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Monthly Archives: January 2016

FORD TRANSFORMS LIVES WITH SECOND PHASE OF VASTRAP CONTAINER HOUSING PROJECT

The Ford Struandale Engine Plant has transformed the lives of 10 families from the Vastrap informal settlement in Booysens Park, Port Elizabeth, with the installation of shipping containers converted into safe and secure housing units, the automaker said in a statement issued on Friday . According to the company, five ...

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GM INAUGURATES CAREER RE-ENTRY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME

General Motors has announced what it described as an innovative pilot internship programme aimed at experienced women engineers who are interested in returning to the workforce after a two or more year career break. The programme tagged Take 2, according to a statement obtained from its official  website, is a ...

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TOYOTA SEALS SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH SPECIAL OLYMPICS NIPPON

Toyota said it has entered into a national partnership agreement with Special Olympics Nippon (SON) that includes sponsorship of SON activities in Japan. To support the Special Olympics 2016 in Niigata Prefecture, Toyota employees, according to a statement, will be dispatched to related events as volunteers, and promotional campaigns will ...

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CALIFORNIA T COMES WITH NEW HS HANDLING OPTION

Ahead of its official debut at the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show, the California T, Ferrari’s immensely successful front-engined V8 model with retractable hard top and 2+ seating configuration, is now available with the brand-new Handling Speciale (HS) option, a statement issued in Maranello has said. According to the statement obtained ...

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FOTON IMPROVES ON PERFORMANCE IN DAKAR RALLY

Foton, one of the largest motor manufacturers in the world, improved on its performance in the gruelling Dakar Rally at its third attempt in the 2016 event, which ended in Rosario on January 16. This year, the company entered a Tunland pick-up and a Sauvana SUV, which is based on ...

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NEW GENERATION HYUNDAI I20 WRC KICKS OFF 2016 SEASON WITH RALLYE MONTE-CARLO PODIUM FINISH

Hyundai Motorsport started its third season in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in style with a podium finish in the debut event for the New Generation i20 WRC when Thierry Neuville steered their new rally car to third place in the Rallye Monte-Carlo ending Monday, January 25. The team, ...

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THE 130-YEAR-LONG SUCCESS STORY OF MERCEDES-BENZ

It was the document that set the world in motion: on 29 January 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. This was the day the automobile was born. Later the same year, independently of Benz, Gottlieb Daimler built his motorised carriage. Thus it was that 1886 ...

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NEW MERCEDES E-CLASS, SLC AND SL ARRIVE DEALERSHIPS IN APRIL

The new Mercedes E-Class, the new SLC and the enhanced SL are available to order now, with deliveries commencing in April, a statement issued by the luxury carmaker in Stuttgart, Germany has said. As the world’s most forward-looking production car, the E-Class sets new standards. And with prices starting at ...

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KTM RECALLS 2016 SX MODELS OVER SAFETY ISSUES

 KTM said it is recalling Motocross bikes of the latest model year 2016 to the workshops of  authorised KTM dealers across South Africa in order to review and replace the front wheel spokes. The company said in a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA that during routine testing in ongoing ...

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MERCEDES-BENZ F 100: FORERUNNER OF THE CONNECTED CAR

The Mercedes-Benz F 100 research vehicle celebrated its world premiere 25 years ago. Never before had the designers and engineers realised so many new ideas and innovative solutions in a single vehicle. At the same time, with all its technology, the vehicle was a forerunner of today’s connected car, of which ...

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