{"id":47553,"date":"2026-06-24T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/car-dealerships-remain-an-important-cog-in-the-transition-to-nevs\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:21:00","slug":"car-dealerships-remain-an-important-cog-in-the-transition-to-nevs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/accidents\/car-dealerships-remain-an-important-cog-in-the-transition-to-nevs\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Dealerships Remain an Important Cog in the Transition to NEVs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the prospect of easing fuel prices, the unprecedented pressure felt by South Africans at the pumps has triggered a significant shift in car buying patterns locally, with motorists actively seeking options that future-proof their mobility choice. This is reflected in data from naamsa | The Automotive Business Council, which reports that battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2026 compared to last year, while plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales surged by a staggering 430% &#8211; an encouraging sign of organic growth, spurred by consumer choice despite the absence of government incentives.<\/p>\n<p>As demand intensifies, many local dealerships are working around the clock to secure stock and keep up with a sudden influx of highly motivated buyers. Yet, behind this boom lies what might seem to be a paradox. It&rsquo;s no secret that the traditional automotive retail model has relied on the service department to augment sales revenue. However, New Energy Vehicles (NEVs)&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/news.aspx?s=1&#038;i=77785&#038;page=car-dealerships-remain-an-important-cog-in-the-transition-to-nevs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on Arrive Alive <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the prospect of easing fuel prices, the unprecedented pressure felt by South Africans at the pumps has triggered a significant shift in car buying patterns locally, with motorists actively seeking options that future-proof their mobility choice. This is reflected in data from naamsa | The Automotive Business Council, which reports that battery-electric vehicle (BEV) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/chuttersnap-xJLsHl0hIik-unsplash.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2149],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-accidents"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.arrivealive.co.za\/\/ckfinder\/userfiles\/images\/chuttersnap-xJLsHl0hIik-unsplash.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}