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Automotive Refinisher magazine is the largest African collision repair publication. After three decades, we are still passionate about all corners of our industry and feature articles on the latest launched vehicles and the best collision repair shops locally and abroad. We pride ourselves in keeping our readers up to date with the latest trends in repair, training courses and other interesting technical stories. In this ever changing fast-paced business, we feel the need to keep the repair network well informed so they may take their business to the next level. Automotive Refinisher is a proudly South African publication, which is not only enjoyed in South Africa but throughout Africa and international markets. Source
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| Country | South Africa |
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ABERANTE ARC SET BLISTERING PACE AT RED BULL BOX CART RACE Alberante Auto Repair Centre, with their Ghostbusters inspired box cart, enjoyed the festivities at the recent Red Bull Box Cart Race in Sandton. 57 homemade carts threw themselves down the hill in the name of glory while crowds had a great day out. Red Bull Box Cart Race rolled back into Johannesburg for the first time since 2018, and the city showed up.
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ALBERANTE ARC SET BLISTERING PACE AT RED BULL BOX CART RACE Alberante Auto Repair Centre, with their Ghostbusters inspired box cart, enjoyed the festivities at the recent Red Bull Box Cart Race in Sandton. 57 homemade carts threw themselves down the hill in the name of glory while crowds had a great day out. Red Bull Box Cart Race rolled back into Johannesburg for the first time since 2018, and the city showed up.
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HYUNDAI OPENS DOORS FOR 60 GAUTENG LEARNERS Hyundai Automotive South Africa is expanding its Drive Your Dreams mentorship programme, giving 60 Gauteng learners valuable exposure to the automotive industry and workplace. Recently with 30 Grade 11 learners from Oosrand Commerce and Entrepreneurship School of Specialisation in Boksburg, the two-year programme has welcomed a second group of 30 learners from Erasmus Monareng Secondary School in Vosloorus.
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VOLKSWAGEN GROUP AFRICA SETS NEW MONTHLY PRODUCTION RECORD In the latest of a series of milestone achievements, Volkswagen Group Africa (VWGA) has set a new record for the number of vehicles built in one month. Plant Kariega manufactured 17 009 vehicles in the month of July, improving on the previous monthly record of 16 670 units set a year ago, in July 2025. This monthly volume is also higher than the plant’s annual production volumes before 1963.
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BOLD ‘SECOND CENTURY’ FOR FORD SOUTH AFRICA Ford South Africa has marked the beginning of its “second century” in the country with the launch of a new corporate manifesto reaffirming its long-term commitment to local manufacturing, investment, employment and industrialisation. Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa celebrated 100 years in South Africa in 2023. Now, the company says its focus is firmly on the future and on strengthening the country’s automotive industry.
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READING THE ROAD AHEAD – 20 YEARS OF AUTOMOTIVE INTELLIGENCE Numbers can show where an industry has been. The people working in it often reveal where it is going. For Justin Swanepoel of Real Research, combining hard data with on-the-ground intelligence has shaped more than 20 years of work in the automotive sector. Justin’s automotive journey began in 2005 at KA SMART, now Lightstone.
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AUTOMECHANIKA DUBAI Automechanika Dubai returns from 10–12 November 2026 at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City, bringing together the people, products and business relationships shaping the Middle East and Africa’s automotive aftermarket.
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ZF AFTERMARKET: ADVANCING CARS AND TRUCKS IN SOUTH AFRICA ZF Aftermarket, part of the global ZF Group, is a leading supplier of mobility products and systems that support both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Its presence in South Africa is significant, providing workshops with access to advanced technologies that are reshaping the automotive industry. Electrification is at the core of this transformation.
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AUTOMECHANIKA JO’BURG 2026: AFTERMARKET MEETS THE FUTURE As the automotive industry across Africa continues to evolve, so too does the need for platforms that bring together innovation, expertise and business opportunity. Against this backdrop, Automechanika Johannesburg 2026 returns to the Gallagher Convention Centre from 27–29 October, reaffirming its position as the leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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MG AUTO PAINT EXPAND WITH THEIR NEW WADEVILE BRANCH MG Auto Paint’s story has its roots in Alrode South, where CEO Mikale Gungaram began working alongside his grandfather in the family paint shop in the early 2000s. It was there that he gained his first-hand knowledge of the automotive refinishing industry, learning the business from the ground up, while developing the strong customer-service values that still shape MG Auto Paint today.