Automotive

While total demand for platinum is forecast to decrease this year, there are industries that stakeholders can leverage and strengthen, while market fundamentals still support the metal as a... 

Despite South Africa’s automotive sector recording all-time-high exports of R291-billion and R137-billion in local value-addition in 2025, imported vehicles accounted for 69% of new-vehicle sales... 

A new configurable AI-powered 3D machine vision from SICK combines deep learning with precise height data analysis by means of its Nova foundation software. The industrial automation and sensor... 

Speaking at the Eastern Cape Export Symposium and Exhibition on August 20, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau called for support for the implementation of the South African... 

The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has confirmed that it has approached the National Treasury for an explicit guarantee, which it says will enable it to attract more concessional funding... 

The platinum market recorded a surplus in the second quarter of the year, for the second successive quarter, at 244 000 oz, industry organisation the World Platinum Investment Council’s (WPIC’s)... 

Indian steel prices are expected to rise further in the coming weeks as a post-monsoon pickup in infrastructure and automotive demand tightens the market while higher coking coal costs lift... 

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... 

In modern manufacturing, operational downtime, component degradation and structural failure can have significant financial consequences. Across industries such as heavy tooling, automotive,... 

South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has set a target of disbursing R51.5-billion in funding over the coming three financial years having aligned its corporate plan to... 

Tyre producer Dunlop Tyres South Africa has completed a R1.7-billion investment programme at its uMnambithi (formerly Ladysmith) manufacturing facility, in KwaZulu-Natal. The investment introduced... 

One of the most notable structural shifts in the South African automotive market is the continued rise of Chinese automotive brands – this according to TransUnion’s First Quarter (Q1) 2026 Mobility... 

The Gauteng Department of Economic Development, through the Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC), will officially relaunch the Gauteng Automotive Learning Centre (GALC) as the... 

South Africa’s manufacturing sector is operating in an increasingly fragmented and unpredictable global environment. Escalating geopolitical tensions, shifting trade alliances, sanctions regimes... 

South Africa plans to add to its automotive incentive programme minerals used in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries to boost local EV production and support related supply chains. The... 

Despite multiple global and local headwinds, new-vehicle exports from South Africa reached a new record last year. Component exports, however, yet again failed to show growth in 2025. Speaking at... 

The strong ongoing investment demand for platinum is broadening to the minor platinum group metals (PGMs) such as ruthenium and iridium, SFA (Oxford) CEO Henk de Hoop pointed out on Wednesday June... 

Much has been written in recent weeks about the geopolitical factors now driving the energy transition. Particular attention has been given to how the attack on Iran by the US and Israel, which... 

As Africa accelerates its industrialisation agenda under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), automation is emerging as one of the most powerful tools to unlock productivity,...