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Transport's innovation problem: why haven't flying cars taken off?
[John Preston and Ben Waterson] Flying cars in The Jetsons and Back to the Future, or Star Trek's spaceships and teleportation, may have captured the imagination decades ago, but most current methods of transport have been around a long time... read more>>



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Polo GTI armed with manual box

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The local Volkswagen Polo range, already one of the most popular and biggest sellers in this country has been further enhanced with the addition of two new engine choices and a keenly awaited manual transmission for its hot little GTI... read more>>

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An eye on one, or two, balls?
Audi is aiming to stretch the range of its future battery-electric cars out to 700km by 2021, but do not expect Germany's other two perennial premium contenders to race it to the mark... read more>>
Retail & Rental
Transport industry concerned about high risk of vehicle ownership
Leaders in the motor and transport industry have come out in solidarity against the cumulative high risk of vehicle ownership, highlighting the sea change required from the motor insurance industry... read more>>
Ford B-Max in a class if its own

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Ford's stylish new Ford B-MAX gets an A for all the important C-word challenges by which every carmaker is measured - classy ride, cool looks, comfort, connectivity, convenience and cocooned passenger protection... read more>>
Mahindra SA appoints Sanjoy Gupta as new CEO
Sanjoy Gupta has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Mahindra South Africa... read more>>
Jaguar Land Rover to drive AABLA finalists and judges
Jaguar Land Rover has secured its presence at the 2015 All Africa Business Leaders Awards (AABLA) in partnership with CNBC Africa, as the Official Vehicle Partner of the East, West, Southern Africa and Finale ceremonies. read more>>
International
BMW to check trademark case over Google's Alphabet
Germany's BMW said on Tuesday, 11 August, it was checking the "trademark implications" of Google naming its new parent company Alphabet, which is the registered name of one of the auto maker's subsidiaries... read more>>
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Concern about silence on key threats to SA's economic longevity
South Africa has a leadership crisis, but this is not limited to government. Trevor Ncube, entrepreneur and publisher of SA's Mail & Guardian newspaper, recently addressed corporate leaders on their silence on key threats to the country's economic longevity... read more>>
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