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Fuso unveil their all-new
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Table of ConTenTs
3 Editorial
Business
4 Accidents and why they should be avoided
Transport and Freight Index
6 A welcome recovery for the South African
logistics sector in July
News
8 International News
10 Industry News
18 Toyota and Hino strive in terms of customer
satisfaction
20 The shape of things to come
In the headlights: HCV Fleet Vehicles
22 Fuso enters extra heavy segment
24 Isuzu aims to cater for every trucking need
26 Fuso eCanter unveiled
27 Kleanbus reveals repowering technology
28 New batch of Mercedes-Benz Sprinters
arrive
Fleet Owner Success Story
30 DAF exceeds fleet owners expectations
31 Shoprite to acquire 240 new Scania trucks
Energy
32 AEVERSA’s electric two-wheeled solution
34 Toyota researches new ways to save
combustion engines
Fleet Management
36 Understanding the importance of fleet
management
In the headlights: LCV Fleet Vehicles
38 Suzuki reveals new Grand Vitara
39 Toyota Corolla Cross receives GR treatment
40 Mercedes-Benz launches range of electric
vehicles in SA
42 Mitsubishi launches range of workhorses
43 All-new Jeep Grand Cherokee arrives in SA
44 Roadside assistance requirements of EVs
and hybrids
Community
46 The aftermath of COVID-19 on education
Industry Sales
47 Commercial vehicle sales boom during
August
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A new season
Spring is well and truly here and it seems that the new season
is just what the automotive industry needed to really pick it up
a gear.
A variety of local new model launches from many of the major manufacturers in-
cluding Fuso, Mercedes-Benz and Isuzu, signal that they are ready to do business. The
recent Festival of Motoring was also an opportunity for passenger vehicle manufactur-
ers to showcase their latest offerings and give us a glimpse of what’s to come.
Talking about what’s to come, I will be travelling to Germany in the coming weeks
to visit Automechanika and IAA mobility trade shows and look forward to bringing you
up to speed on all the latest developments happening globally. These international
motor shows are always a great barometer of how the industry is doing and in what
direction it is heading and this should be very interesting as the world tries to figure
out a new normal.
Some fuel price relief
Good news is that there has been some fuel price relief with the petrol price decreas-
ing by as much as R2 and diesel by approximately 70 cents. While this is welcome the
pricing still remains higher than the level seen in May and still considerably higher
than the prices of January when petrol was still under R20 a litre. The price hikes that
were implemented in June and July will continue to impact the economy, and on the
financial situation of all South Africans. A sustainable solution to mitigating rising fuel
costs is still necessary and until that solution is found, citizens will be at the mercy of
fuel price hikes.
We need better quality fuel
While some manufacturers are starting to launch Euro 5 vehicles, up until now this
has been driven by customer demand. However South Africa is fast approaching a
point where new product launches could be hampered by the quality of our fuel.
Better quality cleaner fuels are necessary for the next generation of hybrid and
internal combustion engines that are pushing the limits in terms of efficiency and
fuel consumption.
The longer government drags their feet on the updating of this legislation the more
severe the impact on local availability of vehicles could be. With South Africa now
importing most of our fuel due the shut down of local refineries, getting higher quality,
cleaner fuels should be as simple as asking the suppliers to send it. The ball is now
firmly in governments court but unfortunately they are currently facing a number of
challenges around fuel and the fuel price, including proposals on the price capping of
93 and deregulation of the fuel price which could see the clean fuels issue be placed
on the back burner once more.
We would love to hear from you
As we continually refine the offering that is Business Fleet Africa, we would love to
hear what you would like to see more, or less of. Please feel free to drop me an email
with any comments or suggestions, the details are alongside.
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For transport operators, vehicle
accidents represent the single biggest
risk to the profitability of their business.
Road traffic accidents can have far
reaching effects on your business. Apart
from negatively impacting cash flow and
profits, they can also impact the morale
of the organisation.
It is very important for management
to react appropriately in the wake of
such an incident, especially if there has
been a loss of life, as employees and
family members will be watching the
leaders in the business closely during
this time and their behaviour will have
a direct effect on how everyone else
handles the situation.
Running a transport business, espe-
cially in South Africa will unfortunately
entail growth, setbacks and disasters
that need to be managed and very often
in the spur of the moment or under tight
deadlines, because if your fleet stands
still, so does your revenue stream.
The more mileage your fleet covers
on a monthly basis, the higher the risks
of traffic accidents and if your fleet
operates at night the risk is up to three
times more.
