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Online car sales platform launches in SA
Online car sales platform launches in SA
[Gabriella Mulligan] Online car sales platform HiCarByeCar has launched in South Africa, promising to source three offers within 48 hours... read


Rolls-Royce's luxury vision of the future tells us more about ourselves
Rolls-Royce's luxury vision of the future tells us more about ourselves

Chris Ebbert

Rolls Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a concept car that showcases what the firm thinks luxury vehicles might look like in 100 years' time... Read

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Saab car trademark consigned to scrap yard

The Saab car brand was dumped on Tuesday on the scrap yard of automobile history when the trademark's most recent user said they would give up trying... Read

African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary
VWSA and Dyer Island - a CSI success story

Lauren Hartzenberg

News about corporate social investments can generate a range of public responses; from warming the hearts of eternal optimists to provoking eye-rolls... Read

Petrochemical
New Caltex fuel formula with Clean and Glide Tech
New Caltex fuel formula with Clean and Glide Tech
The Caltex brand has reformulated its signature additive package with the addition of new Clean & Glide Technology. The new active ingredients are designed... read
Maintenance & Safety
Toyota's crash-test dummy family expands
Toyota's crash-test dummy family expands
Toyota has expanded its family of virtual crash-test dummies by adding three new models to replicate the physical characteristics of children aged ten, six and three... read
New Ford Mobility Experiment to inspire better driving
New Ford Mobility Experiment to inspire better driving
Rewarding good drivers with reduced travel costs is the idea behind a new Ford Smart Mobility experiment that takes a similar approach to achieving goals... read
Tiger Wheel & Tyre's emergency in-car must-have list
Tiger Wheel & Tyre's emergency in-car must-have list

Issued by Tiger Wheel & Tyre

From a flat tyre or flat battery to a breakdown or even a medical issue, Tiger Wheel & Tyre cautions that there are potential emergencies that motorists should plan for... read
Manufacturing & Parts
Carmakers' wage talks 'robust'
Carmakers' wage talks 'robust'
The battle lines have been drawn across South Africa's car industry as employers began squaring up to labour for what are expected to be hard-nosed wage talks... read
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VW to pay $10bn in US over emissions scandal
Volkswagen has agreed to pay $10 billion to settle a huge US civil case over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal, a person familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Thursday... read
Metair blames cost of model launches for earnings drop
Metair blames cost of model launches for earnings drop

Fifi Peters

Metair says first-half earnings will drop as much as 59% because of the high costs associated with new model launches for clients including Toyota... read
Daimler to rev up e-mobility drive
Daimler to rev up e-mobility drive
German luxury automaker Daimler, owner of the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, plans to speed up its push into electro-mobility in the race against US pioneer Tesla and German rival BMW... read
Staff and production cuts expected at GMSA
Staff and production cuts expected at GMSA

David Furlonger

General Motors SA (GMSA) has begun discussions with its workforce to reduce employment at its Struandale vehicle assembly plant in Port Elizabeth... read
Motoring Reviews
Fortuner is a capable good-looker
Fortuner is a capable good-looker

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

The much improved new Toyota Fortuner is destined to strengthen its position as South Africa's favourite family SUV with predicted sales of more than 1,000 a month... read
Motorsport
18 drivers selected for MSA Motorsport Development Academy
18 drivers selected for MSA Motorsport Development Academy
Motorsport South Africa has confirmed that eighteen young South African race drivers will participate in the inaugural MSA Motorsport Development Academy... read
Retail & Rental
Mitsubishi Pajero Legend makes a return
Mitsubishi Pajero Legend makes a return
Mitsubishi SA has announced the introduction of the Pajero Legend II in both long- and short-wheel base variants. The limited special edition models... read
GMSA's Parts Distribution Centre achieves landfill-free status
GMSA's Parts Distribution Centre achieves landfill-free status
General Motors South Africa's Parts Distribution Centre (PDC), situated in the Coega Industrial Development Zone near Port Elizabeth, has recently been declared landfill free... read
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