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      Mercedes-Benz South Africa  (MBSA) has continued to honour its pledge to support vulnerable communities in the Eastern Cape in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the pandemic continues. On 22 June, at an event hosted at Wongalethu High School in Mdantsane, East London, MBSA handed over ...

Volvo Group North America has received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants Better Practice Award for preventing and reducing waste at several North American facilities. The Volvo Group was chosen among a record number of applicants to receive the honour. The Better Practice Award is presented to partners ...

  The latest model in the HOFELE “Ultimate” range – based on the Mercedes-Benz GLE is here at last. The Ultimate HGLE is another elegant and luxurious enhancement of one the finest from Mercedes-Benz. This latest model by HOFELE carries on the “Ultimate” design theme of a two-tone finish to ...

The Lexus design team has received a daunting challenge: create the world’s most beautiful open-top car. It was straightforward, but a considerable challenge, as the new model had to preserve the essential styling motifs of the award-winning LC coupe. The roof was key to their goal, as chief designer Tadao ...

  Toyota has started work on its  Parts’ Distribution Warehouse in Atlas Road, East Rand, where Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is expanding this facility to double in size from 40 000m² to 80 000m². TSAM is investing a total R365 million in the project and, when completed in 2021, ...

  Audi South Africa has honoured its top dealers for excellent performance at a  first-of-its-kind virtual celebration through an online experience. Named after the famous “Silver Arrow” racing vehicles that dominated the legendary racing circuits in the 1930’s, the annual Audi Silver Arrow Awards is a representation of pinnacle performance ...

All taxis in Norway’s capital will be emission-free by Q1 2024   Jaguar Land Rover has agreed to support the City of Oslo with the world’s first high-powered wireless taxis. In a programme known as ‘ElectriCity’, the global vehicle manufacturer will join Nordic taxi operator Cabonline (NorgesTaxi AS), the region’s ...

  KIA Motors has been ranked number one in the industry by J.D. Power in the 2020 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), with a reported 136 problems per 100 vehicles. And for the sixth consecutive year, KIA is the number one mass-market automotive brand. “An exceptional run,” said Dave Sargent, ...

Ford Motor Company said on Wednesday that it intends to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to more urgently address climate change challenges. The company announced that ambition on a day it issued its 21st annual Sustainability Report. Ford is the only full line U.S. automaker committed ...

  The new Nissan Kicks, a subcompact SUV which combines Nissan’s award-winning e-POWER electrified powertrain and ProPILOT driver assistance, has hit the showrooms in Japan ahead of launches in other markets across the world. The Kicks offers customers powerful, quiet driving and increased confidence on the road thanks to Nissan’s e-POWER ...