Registrations for the NADA (National Automobile Dealers’ Association) 2025 Connect Conference have opened.
The conference, the ninth, will be held on 13 March at the Focus Rooms in Sandton, Johannesburg.
As is usually the case with NADA’s annual conferences, the organisers have lined up a sizzling roster of speakers, including Dawie Roodt, Ghana Msibi and Juliet McGuire.
NADA is a professional body that represents the interests of business people who own, operate and manage new passenger and commercial vehicle franchise motor dealerships and qualifying used vehicle only outlets in South Africa.
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A dispute over the payload ratings of Jetour’s T1 and T2 SUVs has developed further following weighbridge testing in Gauteng, with the Automobile Association (AA) questioning some of the results and Jetour South Africa maintaining that its revised figures have been independently verified.
Chinese vehicle manufacturers continued to record significantly stronger growth than established OEM brands in South Africa during the second quarter of 2026, according to TransUnion's Q2 2026 Mobility Report.
South African consumers face growing pressure on household finances after the South African Reserve Bank raises interest rates, adding to a range of rising costs that are already influencing vehicle purchasing decisions.
