the festive period

Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire (Bakwena), which manages the N1N4 toll route, has reported an overall increase of fatal crashes along its route over December 2019 up to the middle of January 2020 period. A total of 16 fatalities were recorded...

Eqstra launches tyre mobility solution to assist customers

Eqstra Fleet Management and Logistics (Eqstra) has invested R4.3 million in a tyre mobility solution for its customers, while at the same time creating significant business opportunities for black owned and black women owned SMME’s. “With tyre spend of more...

To insure or self-insure? A conundrum for fleet operators

Fleet insurance is essential for businesses with vehicle fleets and drivers. With proper management and meticulousness, fleet managers can reduce insurance costs, improve the safety of employees and benefit from as much insurance cover as is required....

FAW meets its customers on their turf

FAW South Africa has once again met and interacted with its customers at the Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville, Free State. The company’s stand at the popular annual agricultural show featured an impressive ‘showroom’ of FAW models, including the soon-to-be...

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