The JAECOO J5 is set to be included in the primary production lineup at Chery's inaugural manufacturing facility in South Africa.

Deputy President Mashatile officially handed over a factory, originally built by Nissan in 1966, to Chery Group SA. The event highlights the transition of ownership and the potential for future developments in the automotive sector in South Africa.

Volkswagen has agreed on key terms to sell its Osnabrück factory in Germany, which will be converted into a defence production hub. Investment company Aurelius would become the majority owner, while the state of Lower Saxony would acquire a stake. According to the report, Israeli defence company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is expected to become the facility's first major industrial partner.

According to SABC Business, Chery, a Chinese motor manufacturer, has taken over the Rosslyn plant previously operated by Nissan. This move has been described by Mashatile as a vote of confidence in South Africa's automotive industry.

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek plans to deploy 160,000 Huawei Ascend 950DT chips at a new 1-gigawatt data centre in Inner Mongolia, according to Tech-ish, as Nvidia remains unable to sell advanced processors in China due to export restrictions. The report says DeepSeek will continue using Nvidia hardware for model training while relying on the Huawei chips for inference work. The outlet also published a full timeline for the project.

Chinese carmaker Jaecoo has expanded its J5 range in South Africa with the launch of a new SHS hybrid variant, joining existing petrol and fully electric models. According to TimesLIVE, the hybrid is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 165kW and 295Nm of torque. The addition gives local buyers a third powertrain option within the J5 line-up as hybrid vehicles gain traction in the South African market.