“It is therefore imperative to have
an action plan in place that comprises
the procedures and training needed to
deal with the aftermath of an accident.
One of the fundamental pillars of fleet
management is being able to take charge
of a situation when everyone else is in
a state of panic,” says Derick de Vries,
Executive Head of Standard Bank Fleet
Management.
Accidents usually involve third parties
and the costs of an accident is often
much more than the damage to your
own vehicle, this is magnified when fac-
tors such as environmental damage from
cargo spills are added to the calculation.
While not all accidents are severe, it
is imperative that staff is educated with
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regards to what is a reportable incident
and there must be procedures in place
for the recording of this information.
Any incident where there is damage to a
vehicle should be properly documented
with photographs, eyewitness state-
ments, statements from the driver and
reporting of the incident to the police
station, even if it is just for insurance
purposes.
It is critical to capture all this informa-
tion as efficiently as possible, as delaying
to do so, could mean the loss of critical
information or the ability to contact key
persons after the fact. It is also not best
practice to rely on the driver to do so, a
preceding traumatic event could hinder
their ability to carry out these actions
sufficiently.
Very often the information recorded
by the South African Police Service is
inaccurate or contradictory in incidents
where multiple parties make statements
and this is when it pays to have your own
accident investigation team on hand
to ensure that you are legally covered,
especially if there was a loss of life or
if there is potential legal action against
your company.
For more serious incidents it is vital
to have access to resources within your
organisation or from approved suppliers
that can assist with actions like accident
reconstruction, legal representation,
salvage and recovery, insurance, vehicle
storage and trauma counselling.
One of the cornerstones of your
disaster contingency plan is to have
adequate insurance in place to offset
major liability claims and to protect own
assets, cash reserves and cash flow.
Unfortunately for many South
Africans insurance is a grudge purchase,
but it really shouldn’t be seen that
way. See your insurers as a partner and
ensure that you are always open and
transparent with them. Regular conver-
sations with your insurer will help you
identify whether you remain adequately
covered or if there is anything that can
be done to give you better cover. This
might be by re-evaluating the value of
assets in an ageing fleet or reducing
risk by implementing additional driver
training or telematics measures.
In the wake of an incident a close re-
lationship with your insurance company
will help to swiftly recover assets, clean
up sites, gather information and process
claims correctly.
The best way to avoid the fall out of
accidents is to do everything possible to
minimise the chances of your vehicles
being involved in accidents. Key to this is
driver training and driver monitoring.
Modern day telematics systems
offer the ability to monitor properly
trained drivers closely. This performance
can be tracked on various criteria by
software like smartphone apps. These
systems use a variety of hardware and
software to easily identify any road
traffic violations transgressions like
speeding or talking on their cell phone
while driving, in real time. This data can
be used constructively to improve driver
behaviour or to prevent phenomenon
like driving for excessive periods of time
continuously.
The way vehicles are used presents
the biggest risk for potential road traffic
accidents and increased, unnecessary,
costs. Efficiently managing the people
that use your vehicles is the easiest way
to keep a lid on costs,” says de Vries.
Unfortunately accidents will happen,
however if you have the right systems
and procedures in place these incidents
will have less of an effect on your
business continuity as a whole and that
is key to running a successful transport
operation in the current economic
climate. BFA
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TRansPoRT anD fReIGHT InDeX
The logistics sector of South Africa
recovered further during the month of
July, following three months of subdued
overall activity. This is according to the
Ctrack Transport and Freight Index,
which closely tracks six sub-sectors of
the logistics sector for a true reflection
of the industry.
The Ctrack Transport and Freight
Index (CTFI) grew by 1.7% in July
compared to June, which represented
an 8.7% improvement compared to a
year ago, notably up from June’s revised
4.9% year on year growth rate. The July
index is therefore just marginally below
March’s pre-flooding level. The annual
comparison is, however, influenced by
a low base of comparison, as the July
2021 CTFI reflected pressures caused by
riots in KZN and Gauteng as well as the
COVID-19 restrictions that were still in
place at the time.
Many challenges remain for the
sector and the economy in general,
including high fuel prices, rising interest
rates and the negative impact of regular
load shedding. However, vastly different
trends are evident when zooming into
the different sub-sectors of the industry.
Four of the six components that make up
the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index
increased on an annual basis during July,
with the star performer once again be-
ing Pipeline transport, followed by Road
and Air Freight. Sea Freight activity also
recovered further in July and moved into
positive territory, with annual growth of
0.6% year on year compared to -10.6%
in June.
