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Amarok comes with a special edition, the Dark Label

With over 30,000 Amaroks sold in South Africa since launch in 2010, Volkswagen has added a special edition Amarok, the Dark Label. From the outside, the special edition Amarok Dark Label distinguishes itself from the rest of the Amarok range through the locally-sourced MAXE matte black styling bar with ’Amarok‘ ...

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Ford donates R12-million worth of vehicles to charities in South Africa

Ford officials with representatives of the charities   Ford is spreading the cheer this Festive Season with a donation of 26 brand new vehicles to 22 selected charity organisations in South Africa, worth a combined retail value of over R12-million. The fleet, which comprises 15 Ford Transit vans, seven Tourneo ...

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VWSA appoints Mike Glendinning as new Sales/Marketing Director 

As Stefan Mecha moves to Brazil as Vice President for Sales/Marketing  Mike Glendinning has returned to Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) after five years in Mexico and has been appointed as the new Sales and Marketing Director for VWSA with effect from December 1, 2018. He is to assume responsibility for ...

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50 Blue Bikes for Uitenhage as Volkswagen’s 2019 scholar mobility programme kicks off

…350 more coming in 2019 Following successful handovers in Bergville (Kwa-Zulu Natal), Alexandra (Gauteng) and Soweto (Gauteng) this year, community members in Uitenhage are the fourth recipients of Blue Bikes in 2018. Volkswagen and Qhubeka‘s Blue Bikes project called Bicycle Education Empowerment Programme (BEEP) seeks to provide motion with meaning ...

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Tiger Wheel & Tyre Lynnwood Unveils Ironman 4×4 range of products

Pretoria 4×4 enthusiasts are in for a treat as Tiger Wheel & Tyre’s Lynnwood fitment centre becomes a hub for the sale and fitment of ‘Ironman 4×4’ products and accessories. The centre is situated at the Willow Way Shopping Centre at Cnr. Lynnwood & Albeth Streets in Pretoria. Built to ...

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Kirk Steudle is 2018 IRF “Man of the Year”

Kirk Steudle, longtime Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has been named the IRF “Man of the Year” 2018 . Steudle, who is also a globally recognised authority on the development of connected and automated vehicles, has therefore been nominated to receive IRF’s most distinguished individual honour.  Speaking ...

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All-new BMW X5 arrives South African market

The year of the BMW X model is continuing to hit another highpoint. Following the market launch of the first BMW X2 earlier this year and the new BMW X4, a new edition of the original BMW X model is now ready for action. The fourth generation of the BMW ...

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Coscharis, Ford add zest to 2018 Fitfam Fest

It was a show of strength, toughness and endurance at Ford Strongman Challenge event, which took place during the 2018 FitFam Fest held at the Hardrock Café, Victoria Island, in Lagos recently. The Ford Strongman Challenge, which was co-sponsored by Ford Motor Company and Coscharis Motors Plc,  featured a number ...

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Isuzu, Foundation celebrate success of seventh super project

Unveiling the plaque of the new Umkhuleko School outside Pietermaritzburg are from left, Prince Xolani Zondi from the Inadi Royal Family, Michael Sacke, Isuzu Motors South Africa CEO and MD and Colin Cowie, Isuzu ChildLife Foundation chairman. The prayers of the 87 preschool children at Umkhuleko Crèche might have been ...

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Ford reveals how big data could help make cities safer

…By highlighting where future traffic incidents might happen It is often only after accidents have occurred that particular junctions or stretches of road are identified as problematic for drivers, cyclists or pedestrians. Now, Ford has come up with a means by which big data could potentially help cities identify locations ...

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