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Mercedes-Benz Vans, in collaboration with US drone systems developer, Matternet and Swiss online marketplace, siroop, has successfully kick-started a pilot project to test an innovative delivery concept for e-commerce goods with vans as connected, mobile landing platforms for drones in Zurich. The pilot project started with first trials on September 25 when a drone delivered a ...

    Indications have emerged that there is a great future for the truck industry in South Africa as several new truck models launches that characterised Friday’s opening of Futuroad, the truck and bus show which is co-located with Automechanika Johannesburg at the Expo Centre, Nasrec, point to this simple ...

…To Drive Legendary V8 Ford Mustang GT Convertible for the next one year  Legendary South African football player and one of the best-known names on the South African soccer scene, Theophilus ‘Doc’ Khumalo, has been appointed a brand ambassador for Ford and will be proudly be driving a Ford Mustang ...

  Tata Motors, one of the leading commercial vehicle brands in South Africa, this Friday, unveiled its new generation range of commercial vehicles – Tata Ultra, The Business Utility Vehicle at Futuroad Expo, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Three new models from Ultra range were showcased including ULTRA 814 (4.5T), ...

  One man, one G, one life’s work. That sums up the essence of an unprecedented global adventure. In 1988, when Gunther Holtorf and his wife, Christine, set out in their Mercedes-Benz 300 GD to visit as many of the countries around the world as possible, the G-Class was just ...

Nissan has unveiled the new 2018 Armada Platinum Reserve, the most luxurious version of Nissan’s flagship full-size Armada SUV ever.The new Armada Platinum Reserve which takes the fully equipped Armada Platinum grade to the next level with a Dark Chrome exterior trim (front grille, door handles and outside mirrors) and ...

Hyundai Motor America has brought the all-new 2018 Accent to the 2017 Orange County International Auto Show. The 4-day Show which started on September 28 and ends on October 1 at the Manheim Convention Centre in California, will feature more than 500 new cars.  The 2018 Accent enters its fifth generation by ...

Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA), last weekend, drubbed the Mercedes Benz teams at the PeoplePavilion in Uitenhage as the bi-annual OEM Challenge Trophy won two years ago by Mercedes Benz was retained in Uitenhage, the home of VWSA. It was really an interesting Heritage Day weekend at the OEM Challenge ...

911 GT2 RS Nuerburgring Nordschleife        Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS is now the fastest sports car and this is incontrovertible. The car set a new record for road legal sports cars on the famous 20.6-kilometre Nürburgring Nordschleife in the 911 GT2 RS on September 20. The record time ...

… Shows Strong Growth in Brand Value Mercedes-Benz has emerged the only European brand to make it to the top 10 “Best Global Brand 2017” for the second time. The luxury brand with three-pointed stars thus confirmed its position as the most valuable European premium automotive brand, once again,  according ...