The remaining two components
declined, with the biggest contractions
evident in Storage and Handling and Rail
Freight. Rail Freight has been declining
for four consecutive months, reflecting
on going challenges in the sector.
“While there are a number of external
factors that continue to put the logistics
industry under pressure it seems like we
have reached some kind of new normal
and it is heartening to see that the
majority of sub-sectors measured by the
Ctrack Transport and Freight Index are
recording good growth,” said Hein Jordt,
Chief Executive Officer of Ctrack Africa.
The airline industry and Air Freight
were proportionally harder hit than
other sub-sectors of the logistics
industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the midst of hard lockdown around
the second quarter of 2020, economic
activity plummeted, and movement of
passengers and freight was restricted to
the bare necessities. While the sector
has recovered to pre-COVID levels, it
generally underperformed compared to
the overall logistics sector in the post-
COVID time period.
The Air Freight component of the
Ctrack Transport and Freight Index
increased by 12.2% in July, compared to a
year ago, but dropped by 4.1% compared
to June, signalling that some pressure is
building. The aviation industry suffers
from a severe lack of capacity after the
demise of Comair, which at the time of
its collapse in June had a market share
of about 40%. Including kulula.com and
BA-franchised aircraft, Comair’s total fleet
size at the time of termination was 26
aircraft. Airline ticket prices have already
increased substantially in the last few
months and could increase further due to
higher fuel costs and increased demand
for seats during the festive season. This
could impact negatively on both the
hospitality industry’s long-awaited post-
COVID recovery and the wider economy.
Total consolidated airport flight
movements (passengers and freight)
increased by a significant 64.2% year on
A welcome recovery for the
South African logistics sector in July
Graph 1 Ctrack Transport and Freight Index % change on year ago
Graph 2 Ctrack Transport and Freight Index components (% change on year ago)
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Road freight
Pipeline
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20
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–20%
–10%
0%
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20%
30%
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year in July (vs. 19.1% in June), but were
supported by an extremely low base of
calculation, as economic activity was still
constrained due to COVID-19 restrictions
in July last year. On a monthly basis, total
consolidated airport flight movements
(passengers and freight) increased by
4.7% in July, after declining by a notable
13.1% in June. Even though a slight
recovery is evident, it still remains 9.0%
below May 2022 levels. Growth in Air
Freight continues to support the sector,
though annual growth moderated to only
1.6% in July vs. 7.4% year on year in June.
Additional growth is likely in future as the
international travel industry continues to
recover in the wake of COVID-19.
A theme that plays out continuously
in the transport sector remains the diver-
gence in trend between Road Freight and
Rail Freight. In recent years Road Freight
has clearly taken up the space created by
the continuous underperformance of the
rail industry caused by large-scale theft of
copper cables, insufficient maintenance,
lack of locomotives and corruption
amongst other factors, a narrative likely
to persist for some years to come.
Road Freight grew strongly in July by
a notable 25.3% on a year ago basis. This
is evident by the number of heavy trucks
on both the N3 and N4 toll routes that
have increased considerably compared
to a year ago, while the Road Freight
payload for the country as a whole
shows continuous growth. Conversely
the Rail Freight component of the Ctrack
Transport and Freight Index declined by
11.0% year on year, which represents
the fourth consecutive month of decline.
The transport of liquid fuels via
Transnet Pipelines (TPL) increased
substantially in the past three months,
with the pipeline component of the CTFI
up by 26.3% in July 2022 compared to a
year earlier. South Africa’s own produc-
tion of fuel has been on a downward
trend recently with four refineries clos-
ing down. South Africa once relied on
imports for hardly a third of its refined
fuel, but the situation has changed and
bigger volumes of final products now
need to be imported and transported via
pipelines to the Gauteng market.
The Sea Freight sub sector of the
CTFI increased by 0.6% in July compared
to a year ago, an improvement on the
contraction of 10.6% in June. The growth
was driven by a recovery in container
handling in recent months, at various
ports, while other cargo handling (break
& break-bulk) also increased during July.
The Storage and Handling sector
remained under pressure in July,
declining by 22.8% on an annual basis,
reflecting lower inventory levels in the
economy and a large decline in the value
of transhipments.
CTFI and GDP growth
While first quarter of 2022’s real GDP
growth was stronger than expected, the
economy lost momentum in the second
quarter due to the impact of the KZN
flooding, regular load shedding, higher
inflation and rising interest rates.
