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In 1988, Ford withdrew from South Africa for economic and political reasons. [6] Samcor produced car and commercial vehicle models of the Ford and Mazda brands as well as the South African version of the Mazda 323 as Sao Penza. A source confirms the sale of the Mazda 323 under the Sao Penza brand name in the UK between 1991 and 1992. [7]
The Jolion was launched in South Africa on 21 April 2021, with four trim levels: City, Premium, Luxury and Super Luxury, it is powered only by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine paired to either a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed DCT. [22] The flagship S trim was added and the HEV powertrain was added in January 2023. [23] [24]
In 2004, South Africa was responsible for the manufacture of 84% of all vehicles produced in Africa, 7 million of which are on the South African roads. Also in 2004, the industry made a 6.7% contribution to the GDP of South Africa and 29% of all South African manufacturers made up the country's automotive industry. 2004 also saw 110,000 ...
Holden-based style-side utilities in South Africa were known as the Chevrolet El Camino. [1] Between 1974 and 1978, the one-tonne cab-chassis utility was sold as the Chevrolet El Toro . The Kingswood passenger car and Kingswood panel van ceased production with the demise of the HZ series in 1980, the passenger range succeeded by the smaller ...
Birkin Cars; BMW South Africa; Brandt BRV; Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa; Harper; Isuzu South Africa; Land Systems; Motorite Racing; N4 Trucks; Nissan South Africa
For motor vehicle manufacturing companies of South Africa see Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of South Africa. Pages in category "Cars of South Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
First-generation Ford Bantam (facelift) The first-generation Bantam was introduced in South Africa in 1983. It was intended to compete for market share that was, at the time, almost entirely monopolised by Nissan's B140 1400 Bakkie (which had been derived from the B110 sedan), with the remainder accounted for by the recently released Volkswagen Caddy.
Birkin Cars, Ltd. is a South African-based car manufacturer. The company's specialty and only currently-produced vehicle is the S3 Roadster , a kit-car copy of the Lotus Super 7 . The founder and owner of the company is John Watson, a descendant of pioneering race car driver Tim Birkin .