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From Concept to Reality: Jaguar E-PACE’s Perilous Barrel Roll Stunt

A short documentary has been released by Jaguar on its latest offering, the Jaguar E-Pace, detailing how its engineers brought a perilous barrel roll stunt from concept to reality.  The stunt, which took six months to produce, was over in just 1.5 seconds when the E-PACE was revealed to the ...

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Winners Emerge at 2017 Land Rover BORN Awards

Winners have emerged at the 2017 Land Rover BORN Awards as nine design category winners, including winners and runners-up, were announced and honoured by BORN and Land Rover at the Awards ceremony held Wednesday in Ålesund, Norway. Three special prizes were also given out at the ceremony. The nine winners were chosen from ...

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Kia Niro, Soul, Cadenza Named Segment Winners in J.D. POWER 2017 APEAL Awards

Kia Motors has earned three J.D. Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) awards with the Kia Niro, Kia Soul, and Kia Cadenza, all garnering awards in their respective segments.  Kia is the only non-premium brand to register wins in three segments (in a three-way tie with two premium brands), ...

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Celebration Time as smart BRABUS rolls out “15th anniversary edition”

An exclusive edition model of smart BRABUS has been released to celebrate its 15 years of collaboration. The smart BRABUS “15th-anniversary edition”, which looks stunning, is already available to order as it will be produced in a limited edition of 150 units and the first vehicles are due to arrive ...

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Top Honours for Nissan Altima, Murano in 2017 J.D. Power APEAL Study

Nissan has made huge gains in its ownership and driving “appeal,” as stated in the just-released J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) StudySM. The Nissan brand’s rise of 27 points versus 2016 and jump of eight spots in overall ranking was fueled by top marks for ...

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FRSC to Create Driver’s Licence Centre at National Assembly Complex

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it is planning to create a Driver’s Licence Centre at the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The Corps said the proposed Centre, which will complement the activities of its Command at the Assembly Complex, will address the licensing needs of the Legislators and ...

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BMW Group to Splash €200 million on Leipzig Plant

  The BMW Group said it would pump an additional €200 million into its plant in Leipzig, eastern Germany, as the luxury carmaker begins, in earnest, plans for the production of future BMW generations.  The building work, according to a statement issued in Leipzig, will commence early in 2018 and ...

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Final Day to Enter for Automechanika Johannesburg’s Innovation Awards Contest

    The countdown for the 2017 edition of Innovation Awards at Automechanika Johannesburg has really begun. Organisers of the awards scheduled to hold during the Automechanika trade fair at the Expo Centre, Nasrec, from September 27-30 have up until noon this Wednesday, July 26, to accept entries as time actually ...

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Volkswagen Delivers 350 Fleet Vehicles to Western Cape Government

The Western Cape Government in South Africa has really demonstrated that charity must begin at home. It has also demonstrated its support for local businesses in its area of operation through patronage  as it recently took delivery of 350 fleet cars purchased from Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) .  The ...

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BMW Flaunts Luxury, Elegance, Dynamism of the 7 Series Edition 40 Jahre

Ahead of its world debut at the 67th Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA) which holds between September  14 and September 24, 2017, the BMW 7 Series Edition 40 Jahre has proven to be another top-of-the -range model even as the German premium car manufacturer continues to flaunt the luxury, elegance ...

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