The June 2022 CTFI, reflecting activ-
ity in the transport and freight sector in
the second quarter (114.3 index level),
declined compared to the March index
level (166.8), confirming expectations of
a possible quarter on quarter contrac-
tion in economic growth during quarter
two. Fortunately the higher level of the
July Ctrack Transport and Freight Index,
at 116.3 (index level), signals a stronger
start to the third quarter of 2022.
“It is great to see that the Ctrack
Transport and Freight Index is hinting at
sustained recovery for the rest of the year
and this is a good indicator that South
Africa’s GDP will do the same thing in the
second half of 2022,”concluded Jordt. BFA
Table 1 Change in Ctrack Transport and Freight Index in July 2022
July 2022 Tables
Percentage change between
Rail
Road
Pipeline
Sea
Air
Storage and
handling
Ctrack Freight
Transport Index
Quarter to July 2022 vs July 2021 (y/y)
–11.0%
25.3%
26.3%
0.6%
12.2%
–22.8%
8.7%
July 2022 vs June 2022 (m/m)
–1.8%
3.0%
10.5%
7.6%
–4.1%
–2.7%
1.7%
Quarter to July 2022 vs. Quarter to Apr 2022 (q/q)
–5.9%
3.5%
27.5%
3.5%
–2.4%
–8.7%
0.7%
Note: The row highlighted in blue is the main Ctrack Transport and Freight Index values used.
Source: Ctrack and economistscoza, TNPA, StatsSA, SARS, N3and N4 toll concessions, ACSA, ACOC, IATA.
Graph 3 Air Freight sub-index vs. Ctrack Transport and Freight
Index
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50
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
Transport and freight index
Air
150
140
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
130
Jan-16
Graph 4 Rail vs. Road Freight sub-indices of the Ctrack Transport
and Freight Index
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Rail freight
Road freight
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MAN & ABB present
near‑series electric truck
World’s first passenger
train powered by a
hydrogen fuel cell
In the run-up to this year’s Formula E races at the former airport
Tempelhof in Berlin, MAN and ABB made a special appearance with a
near-series version of the electric truck the company plans to release
in 2024. In order to be able to achieve its promised daily ranges of
between 600km to 800km suitable for long-distance transport, the
MAN electric truck already has the technical prerequisites for future
megawatt charging, which ABB E-mobility, as a leading global provider
of charging solutions, intends to bring to market.
“Only when sufficient green hydrogen and the corresponding
infrastructure are available well after 2030 do we expect to use H2
trucks in selected areas of application,” said Alexander Vlaskamp,
CEO of MAN Truck and Bus. BFA
In the German state of Lower Saxony, the world’s first network
utilising hydrogen fuel cell trains in passenger service has
commenced into operation. On the route between Cuxhaven,
Bremerhaven, Bremervörde and Buxtehude, 14 hydrogen-pow-
ered Coradia iLint regional trains are now in operation,
replacing the 15 diesel trains that were previously utilised along
these routes.
Since the trains have a range of 1 000km with one tank of
hydrogen, they can cover their daily mileage without a refuel-
ling stop, which saves 1.6 million litres of diesel per year. BFA
Autonomous E-Bus
starts operating
in Norway
The Turkish bus manufacturer Karsan and the
Norwegian transport authority Kolumbus have
reached the next level in highly automated driving
for public transport. An e-Atak bus is running in
regular service with Level 4 autonomy on public
roads in the Norwegian city of Stavanger. The
eight-metre-long e-Atak can carry a maximum of
52 passengers.
The e-Atak autonomous bus from Karsan
travels a 2.5km route through the heart of the city.
Not on a closed-off road, but on a public one that
even features a bicycle lane. BFA
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L‑Charge tests mobile, off‑
grid fast charging stations
Canoo Electric Vans to start operating for Walmart
Volvo trucks spearheads battery‑electric trucks blueprint
The British charger manufacturer L-Charge has started an
extensive test run of a mobile fast-charging service for
electric vehicles in Europe. The charging stations are off-
grid using LNG, hydrogen or a mixture of both to generate
the electricity for charging on site. The L-Charge stations
can provide charging power of up to 130kW.
