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Renault makes EV fire suppression tech open to all manufacturers

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Fireman Access is a practical demonstration of what can be achieved by combining our expertise as a manufacturer with the skills of the men and women who keep us safe every day. We're particularly proud of the partnership developed with the fire services in recent years.

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Toyota to Recycle Parts to Feed Manufacturing

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Automakers Circular Factory concept to start in Q3 in England before rolling out across its production footprint.

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South Korea January 2025: Kia Sorento lodges 5th straight win in slow market (-8.5%)

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BMW (+37.6%) is the best-selling foreign manufacturer this time at #4 overall, overtaking Mercedes (+29.3%). n/a n/a 50 Volvo EX30 62 new – – Source: KAIDA, Manufacturers South Korea January 2025 – brands: Pos Brand Jan-25 % /24 Dec FY24 1 Kia 38,412 34.6% – 14.0% Genesis (-22.2%) sinks but stays #3 with 7.9%

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South Africa February 2025: Suzuki beats VW Group again in solid market (+7.3%)

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Toyota (+1.9%) remains the faraway leader in the manufacturers charts but sees its share thaw slightly to 24.5% South Africa February 2025 – manufacturers: Pos Manufacturer Feb-25 % /24 Jan 2025 % /24 Pos FY24 1 Toyota 11,743 24.5% + 1.9% year-on-year to 47,978 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 9.5%

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South Korea November 2024: Renault Grand Koleos breaks into Top 5

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This includes 123,793 domestic manufacturers (-6.4%) and 23,784 foreigners (-16%). n/a n/a Source: KAIDA, Manufacturers South Korea November 2024 – brands: Pos Brand Nov-24 % /23 Oct 2024 % /23 Pos FY23 1 Hyundai 52,219 35.4% – 14.6% n/a n/a Source: KAIDA, Manufacturers to 147,577. 1 522,623 35.1% – 10.6%

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Geely-Renault firm Horse reveals hybrid conversion for electric cars

Autocar

This means manufacturers could retrofit an electric car with the unitwithout needing to comprehensively re-engineer the car orhaving to set up a new production line. The new Horse unit comes as several manufacturers slow their transition to all-electric line-ups.

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South Africa March 2025: Sales up 12.5%, Mahindra breaks records

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In the manufacturers ranking, Toyota (+5%) remains ultra dominant at 23.6% Previous month: South Africa February 2025: Suzuki beats VW Group again in solid market (+7.3%) One year ago: South Africa March 2024: Nissan NP200 bows out in style (#2) Full March 2025 Top 41 All manufacturers and Top 50 models below. Exports surge 31.1%

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