Event Listing, Johannesburg: DealerCon 2025 – South Africa’s Premier Automotive Retail Summit
DealerCon 2025 – South Africa’s Premier Automotive Retail Summit
Event Details:
Date: 17 September 2025
Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
DealerCon 2025 will bring together the full spectrum of the automotive industry, from dealer principals and group executives to OEM leaders, fintech innovators, industry service providers, and policy influencers.
This one-day conference will offer a unique platform for uncovering new business opportunities, showcasing cutting-edge innovations, and sharing actionable insights that support dealer growth and success in a rapidly evolving market.
Navigating Change, Unlocking Opportunity
The theme of DealerCon 2025 is Shift Happens. It captures the urgency facing South Africa’s automotive retail sector as it grapples with major shifts in consumer behaviour, technology, and economic conditions both locally and globally. In an environment where uncertainty is the new normal, dealerships are being challenged to rethink outdated models, realign with emerging market dynamics, and retool for resilience. The conference aims to facilitate practical collaboration across the automotive retail value, providing the insight and alignment needed to navigate complexity and lead through change.
Confirmed Speakers
In addition to Amasi Mwela (Managing Director of an online motoring platform, Cars .co .za), the following distinguished speakers have already been confirmed to share their expertise at DealerCon 2025, with more announcements to follow:
- Gideon Jansen van Rensburg, CEO of Motus SA Retail
- Faan van der Walt, CEO, WeBuyCars
- Lee Naik, CEO, TransUnion Africa
- Brandon Cohen, Chairperson, NADA South Africa
- Mikel Mabasa, CEO, naamsa | The Automotive Business Council
Event Highlights will include:
Access Actionable Insights: Delegates will access data-driven keynotes, expert panels and actionable strategies from DealerCon 2025's top speakers.
Join the Decision-Makers: DealerCon 2025 brings together South Africa’s most influential automotive retail leaders, from dealer principals and OEM executives to fintech pioneers and policymakers.
Discuss Dealer Resilience & Agility: DealerCon offers the automotive retail industry the tools to thrive not just survive socio-economic volatility, local and global.
Decode The Modern Car Buyer: DealerCon will spotlight rapidly changing consumer preferences and unpack the shifting OEM landscape that will reshape the composition of the used-car market of the future.
Walk Away with Practical Moves: DealerCon will equip delegates with insights that can be activated immediately, across sales, marketing, finance, and operations.
Ticketing Information
DealerCon 2025 offers a range of ticket options designed to suit the diverse needs of the automotive retail professional. Tickets can be purchased online.
