Imperial and Hyundai Automotive South Africa are, again, partnering with the Bakwena N1N4 concessionaire to drive and promote road safety awareness and provide additional patrol support on the N1 and N4 routes this holiday season. This partnership comes in the wake of calls by the Minister of Transport, Joe Maswanganyi, ...
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The Federal Government has finally reached an agreement with the Lagos State Government to pull down the popular Jibowu and Costain bridges in the mainland area of Lagos in order to make way for the new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line scheduled to be completed in December 2018. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, ...
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The annual Best Trainee Awards, which are presented by the Volkswagen Group, honour and promote young talent within the Volkswagen worldwide network. This year’s Best Trainee Award was the 17th of its kind presented by the Volkswagen Group. Since inception in 2001, a total of 477 trainees have been honoured. ...
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Honda is set become the world’s first car manufacturer to adopt new state-of-the-art driving simulator technology, based on a revolutionary architecture called DiM250 (Driver-in-Motion). Most driving simulators make use of motion technology derived from flight simulators, and typically use six actuators to deliver six ‘degrees of freedom’. However, to accurately ...
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In one of the automotive industry’s most recognised and rigorous vehicle tests, the Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport have been awarded 2018 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ recognition. In addition, Hyundai’s Ioniq Hybrid, Elantra, Elantra GT, Sonata and Tucson models were Top Safety Pick award winners “Hyundai was one of the leading brands for Top Safety Pick+ and Top ...
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From 2018, Continental will be an official partner of the Tour de France, entrenching the pioneering German tyre manufacturer’s reputation for producing best-in-class tyres for the original equipment and replacement markets, covering everything from cars to trucks, motorcycles and, of course, bicycles. The sponsorship agreement was officially ...
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The high performance Jeep® Grand Cherokee SRT has been honoured by readers of the influential German magazine Auto Bild Sports Cars. The powerful Jeep model scooped the readers’ choice award for best import in the Vans and SUV category. This is the first time the famously knowledgeable readers of the ...
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Keeping aligned with the times and ahead of the competition, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has introduced a raft of new enhancements and product updates on the Ford Ranger, which is locally produced at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria. “The Ford Ranger has cemented its status as ...
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The Nigerian Government has condemned in strongest terms acts of violence perpetrated against personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) by reckless drivers who kill and injure them while on patrol through reckless driving. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Gida Mustapha, stated this while declaring ...
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In the eighth edition of the Women’s World Car of the Year awards the Hyundai IONIQ has won the ‘Supreme Award.’ All three models in the range – the IONIQ Electric, Hybrid and Plug-in hybrid – were treated as one car for voting purposes. To identify the supreme winner, ...
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