Industry Developments

Gargash Enterprises, a distributor of Mercedes vehicles in Dubai, Sharjah and the northern emirates, has opened a new showroom for second-hand models. The centre will offer Approved... 2006-11-07

As Japan's Toyota marks the 10th anniversary of its Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) subsidiary, the company has confirmed that it will not be establishing local production facilities... 2006-11-01

South Africa's National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA), has revealed plans to train more automotive technicians, in order to offset a skills shortage in the industry... 2006-10-31

Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro Diesel has been awarded a US$250mn contract to assemble Gazelle vans for Russia's GAZ. Around 12,000 units will be produced in the first phase of CKD... 2006-10-30

Israel's economy is recovering from recession and remains affected by the political uncertainty caused by a fragile coalition government and ongoing disputes with the Palestinians.... 2006-10-27

The South African units of Fiat and Nissan have agreed to end their production and distribution partnership one year early, on August 31 2007. According to Fiat South Africa managing... 2006-10-27

Israel's sales growth forecast for 2006 has been lowered from 6.0%, to 3.8%, in BMI's latest Israel Automotives Report due to lower-than-expected sales for the first seven months... 2006-10-26

Germany's Volkswagen has revealed that it has no plans to begin vehicle production in the Middle East, despite a drive to improve its regional sales. The subject has been brought... 2006-10-25

Turkey's export-oriented automotive industry is witnessing rapid growth, which will be sustained as several autos majors and suppliers are planning large investment programmes over... 2006-10-24

Iranian manufacturer Saipa Diesel has announced plans to begin exports of a range of Volvo trucks to Africa in December. Worth around EUR130mn, the project will involve the shipment... 2006-10-23