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Sportage fleet sets new world record
Sportage fleet sets new world record
[Lauren Hartzenberg] To celebrate the launch of the new Kia Sportage, a fleet of them traversed the roads of six South African provinces with an aim to set an official record... read
Magnificent Mazda MX-5 RF headed for Mzanzi
Magnificent Mazda MX-5 RF headed for Mzanzi

Ané Theron

The Mazda MX-5, also known as the Miata overseas, is Mazda's greatest success story, and the best-selling roadster of all time... Read

Disruptive trends influencing SA's car ownership behaviour
Disruptive trends influencing SA's car ownership behaviour

South Africans have always adored their cars. We've treasured them, coveted them, pimped them, cried when we sold them, dreamt of our next upgrade... Read

Ariel view of the earmarked BAIC site that has been cleared and is ready for construction to start. Construction on the site is planned to start in earnest late this year early next year.
Coega readies for R11bn car manufacturing plant

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has begun work in clearing 54.62 hectares of land in Zone 1 of the Coega Industrial Development Zone... Read

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Cape Town Motor Show officially launched
Cape Town Motor Show officially launched
All the finest cities in the world have one: Frankfurt, Paris, Tokyo, Dubai and New York, to name a few. So it was only a matter of time before Cape Town... read

Sustainability month
One of the Ford Rangers currently in use as a mobile clinic in the Eastern Cape.
#SustainabilityMonth: Big business can treat people and planet with respect
Ford Motor Company's 2015-16 Sustainability Report highlights its continued focus on the human impact of doing business... read
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Maintenance & Safety
Dialdirect announces online vehicle inspections
Dialdirect announces online vehicle inspections
Vehicle inspections are an essential part of the process when signing up for insurance, so that the insurer can make sure the car exists... read
Manufacturing & Parts
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Volkswagen switch to electric cars to cost over 10,000 jobs
Volkswagen plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs in coming years as the German auto giant switches its focus to making electric cars... read
The production version of the BX7 will be built in Bremen.
Resurrected German car brand joins electric race
Cars bearing the stamp of once-defunct manufacturer Borgward will once again roll off an assembly line in north Germany from 2018... read
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US judge approves massive VW emissions settlement
A US judge on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, granted final approval for a $14.7 billion class action settlement in Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal... read
Retail & Rental
Kia sets the record for The World's Longest Test Drive with the all-new Sportage
Kia sets the record for The World's Longest Test Drive with the all-new Sportage

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Kia Motors South Africa has officially set the record for the World's Longest Test Drive Relay. The Echo, OFyt and Kia team, together with 520 test drivers, covered a total of 3,291km over a seven-day period... read
Nigerian, South African motor lubricants market in upswing
Nigerian, South African motor lubricants market in upswing
Nigeria and South Africa rely heavily on imported raw materials for automotive lubricants. However, the volatility of oil prices and the devaluating currencies... read
Robert Wright - regional after sales manager for the Volkswagen brand; Carla Wentzel - general manager: sales and marketing for the Volkswagen brand; Loshini Pillay - manager: national key accounts for the Volkswagen brand and Stanley Netshituka - manager: national special markets for the Volkswagen brand with SAVRALA awards.
#SAMOTY16: Awards for being the best at serving the biggest

Mark Smyth

There are awards and there are awards. In the automotive industry, you get honours decided on by journalists, the industry and the public... read
MasterCard partners with General Motors, IBM to offer new cognitive mobility platform
MasterCard partners with General Motors, IBM to offer new cognitive mobility platform
MasterCard has partnered with General Motors (GM) and IBM to offer OnStar Go, a new cognitive mobility platform, which will be embedded across many GM vehicles starting in 2017... read
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Driverless truck from Uber's Otto makes Colorado beer delivery
A self-driving truck built by Uber's unit Otto made a pioneering delivery of beer in Colorado last week. The 18-wheel semi loaded down with Budweiser made the 200-kilometer trip... read
Five value-for-money SUVs
Five value-for-money SUVs

Ané Theron

Manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to ensure that people keep on buying cars, because the customer wants a car that can do it all... read
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#FeesMustFall: Plans in place to ensure medical students graduate

Laura Lopez Gonzalez

Most of the country's medical schools say final-year medical students will write exams... read
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