Landtrek remains on-track to be assembled locally from 2026 at Peugeot parent company Stellantis’ Coega Plant outside Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

Flagship Tiggo 7 Pro Max’s three month stay hasn’t been perfect, but still presents a worry to many legacy brands at the rapid rate of progress made by Chinese brands.

While set to arrive in 2025, neither an official date of reveal or pricing was revealed.

Reason for the event’s departure after 2026 wasn’t made public.

Amaze will most likely debut in South Africa in 2025 should approval be given.

As with the Sorento, a local launch date wasn’t divulged, though expect a possible early to mid-year market arrival if indeed so.

Sorento is expected to soldier on with the long-serving 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine, but with a price hike augmented by more standard features depending on the trim level.

Line-up now offers an even split of models between combustion engine and electric propulsion.

Type 00’s unveiling comes after massive and still growing backlash of the brand’s new product and its outlook described by some onlookers as being “pro-woke” supportive.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced that the price of both 93 and 95-octane petrol will increase.

Tasman will be marketed as a lifestyle instead of a workhorse bakkie with projections of selling 50 and 100 units a month initially.