Green Car Congress
JUNE 15, 2016
A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2017
The region will be headed by Thomas Schäfer, Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen Group South Africa. Africa is still one of the blank spots on the Volkswagen map. The Volkswagen brand currently has three operations in the region: the company has been building cars in South Africa since 1951.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2018
Volkswagen and CFAO, a long-standing partner in Africa for the distribution and assembly of vehicles, signed a letter of intent to this effect. It is planned to initially build the Volkswagen Polo and Passat models. Vehicle assembly began in Nigeria in 2015, and in Kenya in December 2016.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
In Q4, Tesla plans to build 15,000 to 17,000 vehicles, and to deliver 17,000 to 19,000 vehicles, which will result in 50,000 to 52,000 total deliveries for the year. Tesla said it was seeing very strong demand for Tesla Energy products globally, and particularly in Australia, Germany and South Africa.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report. MWh per vehicle.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 7, 2015
The primary target markets for the truck are Europe, Australia, South Africa and Latin America. Nissan is the world’s second-biggest 1-ton pickup truck maker and has been building and selling 1-ton pickups for more than 80 years. Production of Renault’s 1-ton truck will begin in 2016 at Nissan’s plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2014
CMF enables Renault and Nissan to build a wide range of vehicles from a smaller pool of parts, while at the same time increasing customer choice and quality. Last year, Renault began sales of the Duster sports utility vehicle in the UK and South Africa. billion) in annualized synergies by 2016, up from €1.5 billion (US$5.87
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