The newly-appointed Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, has commended the Chairman of Innoson Group, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, for the huge investments he has made and has continued to make, in the automotive sector. Osanipin spoke on Tuesday during a visit ...

Polestar has confirmed the successful start of production of Polestar 4, with first deliveries to customers in China expected before the end of 2023. Official launch in all other Polestar markets is planned for early 2024, with customer deliveries in these markets expected within the same year. The first production ...

Extra length responds to growing industry needs  Hunter Engineering is pleased to announce new, longer variations of its popular RX63 and RX72 scissor alignment racks. These new models, RX63KL and RX72KL, can accommodate up to 195-inch two-wheel wheelbases. The RX63KL lift gains an additional 13 inches, while the RX72KL picks ...

Seasoned South African-born motorsport journalist Dieter Rencken has been appointed FIA Formula One World Championship Commissioner in the Office of the FIA President, in addition to his duties as Motorsport Adviser to the President, Mohammed Ben Sulayem.    Anton Roux, Chairman of Motorsport South Africa and a member of the ...

The South African Motor Body Repairer’s Association (SAMBRA), a proud association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), has responded with disappointment to the latest update from the South African Insurance Association (SAIA) regarding the progress on releasing a vehicle salvage database which will allow motorists and all relevant stakeholders ...

GWM ORA, the innovative and fashionable “Pure Electric Vehicle” from GWM, introduces a new era for GWM in South Africa by bringing a fresh new approach to electric mobility with the official launch of the new GWM ORA 03. Having already wowed the local car buying public with sneak previews ...

n the run-up to COP28, the multi-energy company TotalEnergies contributes to the energy transition’s debate with its annual publication TotalEnergies Energy Outlook 2023, which presents scenarios for the evolution of energy demand and the global energy system  TotalEnergies Energy Outlook 2023 Published for the fifth year running, the TotalEnergies Energy ...

BMW has launched the first German Mini production as the production launch at Leipzig of the previously contract assembled Countryman makes it the first Mini model made in Germany, on the same line as the BMW’s 1 and 2 Series. The flexible plant builds combustion, plug in hybrid and fully ...

German manufacturing giants Siemens and Schaeffler are testing the use of artificial intelligence for machine control as a solution to the shortage of skilled workers. As a co-pilot, AI should help to programme machines faster and more easily than human counterparts, the companies said on Tuesday. The combination of human ...

Germany’s Transport Minister Volker Wissing has warned Germany’s train drivers’ union (GDL) and the rail operator Deutsche Bahn not to strike during the Christmas period in their ongoing wage dispute. “Christmas is a time of peace – all parties to the labour dispute should think about that”, Wissing told the ...