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Discounted service for Toyota vehicles older than five years
Discounted service for Toyota vehicles older than five years
Toyota South Africa Motors is offering discounted servicing for all Toyota vehicles older than 5 years - irrespective of year, mileage or model - throughout the local dealer network... read
Kingsley Holgate's Defender goes on auction
Kingsley Holgate's Defender goes on auction

Kingsley Holgate's last Land Rover Defender, nicknamed Ndhlovokazi (the great she-elephant), is going on auction this week... Read

Fuel down, rand risk looms
Fuel down, rand risk looms

Commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund, the AA has said that fuel prices for April will be lower than in March... Read

Ford SA CEO recalled to US
Ford SA CEO recalled to US

Ford SA CEO, Jeffrey Nemeth, who was forced to announce the recall of 4556 of its Kuga SUVs in January, has been recalled to the US... Read


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#BrandManagerMonth: Francesca Berta on CarZar disrupting the auto-trade industry

Ilse van den Berg

We recently chatted to Francesca Berta, CMO of tech startup, CarZar, which aims to streamline the often onerous task of buying or selling a second-hand car... read
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Automatic trucks is the way to go for fleet owners
Automatic trucks is the way to go for fleet owners

Morné Stoltz

For fleet owners, the arguments for automatic trucks are making more and more sense. For one thing, automatic transmission reduces the impact of an unskilled driver on fuel efficiency... read
Manufacturing & Parts
Concept flying car gears up for the skies
Concept flying car gears up for the skies
The Pop.Up, a collaboration between Airbus and Italian automotive design house Italdesign, is said to be the first modular, fully electric, zero emission concept vehicle system... read
Nissan, uYilo to unveil bi-directional charger technology
Nissan, uYilo to unveil bi-directional charger technology
In partnership with the uYilo e-Mobility programme, Nissan is set to demonstrate its bi-directional charger technology which allows power stored in electric vehicles to be used... read
Motoring Reviews
Road test: Toyota C-HR 1.2T CVT Plus
Road test: Toyota C-HR 1.2T CVT Plus

Ané Theron

As I'm walking towards the valet parking area at Cape Town International airport, a sea-green, highly angular rear-end glistens amongst a sea of boxy Land Rovers... read
Volvo wafts into the future
Volvo wafts into the future

Henrie Geyser

I have been on a magical carpet ride into the future of motoring, courtesy of the Volvo XC90 armed with two power sources - a two-litre petrol engine and an electric rear axle drive... read
Motorsport
Get your kicks on the Rand Show's Route 66
Get your kicks on the Rand Show's Route 66

Issued by Rand Show

Come feel the vibes of the iconic Route 66, with a display of classic cars, motorcycles, and memorabilia from the Shawn Tyler Museum, plus a full Cobra Backdraft build that will take place over 10 days... read
Retail & Rental
March shows growth in new vehicle sales
March shows growth in new vehicle sales
Amidst uncertainty, South Africa's new vehicle industry grew 2.1% in March, with total sales of 48,534 vehicles according to the latest data from Naamsa... [infographic] read
Land Rover reveals all-new Dicovery at Cape Epic
International
Ford announces $295m charge in Q1 for recalls
Ford announces $295m charge in Q1 for recalls
NEW YORK, US: Ford set aside $295m in the first quarter for four safety recalls affecting more than 440,000 vehicles in North America... read
Fuji Heavy Industries changes name to Subaru Corporation
Fuji Heavy Industries changes name to Subaru Corporation
TOKYO, Japan: Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) has changed its name to Subaru Corporation with effect from 1 April 2017... read
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Business
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it
How to add far-flung destinations to your bucket list, without roughing it

Nicci Botha

Bucket lists are notoriously fickle things. Just when you think you've got it sorted something else comes along that bumps everything else off... read
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