Siyaphambili Team (meaning moving forward) has done Volkswagen proud at the just-concluded Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge in South Africa. The team consists of Thobani Mhlongo who finished in a time of 3hours-26minutes-53seconds, Kwanele Shabala at a time of 3hours-18minutes-15seconds, Mashesha Miya in 3hours-29minutes-42seconds, Nonkuthalo Mgomezulu in 5hours-1minute-46seconds and Samkelo ...
Read More »Jaguar Land Rover Partners Mountain Rescue England and Wales
Jaguar Land Rover has sealed its partnership with Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) with a donation of a Land Rover Discovery to MREW as the British carmaker extended its support to emergency and disaster preparedness. MREW has taken delivery of the Land Rover Discovery, which will join its ...
Read More »Nashville Soccer Club, Nissan Seal Deal on Multiyear Partnership
Nashville Soccer Club and Nissan Tuesday announced a multiyear partnership in which Nissan will become the club’s first jersey front sponsor. Nashville SC unveiled one of the club’s two Under Armour jerseys with Nissan’s logo exclusively featured on the front and announced the fans will select the second jersey through an ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz Vans Plans Electric Drive For All Commercial Van Models As eVito Launches in 2018
Mercedes-Benz Vans said it plans to offer all its commercial van model lines with electric drive, starting with the mid-size eVito, expected to be launched in 2018. The eVito is now available to order, with deliveries commencing in the second half of 2018. Further model ranges, according to Mercedes-Benz Vans, ...
Read More »Volkswagen Wins Big at Inaugural Gumtree Pre-Owned Awards
Volkswagen scooped the most wins at the inaugural Gumtree Pre-Owned Awards. The top passenger car manufacturer in South Africa took home a total of seven awards, including three First place wins, two Second places and two People’s choice awards. Gumtree found the best value performing cars per category by looking ...
Read More »Construction of State-of-the-Art Polestar Production Centre Begins
Polestar appears set to turn its plans into reality with the beginning of construction work on the new state-of-the-art Polestar Production Centre in Chengdu, China, where the company’s first model, the Polestar 1, will be produced. This follows the announcement of the new Polestar brand on October 17, and ...
Read More »Uber Goes for Volvo Autonomous Drive Compatible Cars
Volvo Cars and Uber join forces to develop autonomous driving cars Volvo Cars has signed a framework agreement with Uber, the ride sharing company, to supply tens of thousands of autonomous driving compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021. The base vehicles are developed on Volvo Cars’ fully modular, ...
Read More »Jo’burg City Ford Opens in Newtown
Ford is pioneering a new era for its dealer network in South Africa with the launch of the new Joburg City Ford dealership in Newtown, in the heart of Johannesburg’s bustling economic hub. Besides being the latest addition to the Ford dealer family, the launch of Joburg City Ford represents ...
Read More »Kempston Truck Hire, FUSO Trucks Celebrate a Milestone
For almost 45 years, Kempston Truck Hire has been regarded as one of South Africa’s most successful vehicle hire businesses, due to its long-standing commitment of offering customers tailor-made solutions. The company’s progression is also attributable to its robust fleet, of which FUSO Trucks plays a vital role. ...
Read More »FUSO’s First Assembly Plant in W’Africa Opens in Lagos
FUSO’s first assembly plant in West Africa has opened in Lagos, Nigeria. Located at the facility of CFAO along the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway in the Amuwo Odofin Industrial Area of Lagos, the plant is owned by the CFAO Group, through its subsidiary, CFAO Equipment, the sole distributor of the FUSO brand ...
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