Car Manufacturers

Despite the effects of load-shedding on factories, low oil prices and stable interest rates suggest a good year ahead for vehicle manufacturers.

Car makers need wooing — other countries are cheap, and offer incentives and market proximity.

Based on sales figures for the year to date, the Japanese car manufacturer is no longer king.

Although world-class cars are manufactured in SA, local consumers are paying much more for these cars than buyers in other countries.

North America is not the only significant car market affected by a recent slump in sales.

The bosses of the United States’ big three carmakers appeared before Congress last week to plead the case for a $25-billion government aid package.

If a team of United States researchers has its way, we may all be talking about CarTorrent in the not too distant future.

President elect Barack Obama has only 100 days to save the US auto industry, write David Gow and Mark Milner.

The new cab-and-a-half is stiffer and it is built here, writes Sukasha Singh.

The top 14 car-makers in the European market still had to cut emissions by 17% to reach the EU’s 2012 target of 130 grams a kilometre.

General Motors posted a ,5bn loss as North American sales dropped by 20% and plunging prices for SUVs prompted charges for its finance business.

While more hybrid cars become available across the globe, there are no immediate plans to add to South Africa’s hybrid range, writes Dillon Davie