TopAuto.co.za reported on Sunday, 20 September 2026, that the person who heads South Africa's largest automotive group earns R87,000 per day. The outlet published the figure in a report focused on the pay of the executive who leads the country's biggest car company by size.
According to TopAuto.co.za, the daily earnings figure applies to the man at the top of that group. The report does not, in the material available, name the executive or the company, nor does it set out how the R87,000 daily amount was calculated or over what period it was measured.
The report places the pay in the context of South Africa's automotive sector, which TopAuto.co.za describes as the country's largest automotive group. Executive remuneration in the industry has drawn attention in the past, though the available material does not include further details on how this figure compares with peers or with the group's overall performance.
What to watch next: whether the company or the executive responds to the reported figure, and whether TopAuto.co.za publishes a fuller breakdown of the pay package.