Industry Developments

Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has opened a new sales office in Morocco, where BMI believes there is potential for a North African vehicle hub, as long as large scale political... 2011-04-05

Egypt's largest vehicle assembler, GB Auto, has announced plans to establish a finance division, which it says will expand its source of revenue. However, BMI believes the strategy... 2011-04-04

Qatar will host a new autos industrial park, which developer Barwa says will be the first of its kind in the Middle East. The project is another feature of the Qatar National Vision... 2011-03-31

German carmaker Volkswagen has announced its new customer-focussed strategy for Saudi Arabia, which it hopes will give it the edge in what BMI believes will be a strongly contested... 2011-03-30

British luxury car brand Rolls-Royce has opened its largest showroom worldwide in Abu Dhabi, based on its strong regional growth and in Abu Dhabi in particular. In 2010, Rolls-Royce... 2011-03-29

Japan's Nissan Motor will invest in doubling the capacity of its plant in Rosslyn, South Africa, which will put the company in a better position to claim incentives through the Automotive... 2011-03-28

Following a return to positive sales growth for the South African autos market in 2010, Chinese carmakers Chery and Foton are looking to take advantage with new product launches throughout... 2011-03-24

Germany's Daimler has announced a new joint venture assembly plant in Algeria as part of its North African expansion. This is in line with BMI's view that as long as large-scale political... 2011-03-23

In line with BMI's view that there are few positive incentives for buying fuel efficient, low-emission cars in South Africa, Hansgeorg Niefer, CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, has... 2011-03-22

As carmakers in South Africa look to step up production to meet the requirements of the Automotive Production Development Programme, attention has turned to increasing levels of local... 2011-03-21