Industry Developments
South Africa
The South African unit of Japanese truck maker UD Trucks has highlighted the risk of rail freight growth to heavy truck sales, which enjoyed growth of 35% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 26,149...
2012-02-03Premium carmaker Bentley Motors has announced investment in its Middle East operations, which posted growth of 3% in 2011. The US$9mn investment will be used to increase the brand's...
2012-02-01Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe remains one of the less attractive auto markets within Sub-Saharan Africa at the present time, reflecting the still-difficult economic and political backdrop within the country....
2012-01-31Mozambique
BMI View: Regardless of short-term risks related to slowing macroeconomic and credit growth, we continue to forecast strong average growth of 7.3% per annum in the Mozambican automotive...
2012-01-30Egypt
Egypt's autos industry remains in the doldrums, with demand for new vehicles remaining depressed by a combination of both economic and political strife. According to figures from Egypt's...
2012-01-27The aim of BMI's Industry Risk/Reward Ratings system for the automotive industry is to show the rewards and the risks that carmakers operating in a particular region - in this case...
2012-01-26Qatar
Qatar Automotive Gateway (Qatar AG), which aims to be a leading automotive components hub by 2020, has signalled its premium-oriented intentions through a partnership with UK-based...
2012-01-25Saudi Arabia
Sales of new vehicles in Saudi Arabia have shown steady growth since the slump precipitated by the 2009 financial crisis. BMI estimates that 2011 will have seen a 7.0% year-on-year...
2012-01-20
