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#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?
#NewCampaign: Ever considered ditching your keys?
[Jessica Tennant] Uber recently launched a campaign called ‘Ditch Your Keys' to encourage car owners to switch to Uber and use their time spent travelling more efficiently... read
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Pressure is on for South African motor dealers

At the recent Business of the Year roadshow, the director of the National Automobile Dealers' Association, noted that motor dealers in South Africa are under increasing pressure... Read

Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya
Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Uber has begun the African roll out of its Real-Time ID in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, in a bid to further improve passenger security... Read

Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing
Digitalisation pushing boundaries of manufacturing

Dereshin Pillay

Digital transformation, as we've come to realise, means something different in every industry. In manufacturing, the term can be broad-reaching... Read

Automotive
Pieter Niemand
Motor Industry Workshop Association appoints new director
Pieter Niemand has been appointed to head up the Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA)... read

WOMEN'S MONTH
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Issued by Topco Media

What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read
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AutoTech
The timeline of autonomous vehicles
The timeline of autonomous vehicles

Issued by MiWay

Although autonomous vehicles may seem futuristic, the technology of self-driving vehicles has been in development since the 1920s... read
Commercial & Industrial
New Man Lion's City bus unveiled
New Man Lion's City bus unveiled
The new Man Lion's City is a completely re-designed city bus which is set to be introduced to a selected group of people in March 2018 during its launch... read
Dealers
Ipsos survey shows Audi, VW top customer pleasers
Ipsos survey shows Audi, VW top customer pleasers

Henrie Geyser

Audi and Volkswagen have won Gold awards for customer purchasing satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year in the prestigious Annual Ipsos Survey... read
#RideRoundup: All-new Audi Q5, new S-Class, Mazda CX-8, Jaguar XJ
#RideRoundup: All-new Audi Q5, new S-Class, Mazda CX-8, Jaguar XJ

Ilse van den Berg

In this week's #RideRoundup bulletin we have a glance at the all-new Audi Q5, the new Mercedez-Benz S-Class, the Mazda CX-8 Crossover SUV, and the new Jaguar XJR575 performance flagship model... read
VW Group supplies Western Cape government with 350 vehicles
VW Group supplies Western Cape government with 350 vehicles
The Volkswagen Group of South Africa has supplied the Western Cape government with 350 Polo Vivo Sedans... read
Events & Shows
Digital Dealer Conference will be another drawcard at SA Motoring Experience
Digital Dealer Conference will be another drawcard at SA Motoring Experience

Issued by SA Motoring Experience

The chosen topic for the upcoming CAR Digital Dealer Conference is very hot and set to shape the future direction of the way cars are bought and serviced, as well as the role dealerships will play... read
Launches & Reviews
Duster with automatic appeal
Duster with automatic appeal

Henrie Geyser

Renault has enhanced its popular Duster range with the introduction of a new EDC (Efficient Dual Clutch) model which is guaranteed to further boost the popularity of this ruggedly cute SUV range... read
New Rolls-Royce Phantom revealed
New Rolls-Royce Phantom revealed
As the next chapter in the Rolls-Royce story opens, the New Rolls-Royce Phantom points the way forward for the global luxury industry... read
Maintenance
Working together to keep oil away from the environment
Working together to keep oil away from the environment
There has been a fair amount of news about recycling in automotive-related industries. Most of it has been about the demise of Redisa, the tyre recycling agency. But what about waste oil? read
Manufacturing & Parts
Ford celebrates 100 years of making bakkies
Ford celebrates 100 years of making bakkies
Last week saw the 100th anniversary of Ford Motor Company's Model TT, a small truck based on the Model T car and launched on 27 July 1917... read
Safety
Free tyre and road safety workshops in August
Free tyre and road safety workshops in August
In honour of Women's Month, Tiger Wheel & Tyre will host free tyre and road safety workshops for women at selected stores nationwide... read
International
Amko Leenarts
Amko Leenarts appointed director: design, Ford of Europe
COLOGNE, Germany: Amko Leenarts has been appointed director: design, Ford of Europe... read
BMW to manufacture electric Mini in Britain
BMW to manufacture electric Mini in Britain
FRANKFURT, Germany: German luxury car manufacturer BMW has announced that it will build a future all-electric version of its Mini in Britain, easing fears that it might move production away after Brexit... read
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Los Angeles to have fully electric bus fleet by 2030
LOS ANGELES, US: Known for its bouts of heavy smog , the city of Los Angeles has announced plans to have a fleet of fully electric, zero-emissions buses by 2030... read
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Business
Rene Miles, managing director at Novare Investments
#WomensMonth: Making your mark in financial services

Rene Miles

Certain stereotypes associated with the financial services industry remain true - it's still male dominated, men earn more than their female counterparts and women aren't adequately represented in senior leadership positions... read
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#Uber jacks up security in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya https://t.co/ZgSJYh4uw6 via @Biz_IT #Africa #mobile @Uber
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Mercedes-Benz will discontinue the B-Class Electric Drive hatchback later this year. Find out what will replace it. https://t.co/QI8RMBlhmU
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Leading the way in progressive design; by a country mile. #RangeRoverVelar https://t.co/NSnHJLz8ye
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