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However, he reasons that ongoing political
tensions, the incessant risk of credit rating
downgrades and an increase in taxes, which
will definitely erode spending power for fleet
owners, will likely have a negative impact
on the performance of the South African
commercial vehicle market this year.
While prospects look much better for the
year ahead, Schulz advises that for the truck
industry and the economy at large to grow at
a sustainable rate, there is need to reignite
the South African economy. “While other
countries in the region are racing to build
roads, ports, power stations and hospitals,
South Africa is clearly lacking the political
and economic drive to fast-track sustainable
development,” says Schulz.
“As a country, we have vast expertise, but
for instance, only 7% of construction projects
in sub-Saharan Africa are undertaken by
South African companies, while 32% of
contracts are awarded to Chinese entities.
There are clearly more opportunities to
seize for South Africa and to grow our local
economy,” adds Schulz.
He is also of the view that a consolidated
road freight industry is also needed to drive
reform and advancement in the sector, as
well as in the larger economy. “Trucking
touches every facet of the society and is
a key driver of economic development,
from construction to long-haul transport
of commodities, cold chain logistics and
utilities. Businesses therefore have to be
UD Trucks Southern Africa expects an exciting year ahead, especially on the
product front with several new launches expected.
TRANSPORT
MAKE
2016 Dec
2016
UNITS
MS %
POS
UNITS
MS %
POS
HINO
148
20.8%
2
2231
25.8%
1
ISUZU
245
34.4%
1
2131
24.7%
2
MERCEDES
85
11.9%
3
1164
13.5%
3
FUSO
63
8.8%
5
873
10.1%
4
VOLKSWAGEN
77
10.8%
4
797
9.2%
5
IVECO
54
7.6%
6
600
6.9%
6
TATA
11
1.5%
7
306
3.5%
7
HYUNDAI
8
1.1%
9
204
2.4%
8
FORD
11
1.5%
7
123
1.4%
9
JMC
5
0.7%
10
108
1.2%
10
PEUGEOT
5
0.7%
10
77
0.9%
11
FIAT
1
0.1%
12
28
0.3%
12
CITROEN
0.0%
13
3
0.0%
13
UD TRUCKS
0
0.0%
13
0
0.0%
14
SEGMENT
2016
LDT
8 645
MDT
5 589
HDT
12 583
BUS
1 327
TOTAL
28 144