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rawing on 22 years industry experience, Nicola Scott and her team have carved out a niche for Siyaduma to perform as the leading distributor of commercial vehicles across the African continent. A strong entrepreneurial flair permeates throughout the business, inspiring the investment into new opportunities and revenue streams. “Although we have core service offerings, we will engage in almost any opportunity associated with the Commercial vehicle sector,” says Nicola. To date these service offerings have included; CV distribution, off-wheels deliveries, clearing and forwarding, licence, COF and registration and driver training.
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Given South Africa’s location in a global sense, coupled with the importation laws that are aimed at protecting local employment, the country is required to assemble automotive products locally to avoid penalties. At MAN, the Company is proud to have obtained two of the production facilities of the vast global production network situated in South Africa. “As a Company, we are a proud employer of a significant amount of people in our facilities, which over the years have conformed to the exacting quality standards aligned with our group, while passing on world-class skills to a vast volume of South Africa’s inhabitants,” explains Geyer. “In working closely with our customers, we can consistently tailor-make transport solutions that are possible from our vast automotive platforms, to provide the local industry with value adding solutions that also contribute to the greater economy.”
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In the many years since the Company came to fruition, MAN has been accredited with numerous world champion awards for its product innovation; ranging from its proud invention of the diesel engine, along to the very latest offerings sporting Euro 6 emission standards. Geyer adds: “We continuously aim and succeed in offering a very wide range of trucks and busses that are suitable for a myriad of transport demands of the local logistics companies and passenger transport suppliers. “Our flagship premium TG truck product range has been enhanced with Euro 5 TGX introduction and the addition of EfficientLine specifications to our TGS long-haul range.” In order to compete in more of an aggressive manner in the market and particularly the ‘budget’ segment against the prominent Japanese players, the Company has upgraded its