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South Africa Fleet Sales Continue Decline in July
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-trucks in South Africa continued to decline significantly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-trucks in South Africa continued to decline significantly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-trucks in South Africa continued to decline significantly amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with overall vehicle sales in the country dropping by 98.4% in April.
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles and medium- and heavy-trucks in South Africa recorded a significant decline amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The number of active fleet management systems in South Africa is forecasted to reach more than 3 million users by 2023, a 15% increase from 1.6 million units at the end of 2018.
Domestic sales of new light commercial vehicles were at 10,679 units during November 2019 and recorded a decline of 3,038 units from the 13,717 light commercial vehicles sold in November 2018.
Toyota South Africa Motors will equip all new Toyota and Lexus models with wireless internet connectivity effective Sept. 1, 2019, which includes telematics monitoring technologies.
Commercial vehicle sales in South Africa saw growth in July, offsetting the overall trend of new vehicle sales declining in the region.
South African based fleet management company Eqstra Fleet Management and Logistics was acquired by a services, trading, and distribution company in the region for $222.34 million.
Growth in commercial vehicle segments in South Africa offset lower passenger car sales in the region during June, despite the continued trend of declining vehicle sales.
Sales of light commercial vehicles in South Africa declined 13% in May 2019, a total drop of 1,816 versus numbers that were reported during the same time last year.
The top-selling OEM in Tunisia is Isuzu Motors with its D-Max truck, which is also the No. 1 selling vehicle. Isuzu has been assembling the D-Max in Tunisia since 2002. Citroen is the next best-selling commercial vehicle, followed by Peugeot.
Many multinational companies operating in Egypt pay a cash allowance to employees to use a personal vehicle instead of providing a company car. By doing so, companies transfer vehicle maintenance management responsibility and residual risk to employee drivers.
There are an estimated 140,000 vehicles in operation in the commercial fleet market, which is comprised of 57% trucks and 43% cars. Tourism is a large segment of the economy, making daily rental the second largest fleet segment.
South Africa is largest market of commercial vehicles in Africa. The corporate fleet market in South Africa is estimated at 1.2 million vehicles. New vehicle sales in the next two largest markets -- Nigeria and Kenya -- have collapsed due to sluggish economies and depressed prices for commodities.
Each site will employ residents from the local community and enable trainee mechanics to work toward national qualifications in their countries and feed into a new internship program at Kia's Kenyan distributor operation.
The inaugural AFLA Canada Fleet Summit saw more than 200 attendees descend into Mississauga, Ontario on Feb. 12-13, 2020 at the Hilton Toronto Airport.
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