The L-Charge stations come in three formats: fixed,
mobile and floating. A survey conducted by L-Charge
reportedly found that Paris, Tallinn and Warsaw topped
the list of cities most inconvenient for electric car owners
and most affected by rising energy prices. BFA
Volvo Trucks North America has announced the cul-
mination of the Volvo LIGHTS project – a three-year
project that brought together 14 public and private
partners to design and implement a blueprint for
the robust support ecosystem necessary to deploy
battery-electric trucks and equipment at scale.
“By working closely with an extraordinary
group of public and private partners through the
Volvo LIGHTS project, we were able to validate key
processes around Class 8 battery-electric truck
adoption for commercial transport segments and
identify challenges that needed to be addressed
for widespread market introduction,” said
Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North
America. BFA
The US retail giant had signed a binding agreement
with Canoo to buy 4 500 all-electric vans, starting
with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), and an
option for over 10 000 vans later.
Tony Aquila, Investor, Chairman and CEO at
Canoo, said, “Our LDV has been engineered to
enable a wide range of package deliveries, including
refrigerated items, groceries, and general merchan-
dise and can do so efficiently, emission-free, and with
a high level of driver comfort and ergonomics. The
EV start-up has gone through a number of changes
in recent years but is now prioritising its commercial
van line-up. BFA
South Africa is the 41st largest market
for e-commerce globally with revenue of
US$5 billion in 2021. Global e-commerce
sales are expected to increase over the
next few years with South Africa’s yearly
growth rate of 8% between 2021 and
2025 expected to outperform the global
average of 6%.
Aiming to capitalise on the growing
e-commerce trend, City Logistics, the
largest privately owned logistics provider
in South Africa, and private equi-
ty management company Clearwater
Capital, have partnered to acquire 100%
of franchised courier company, Fastway
Couriers South Africa.
The acquisition has created one of
the largest turnkey logistics providers
to the fashion, retail and e-commerce
sectors, says Ryan Gaines, City Logistics’
CEO. “The combined businesses of City
Logistics and Fastway offer one of the
most affordable delivery options in
South Africa for SMEs and corporates,”
he comments.
“Logistics companies are increasing
their workforces, technology, and fleets
to keep up with increasing e-commerce
demand,” says Keval Mehta, Clearwater
Capital’s Executive Director.
OEMs (original equipment manufac-
turers) with a strong product offering
could be likely beneficiaries of this
market activity. AutoTrader figures show
a 65% increase in search activity for
used LCVs (light commercial vehicles)
when comparing January-July 2020
data to January-July 2022. Of those
searches, the most enquired models
are the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger,
Nissan NP200, Isuzu KB and Volkswagen
Amarok. Meanwhile, sales of new
medium and heavy trucks increased by
33% and 18.3% respectively in July 2022
compared to the corresponding month
last year, according to Naamsa, the
Automotive Business Council.
Similar increases in the popularity of
motorcycles have been recorded with
searches for used motorcycles showing
an increase of over 69% when compar-
ing January-July 2020 to January-July
2022 data. The new motorcycle market
grew by 26.7% in 2021 when compared
to 2020, according to the Association of
Motorcycle Importers and Distributors
(AMID).
“Fastway’s unique regional franchise
model provides an opportunity for
micro-entrepreneurs to benefit from the
growth opportunity in the e-commerce
sector,” says Mehta.
The Fastway acquisition allows City
Logistics to provide its existing and
future customers a valuable small parcel
solution. The two companies count
Mr Price group, Home Choice and The
Foschini Group among the list of shared
customers.
“This transaction will further assist
the growth opportunity that lies with
global e-commerce retailers like Alibaba
and Shein, where imports are brought
to one central place for final distribution
to end customers. This is a service that
Fastway is likely to develop further in the
future,” says Gaines. BFA
InDUsTRY neWs
A mere 24 hours after Volvo Car South Africa’s second
all-electric variant – the XC40 P6 Recharge – went on
sale locally, the entire initial allocation was sold out.
The order books for the XC40 P6 Recharge officially
opened early on Tuesday 26 July and every one of the
25 units was snapped up by the following morning.
The highly anticipated single-motor version of the
electric XC40 was available exclusively online through
Volvo’s website from a starting price of R1 075 000.
The quick-thinking buyers who recognised the XC40
P6 Recharge’s compelling value proposition and scooped
up the initial units will enjoy strong peak outputs
(170 kW and 330 Nm), a competitive single-charge range
(up to 423 km), a generous array of standard equip-
ment and Volvo’s signature suite of world-class safety
features. Deliveries will take place later this year. BFA
Volvo XC40 P6 Recharge sells out in 24 hours
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