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Volvo Cars: Brand Design Language Award winners
Car Design Award 2016 winners announced
The Car Design Award 2016 winners have been announced. This year marks the rebirth of the Car Design Awards... read


Connected cars: the future of driving
Connected cars: the future of driving

The connected car is set to revolutionise the automotive experience, according to a new industry report from Ipsos Business Consulting. Traditionally, car ownership brings with it high costs and stress levels... Read

What you need to know about commercial vehicle insurance
What you need to know about commercial vehicle insurance

Mornè Stoltz

South Africa's notoriously dangerous road system poses a myriad of risks to any business dependent on mobility. Given the enormous financial and logistical... Read

Retail motor trade holding up despite depressed economy
Retail motor trade holding up despite depressed economy

The franchised retail motor trade in South Africa is holding up well despite the continuing economic slump and subsequent decline in the sale of new vehicles. This is according to the retail... Read

Maintenance & Safety
Tesla denies pressuring customers to hush up complaints
Tesla denies pressuring customers to hush up complaints
Tesla denied putting pressure on customers to stay quiet over problems in its luxury all-electric cars amid questions about the strength of the suspensions in the popular Model S... read
Driverless cars on a collision course with insurance
Driverless cars on a collision course with insurance

Sharon Snell

With the prediction that AVs will be available commercially by 2020 - liability for the actions of these vehicles is receiving the attention of insurers... read
What should we make of the Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid hack?
What should we make of the Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid hack?

Stuart Thomas

Over the past few days, the motoring community has been abuzz with news that a team of hackers managed to wirelessly hack a Mitsubishi Outlander, taking control of its electric charging... read
Manufacturing & Parts
GM wants to keep steering wheels, pedals in self-drive cars
GM wants to keep steering wheels, pedals in self-drive cars
General Motors chief executive Mary Barra came out strongly on Tuesday for regulations requiring the retention of steering wheels and foot pedals in self-driving cars... read
Motorcycles
Husqvarna Motorcycles announces recall
Husqvarna Motorcycles announces recall
Husqvarna Motorcycles is recalling specific frame numbers of the 2016 FC 250 machines to authorised Husqvarna dealers for a complete crankshaft replacement... read
Retail & Rental
BMW i3
UberGreen arrives in Cape Town
During the month of April Uber partnered with Nissan and BMW to bring Johannesburg riders UberGreen, a 100% electric ride, in an effort to help reduce CO2 emissions... read
Fiat Chrysler in talks with Uber over driverless cars
Fiat Chrysler in talks with Uber over driverless cars
Italo-American car giant Chrysler Fiat (FCA) is in talks with Uber Technologies over a possible driverless car partnership, after signing a similar agreement with Google... read
Toyota maintains top position as the world's most valuable car brand, worth $29.5bn
Toyota maintains top position as the world's most valuable car brand, worth $29.5bn

Issued by Millward Brown

Toyota remains the most valuable global car brand in the 2016 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, released by WPP and Millward Brown... read
International
EU ignoring diesel pollution despite VW scandal
EU ignoring diesel pollution despite VW scandal
European governments are turning a blind eye to over-polluting cars, an NGO report said on Monday, nine months after a scandal exposed emission test cheating by Volkswagen... read
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Business
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?

john sanei

Past trends may no longer be a reliable indicator of future job prospects... read
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