Volkswagen Group South Africa’s (VWSA) employee volunteer programme, “Show of Hands”, has won the Beyond Painting Classroom Award in the Partnering for Change category at the Beyond Painting Classrooms Conference recently held in Johannesburg.  The Beyond Painting Classroom Employee Volunteer Programme Awards recognise and celebrate inspiring examples of employee volunteering ...

AB Volvo has announced the appointment of Kina Wileke as Executive Vice President, Group Communications & Sustainability Affairs. Currently, the Senior Vice President, Brand Communication & Marketing, at AB Volvo Penta, Wileke will take over from Henry Sténson, who at his own request, will take up a position as Senior ...

Indications have emerged that the German luxury brand, Mercedes-Benz, may be considering a return to the Egyptian market two years after its exit in 2015, according to a report by Enterprise, an Egyptian online news platform. Mercedes-Benz local partners, Egyptian-German Automotive (EGA), had suspended activities finally at its factories in ...

Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company has unveiled plans to create a new facility in Luxembourg that utilises an innovative production process to meet growing customer and consumer demand for premium tyres. The plans, according to the company, are part of ways of advancing the company’s connected – business model. Expected ...

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance has announced what has been described as an ambitious strategic plan, tagged, Alliance 2022, a six-year plan targeted at doubling annual synergies to €10 billion. Chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, Carlos Ghosn, while unveiling the plan last week, said: “Today marks a new milestone ...

Preparations are in top gear for the Pure&Crafted SA Festival scheduled to hold in Johannesburg on September 30 with the event promising to feature a celebration of motorcycles and customisation with live music and gourmet food stands at the Ground in Muldersdrift in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The organisers ...

Just as they did when Hurricane Harvey devastated Texas a couple of weeks ago, Ford and its dealers, once again, are providing special assistance for victims of Hurricane Irma in Florida, including first responders, existing customers, and those needing to replace lost or damaged vehicles. Ford has 123 dealerships in ...

The 2017 Frankfurt Motors Show officially opened to the public this Saturday though the annual show had been opened to the media since September 12 for global premieres of new vehicles by carmakers from across the world. The focus of this year’s event is electric mobility. Since the opening on ...

A new president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America has been named. He is Kyung Soo (Kenny) Lee, one of the most respected leaders in Hyundai’s global operation.  Sixty-one-year-old Lee will be responsible for Hyundai’s U.S. sales and marketing and will take up his role as president and CEO  on September ...

Weststar Associates Limited, the authorised general distributors of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Nigeria, has sealed a landmark deal with Total Nigeria Plc., as it recently delivered a total number of 55 Mercedes-Benz Actross 3340S trucks to the oil company in Lagos. The delivery and handing over of ...