China's Himile Group, a key player in the global tyre manufacturing industry, is set to invest US$100 million in a new factory in Egypt to produce tyre moulds and industrial components.

According to GIPAME, the Ivory Coast association of automobile dealers there were 2627 new vehicles sold locally in January, 2026.

There were 16740 new light vehicles sold in Egypt in December, 2025.

In January, 2026 there were just 43 new vehicles sold in Malawi.

In 2025 there were 2466 new light vehicles sold in Uganda.

Based on import data analysed by the ceauto team, there were 1285 new cars and light trucks imported into Angola in January, 2026.

This month's 39th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union heads of state and government has signed off on the Rules of Origin (RoO) for automotive products under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Framework.

Recently, Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL) signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Nissan Egypt, marking the official introduction of the Venucia brand into Egypt.

Shanghai Ingin Auto Technology, a Chinese specialist of intelligent closure systems plans to establish an industrial unit within the Tanger Tech platform.

Rideence Africa Limited,has announced a KSh 320 million investment to begin local assembly of electric vehicles at the Associated Vehicle Assemblers (AVA) plant in Mombasa.