South Africa’s leading source of news and information on all aspects of the motor industry Issue 06 | 11 August 2011 www.autolive.co.za MG back in SA! As AutoLive comes on stream for its sixth edition today (August 11), an announcement will be made this afternoon that MG, the famous British sporting brand, is back in the country. Full story overleaf. Q&A with Total Economy Joburg readies for July sales Wendell Roberts Run winners Motor Show analysis page 5 page 7 page 8 page 13 Subscribe for free @ www.autolive.co.za Page 2 Editor Stuart JohnSton Stuart Johnston
[email protected] Deputy Editor Today’s announcement will detail plans Tristan Wiggill for the famous marque’s return, which
[email protected] is scheduled for the Johannesburg Motor Show this October. The organisation General Manager behind it is the vast Combined Motor Roger Houghton Holdings group, a JSE-listed motor retail-
[email protected] ing group that has a network of dealer- Sales ships across the country, which include Bruno Lupini top-drawer franchises such as BMW,
[email protected] Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Peugeot, Ford and many Address more. Other interests include boating, One of Lopez’s main tasks in setting Nanjing was absorbed by SAIC, one of Suite 106B, MISA Centre motorcycling, car rentals and spare parts. up this afternoon has been “re-igniting the oldest Chinese automakers, and cur- 12 Fir Street, Northcliff Heading up the sales and marketing the passion” as he puts it, for the fa- rently one of the biggest.