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Daimler-Benz AG acquired 50.1 percent of United Cars and Diesel Distributors in 1984 which became Mercedes-Benz of South Africa. [11] It produced 55,900 vehicles in 2010, and in the same year the local market saw Mercedes-Benz sell 25,400 cars and 6,100 trucks. [7]
By the 1960s this included the British Vauxhall marque [6] and the Ranger, marketed as "South Africa's Own Car". In 1986, it was sold off and rebranded the Delta Motor Corporation as a result of the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act in the United States and subsequent divestment of General Motors from apartheid South Africa . [ 7 ]
This is a list of notable automobile manufacturers with articles on Wikipedia by country. It is a subset of the list of automobile manufacturers for manufacturers based in African countries. It includes companies that are in business as well as defunct manufacturers.
The BYD brand distinguishes their passenger car line-up under three "series", namely the Dynasty series (started by the BYD Qin in 2012), a line of higher-end vehicles with "dragon-inspired" designs aimed at the traditional mass markets; [2] [3] the Ocean series (started by the BYD Dolphin in 2021), a line of "ocean-themed" vehicles based on new aesthetic designs by Wolfgang Egger and the ...
Since 2008, UVM was as a subsidiary of the South African defense contractor Ivema (Pty.) Ltd. [2] As of 2015, the vehicle is produced by Uri Purposely Built Vehicle (PTY) LTD of Rustenburg, also in South Africa [3] whose cofounders, Andre Squire and Raymond Squire, purchased over all intellectual property in 2015.
A-segment city car. 148,197 Ray: 2011 TAM 2011 South Korea City car with single rear sliding door based on the Picanto for the South Korean market. Battery electric version is available. 44,566 Sedan/liftback: K3: 2023 BL7 2023 Latin America and Middle East B-segment/subcompact sedan, successor of the Rio sedan. - K4: 2024 CL4 2024
Long range Subcompact car (B-segment). Altima: 1992 2018 2022 Americas, China and Middle East Mid-size car . N7: 2025 2025 — China Battery electric Mid-size car for the Chinese market. Sentra: 1982 2019 2023 North America and Taiwan Compact car (C-segment). Sylphy and Sentra models were merged as one model in 2012.
From 1966, the Corona was also produced, which is the first passenger car produced under the Toyota brand. [2] In November 1966, the engine production began. [2] The Hilux has been manufactured in South Africa since 1970, and Hino commercial vehicles have also been produced since 1974. [3] In May 1975, the production of the Corolla began. [3]