Standard Bank Namibia, will next week, host a seminar aimed at providing valuable input and solutions to the challenges and opportunities faced by vehicle dealers in Namibia.
The inaugural Namibian RGT SMART/Standard Bank Namibia Dealer Viability Seminar, will be hosted in Windhoek on 25 March 2010.
The bank decided to bring the seminar to Namibia after it had been presented in all the major South African cities. “It is a positive message, which we believe Namibian dealers should hear,” says Pieter Conradie, head vehicle and asset finance Standard Bank Namibia.
“Our experience is that the seminar provides tangible solutions to the challenges facing directors of dealer groups, dealer principals, sales managers, and sales executives. It will include an in-depth look at the trends in the Namibian automotive industry,” he says.
“Topics that will be covered include: identifying economic drivers for new car sales; industry forecast on the Namibian market and variables affecting new vehicle sales; RGT statistical tools including a autostats demonstration; and economic factors influencing vehicle and asset finance and the effect on your business,” noted Conradie.
Motor dealers are having to change gear out of “survival mode” into a “more positive mode” as the industry starts gathering speed again, says Paul de Vantier, chief executive officer of RGT SMART who will present the seminar. RGT Smart, a South African based consultancy, provides the research and market intelligence for the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa), as well as a number of vehicle and component manufacturers and dealerships in Southern Africa.
The seminar takes place at the Safari Conference Centre, Windhoek.