SAFETY / CAR CARE

The recent petrol hike marks the eighth official increase for South Africans this year. Unfortunately, petrol hikes are beyond anybody’s  control, but one thing consumers can consider is buying a fuel-efficient vehicle as a means to save money. Practicing good driving habits is another. The upcoming five-day WesBank Fuel Economy ...

The future appears to be here finally with Electric vehicles evolution as  EVs now have the potential to significantly enrich people’s lives in a world of zero emissions. Marketing Director, Nissan South Africa, Kabelo Rabotho,  said , “one hundred EVs with zero emissions and intelligent energy integration capabilities could power ...

Your child is by far the most precious cargo your vehicle will ever have to carry. We love our children and would never want anything to happen to them, yet here in South Africa, we still boast relatively low awareness towards car seat safety. It’s critical to have your child ...

Robotics is one of the world’s fastest growing fields. It has the potential to revolutionise society. There are two aspects to robotics which are of interest to scientists and engineers. The physical design and construction of robots, and the algorithms which are used for control. Tech-savvy people with the mathematical ...

Nissan has developed a new way to use robots to make car parts out of sheet steel, a breakthrough that could make replacement parts for discontinued models more widely available for customers. Nissan said it hopes to commercialise the proprietary technique, known as dual-sided dieless forming. The technique involves two ...

  Cars45, Nigeria’s leading automotive trading platform, has introduced an Emergency Service with a promise that “Car breakdowns won’t last for long.” The company also maintained that the Cars45 Emergency Service would deliver professional, quick-response services for stranded consumers at prompt notice.    According to a statement issued in Lagos ...

Bridgestone has announced that it would supply solar car tyres using its fuel-efficient tyre technology to 32 teams participating in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge (BWSC), for which it is the naming rights sponsors. Held in Australia once every two years, the BWSC is the world’s foremost solar car ...

  Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv Autonomous Mobility, a global technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions enabling the future of mobility, Monday, announced that they will be forming an autonomous driving joint venture. This partnership brings together one of the industry’s most innovative vehicle technology providers ...

Preparations are in top gear for the West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS), a new international trade exhibition, aimed at  bringing the region’s automotive parts industry together under one roof in Lagos. For three days in November,  about 100 exhibitors from Nigeria and other countries would be gathering to network, forge ...

  C2A Security, a global leader in automotive cybersecurity, Thursday in Frankfurt, Germany,  announced a comprehensive automotive security solution, developed in collaboration with NXP, utilizing NXP Semiconductors’ secure CAN (Controller Area Network) transceivers. Designed to provide comprehensive protection to help automotive OEMs get the upper hand on some of the ...