Honda and its new partner, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Monday, unveiled their new Formula 1 car, the STR13, fitted with the Honda RA618H power unit, at the Barcelona Catalunya Circuit. Following the reveal of the new car that Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley will drive in this year’s FIA Formula ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) said it has developed a new continuously variable transmission (CVT), 6-speed manual transmission, 2.0-liter engine, 2.0-liter hybrid system, and 4WD systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), a development framework aimed at making ever-better cars. The new technologies, according to the Japanese automaker, offer ...
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The Ferrari Portofino, which is being flaunted as the Italian Grand Tourer par excellence, has made its official debut in South Africa at a private preview held at the official Ferrari dealer, Scuderia SA, in Johannesburg. Revealed earlier than anticipated in the market, the Ferrari Portofino is the ...
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The BMW Group said it is in advanced discussions to ramp up the global success of its MINI brand through a new joint venture in China. A key element of the brand’s continued strategic development, according to the German carmaker, will be local production of future battery-electric MINI vehicles in ...
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… Seals Dealership Deal With Luxury World AutoGroup Emmanuel Oluwatobi IKA Germany (IKA Industrie- und Kraftfahrzeugausrüstung GmbH), a leading global player in the automotive aftermarket spare parts supplies with customers in over 80 countries, has landed in Ghana . The company has also sealed a dealership deal with Luxury ...
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Volvo has launched its new three-cylinder Drive-E powertrain in the XC40, the company’s first entry into the compact premium SUV segment. The new powertrain is the first three-cylinder engine in the company’s 91-year history. The all-new 1.5 litre T3, three-cylinder, direct-injection petrol engine was developed in-house using the same ...
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Ford, The LEGO Group and rally specialists, M-Sport, have revealed a new model from the LEGO® Speed Champions range that is set to bring the thrill of the rally stage to living room floors across Europe – the title-winning M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC rally car. The designers at LEGO have recreated ...
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Korean auto giant, Hyundai Motor, Wednesday, celebrated the world premiere of the fourth-generation Santa Fe at its Motorstudio Goyang. As the best-selling SUV in the brand’s 32-year history in America—with sales of more than 1.5 million units—the Santa Fe represents Hyundai’s strong SUV heritage and continues its success story. ...
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Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, marked yet another significant milestone for BMW Group South Africa when the last BMW 3 Series Sedan rolled off the production line at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn in Pretoria. The plant has produced a total of 1,191,604 five generations of the BMW 3 Series and ...
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As part of the on-going appraisal of its vehicle assembly project in Nigeria, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., last week deployed a high-powered delegation from its headquarters in Japan to discuss compelling strategies with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC). The strategies are aimed at expanding ...
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