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Kia previews design of new ProCeed ahead of Sept.13 reveal

Previewed in a new sketch released Wednesday, the new Kia ProCeed merges stunning design with the space and versatility of a tourer in a five-door shooting brake body. The new ProCeed follows the design blueprint laid down by the 2017 Kia Proceed Concept, and will offer drivers an unparalleled combination ...

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Volkswagen signs MoU with Ghana on new Assembly Plant 

Volkswagen on Thursday continued its expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ghanaian Government on the establishment of  a vehicle assembly facility and to assess the feasibility of a modern Mobility Concept for Ghana. VWSA Managing Director/CEO, Thomas Schaefer, who is also the ...

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Ford Ranger Raptor Wows Drivers, Gamers at Top Gaming Event

 Before taking to European roads, the new Ford Ranger Raptor has already gone seriously off-road and into uncharted territory – to be the first ever vehicle revealed at Europe’s largest video gaming event, Gamescom.  Two Ranger Raptors provide striking bookends at the Ford stand, which also includes a 4D racing ...

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BMW Group South Africa donates 20 BMW X3s to selected local NGOs, varsities

  BMW Group South Africa Thursday celebrated the start of production of the BMW X3 in South Africa by donating 20 locally built BMW X3s worth more than R15m to selected educational establishments and NGOs.  The first organisation to receive its BMW X3 20d is The Rhino Orphanage, a Limpopo-based ...

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VWSA appoints Andile Dlamini as new Head of Group Communications

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA)  has appointed Andile Dlamini as its new Head of Group Communications  to take over from Matt Gennrich, who officially retired from Volkswagen after 38 years of service in March . His appointment takes effect from  September 1,  2018,.  Andile has 15 years’ experience in Public Relations ...

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Ford Wins Third ‘Best Exporter OEM’ Award from Exporters Eastern Cape

  Ford Motor Company’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has once again been recognised as one of the Eastern Cape’s top exporters after winning the ‘Best Exporter OEM’ Award for the third time. The annual awards are hosted by Exporters Eastern Cape, and acknowledge the top export ...

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Nissan celebrates 50 years of motorsports success in Monterey

    Nissan’s remarkable 50-plus-year history of motorsport in the U.S. and its exciting future were showcased at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. Selected as the first-ever featured marque from Japan, Nissan and Datsun stars and cars were on site for the event – including Peter Brock’s championship-winning BRE cars ...

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Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber, extends collaboration to Automated Vehicle Technologies

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (Uber) Tuesday announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration with the aim of advancing and bringing to market autonomous ride-sharing as a mobility service at scale. To accomplish this, technology from each company will be integrated into purpose-built Toyota vehicles ...

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Audi, Volkswagen get set for the Festival of Motoring

Audi and Volkswagen brands will be coming together for this years’ Festival of Motoring taking place at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit from 31 August to 2 September 2018. “Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) will be out in full force at the Festival of Motoring this year. We are excited for ...

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Jaguar Classic to build all-electric E-types

Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. This followed an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’. The news follows the iconic EV sports car’s successful debut in concept form at Jaguar Land Rover Tech Fest in ...

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