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Porsche Begins 70th Anniversary With Grand Reception in Stuttgart

          Porsche on Saturday kick-started activities to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a new year reception at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. Porsche has already lined up numerous activities around the world to celebrate this year’s anniversary.  On February 3,  “The Porsche Effect” will open at ...

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Volvo XC90 Scores A Hat Trick at Cars.co.za Consumer Awards

    The Volvo XC90  has won the Premium SUV category for the third year in a row, thus scoring a hat trick at the 2018 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards  . Launched in South Africa in 2015, the XC90 has consistently outperformed formidable competition in its category, impressing the panel of ...

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Kia Ups the Ante, Extends Australian Open Partnership to 2023

  Kia Motors Saturday extended its partnership with the Australian Open for a further five years to 2023 at a signing ceremony held at Melbourne Park. This latest ceremony makes Kia the longest-running major sponsor of the tennis tournament, having started the relationship in 2002. Over the last 17 years, ...

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Scuderia SA’s Internship Programme Enters Second Year 

    Spurred by the success of its 2017 Internship Programme, Scuderia South Africa, the official Ferrari dealer, said it is going ahead with the 2018 edition of the programme which it launched last June during which three young interns went through a comprehensive six-month internship in company’s sales, marketing ...

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Nissan Tickles Guests With Self-Parking Slippers at ProPILOT Park Ryokan

        Combining the ultimate in traditional hospitality with Nissan’s autonomous driving technology, one Japanese inn is treating guests to some unusual amenities: self-parking slippers, tables and floor cushions. At first glance, the ProPILOT Park Ryokan looks like any other traditional Japanese inn, or ryokan. Slippers are neatly ...

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Volkswagen Group South Africa Completes Major Investment Programme, Launches New Polo

    Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has launched its new Polo and showcased the R6.1 billion investment in its plant and new products at a recent ceremony  attended by  the Premier of the Eastern Cape, Phumulo Masualle;  the honourable Deputy Minister Bulelani Magwanishe of the DTI; media representatives and ...

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Range Rover SV Coupe Limited Edition for Geneva Global Debut

Land Rover Wednesday said it would unveil the new Range Rover SV Coupé at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6, describing it as the world’s first full-size luxury SUV coupé . The new Range Rover SV Coupé, according to Land Rover,  will be a dramatic and desirable addition to ...

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The New Generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class Arrives Nigeria

        The much-anticipated Mercedes-Benz S-class facelift has arrived the local market in Nigeria. Weststar Associates Limited, the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, confirmed this ,Wednesday, saying the new generation S-Class that is being flaunted as “the best car in the world, driven by intelligence,”  is ...

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MBFW: Mercedes-Benz Continues to Diversify Scope of Commitment in Berlin

The new concept for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFW) in Berlin came up trumps. From 15 to 17 January, ten designers showcased their Autumn/Winter 2018 collections at the ewerk in Berlin Mitte. At the heart of the reorientated concept was a renewed focus on fashion and an all-encompassing digitalisation concept that ...

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IRF Opens Entries for 2018 Global Road Achievement Awards

      Entries have opened for the 2018 International Road Federation’s Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA), a one-of-a kind competition to recognise innovative road projects and exemplary people that place the road industry at the forefront of worldwide social and economic development. IRF said in a statement that applications ...

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