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ABUJA, Nigeria, 16 August, 2016 – The development and promotion of a cohesive automotive strategy for the African continent is gaining new impetus due to the strategic vision and guidance of the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM). A delegation from AAAM, led by Jeff Nemeth, Chairman of AAAM a ...

On 17 August 1966, the Volvo 144 was presented in the midst of an ongoing manhunt. With this new model series, Volvo could develop into a considerably bigger car maker. In eight years, no fewer than 1.25 million cars were produced – creating Volvo’s first million-seller. At its global launch, ...

  As preparations for the 2016 Johannesburg Boat Show scheduled to hold from August 26 – 28 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec get to a fever pitch, Suzuki, Yamaha and others have concluded plans to launch new outboard motors and related products at the show. Suzuki is set to ...

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles, said it has reported its best ever July retail sales of 44,486 vehicles, up 34% compared to July 2015. The month’s record performance, according to a statement issued in Whitley, UK, was driven by strong sales of the Land ...

The BMW Group said it achieved a new July sales record with a total of 180,080 vehicles delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 4.0% on the same month last year. Coming off the back of a record first half-year, this solid start to the third quarter, according ...

Toshiaki Konaka has assumed duties as president for Honda Motor Southern Africa following his appointment in April to replace Yoshiaki Nakamura, who retired after a long and distinguished career with Honda, where he also served for eight years as president. Konaka, who joined Honda in 1984, has held a number ...

Kia Motors Corporation said on Thursday that it has expanded the amount of green space around its production facilities worldwide. Kia said in 2015,  it created an additional 136,289 m2 of green space around its manufacturing plants worldwide, the equivalent of 33 soccer pitches. According to a statement issued in Seoul, ...

BMW sole dealership in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, is offering a mouth-watering incentive on the new BMW 3-Series even as it woos prospective buyers and lovers of the everyday luxury car that delivers in a tastefully understated package  with the unique features of the road machine. The new BMW 3-Series The new ...

To mark the Women Month in South Africa, Subaru Southern Africa is partnering with PinkDrive, this August, to drive further awareness, education and prevention of breast cancer. In line with the partnership, Subaru Southern African said it would donate R5000 to PinkDrive on every new Subaru and 2016 Demo Subaru ...

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the 1956 women’s march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the implementation of the pass laws. In commemoration of the day, VWSA is launching the 15 Women, 30 Lives, 60 Years campaign, to celebrate 15 of the many women who work for ...