Business Fleet Africa September 2022

The September edition of Business Fleet Africa brings you all the latest news and developments from the world of commercial vehicles. This month we cover a variety of topics including the latest new products from Fuso, Mercedes Benz, Isuzu and Suzuki. We investigate repowering technology from Kleanbus and bring you Fleet ownership studies from Scania, the WHJD group and Potgieter Logistics. Regular topics include the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index and a deep dive into the monthly sales as well as extensive coverage on fuel and new energy solutions affecting the commercial vehicle industry.

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Fuso unveil their all-new

eCanter.

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

48 Buyers Guide

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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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–22.8

–11.0

0.6

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26.3

Storage

Rail freight

Sea freight

Air freight

Road freight

Pipeline

–30

–20

–10

10

20

–30%

–20%

–10%

0%

10%

20%

30%

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Apr-14

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4.9%

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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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Oct-21

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Apr-22

Jul-22

130

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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Sep-16

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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

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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

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