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  Subaru Corporation on Monday cleared the air on the impact of the controversial Kobe Steel Quality scandal on Subaru vehicles, assuring that the company has confirmed that Subaru vehicles are not in any way affected.  In a statement issued in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, Subaru Corporation said: “Aluminium panels ...

Hyundai Motor Group this Tuesday revealed its future powertrain development strategy as its International Powertrain Conference opened in Korea.  More than 1,200 engineers and academics from world leading powertrain companies are participating in the two-day event, which features presentations exploring the core theme ‘Knock the Limit of Powertrain Technologies: To ...

Honour has come the way of the managing director of Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA), Shaun Uys, as he has been listed as one of Africa’s most dynamic and innovative leaders by UK-based CEO Today magazine. “Dedicated to recognising strong and innovative leadership amongst business leaders operating in Africa, across ...

The inaugural Benchmark Award of the U.S. Rainbow PUSH Coalition, an initiative of Citizenship Education Fund, has been given to Nissan North America for its support of minority businesses. Citing the collaboration between Nissan and Emma Hill Manufacturing as a best practice within the automotive industry and evidence of Nissan’s ...

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Thursday moved ahead in its bid to empower black-owned suppliers and extend its assistance to strategically align them in the country’s automotive sector by launching the Ntinga Project. The project, launched in Uitenhage, followed the successful VWSA Black-Owned Supplier’s Day held in 2016. Ntinga is ...

Toyota Motor Corporation on Thursday expressed regret over the inconvenience and concern caused to customers of Toyota and Lexus vehicles by the Kobe Steel quality scandal, promising to continue to identify the impact of affected non-aluminium materials on its vehicles. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Japanese carmaker said: ...

    … 2018 TITAN Midnight Edition named “Full-size Truck of Texas” …2018 Rogue “Compact SUV of Texas” The Nissan truck and SUV lineup is departing Texas truck country with a bed full of awards once again. Following two full days of evaluations at the annual Texas Auto Writers Association ...

The delay by the Egyptian Parliament in passing the country’s  Automotive Directive into law may be holding back a lot of investments into the country’s auto sector. The Automotive Directive is an auto development strategy draft aimed at opening the country’s auto sector to investments with mouth-watering incentives for local ...

  Porsche is expanding its mid-engine range for even greater performance and exclusive equipment with the new two-seater 718 Boxster GTS and 718 Cayman GTS. Apparently tailored for more sportiness, the power output has been increased to 365 hp (269 kW), thanks to a newly developed air intake-duct and an ...