Capital Equipment News March 2018

MEDIUM COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Hyundai Automotive South Africa has launched its new Mighty EX8 medium commercial vehicle.

Trucking for SMME s

With the launch of its new Mighty EX8, Hyundai Automotive South Africa believes it has the right medium commercial vehicle to help small and medium enterprises grow their businesses in challenging economic conditions. Features such as increased payload, an industry-leading warranty and increased service intervals, translate into lower total cost of ownership, which is key to survival of small businesses, writes Munesu Shoko.

A s part of its renewed focus on growing its commercial vehicle range for the local market, Hyundai Automotive South Africa has launched its new Mighty EX8, a medium commercial vehicle which comes with a host of fea- ture upgrades compared with its prede- cessor, the Hyundai HD72. The arrival of the EX8 marks the start of Hyundai’s expansion of its commercial vehi- cle range into key right-hand drive markets, of which South Africa has been identified as one. “The launch of the new EX8 marks a new chapter for Hyundai Automotive South Africa in the local commercial vehicle mar- ket. It is a strategic launch that gives us the edge to compete for a larger share of the medium commercial vehicle market,” says Hyung Jung Im, head of commercial vehicle exports at Hyundai Motor Company. Wade Griffin, commercial vehicle director at Hyundai Automotive South Africa, says

the OEM’s range of commercial vehicles is set for expansion in the next three years. The Mighty EX8, to be locally assembled at Hyundai Automotive SA’s Benoni production facility, joins Hyundai’s existing commercial vehicle range, which comprises the popular H100 and the H1 panel van. The EX8 comes with a range of new features aimed at lower total cost of owner- ship, which is a major appeal to small, medi- um-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs), a key target market for this vehicle. Griffin says the launch of the EX8 coincides with South Africa’s renewed focus on growing SMMEs, as stated by the newly-elected President, Cyril Ramaphosa, during his maiden State of the Nation address. This was further reinforced by Treasury’s R2,1-billion budget allocation towards the development of SMMEs during 2018. “Government has prioritised entrepreneurship and the advancement

Price list

Derivative

Price (Excluding VAT)

EX8 LWB CC

R379 500 R394 500 R413 100 R428 100 R451 500

EX8 LWB CC (with aircon)

EX8 Dropside

EX8 Dropside (with aircon)

EX8 SWB Tipper

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