Indications have emerged that the United Kingdom’s car market is on track for Electric Vehicles lift in 2020 despite the news that the new car market in UK declined by 7.3% in the first month of 2020, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT); ...
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South Africa’s new vehicle sales are set to decline 3.5% in 2020 says WesBank, the country’s leading vehicle finance provider. WesBank CEO Chris de Kock delivered the bank’s view of the market and its annual sales forecast at the recently-held 2020 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards in Midrand, Gauteng. Given the ...
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Nigeria has commenced local production of Mines Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) combat vehicles to enhance the operational capacity of its army in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast region of the country. The Nigerian Army Engineer Corps, Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) is spearheading the local ...
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Following the news that Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is warning that it could halt production at a European plant in a matter of weeks, David Leggett, Automotive Editor at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, has stated that the Coronavirus might trigger much unease and great worries in the automotive sector ...
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The all-new Kia Sorento is set to make its world premiere at the 2020 Geneva International Motor Show. Designed and engineered to take on everything life can throw at it, the fourth generation of Kia Motors Corporation’s flagship global SUV is the latest addition to the brand’s reinvigorated SUV ...
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Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) reached a new milestone last week, when it produced its 200 000th unit of the current Volkswagen Polo for the export market. With Polos being manufactured ahead of schedule at the Uitenhage plant, the 200 000th vehicle for export rolled off the line on ...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Wednesday warned fleet operators in Nigeria who tamper with the calibrated Speed Limiting Devices (SLD) in their vehicles for economic benefits to desist or face the consequences. The Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education ...
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The 2020 Eclipse Cross has received the highest-possible overall score, a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s most recent round of crash testing. NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) has set the standard for vehicle safety ratings for more than 30 years. Both ...
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BMW Group SA on Thursday donated five cars to aid the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa. The donation underlines the company’s long-term commitment to South Africa and to the upliftment of its people. The five BMW i3s were handed over to SA Business Coalition on Health and ...
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BMW Group South Africa, Thursday at the Rosslyn Plant, played host to President Cyril Ramaphosa and visiting German Chancellor, Angela Merkel . They were welcomed by BMW Group Board members, Ilka Horstmeier and Milan Nedeljković, to meet the engineers of the future at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn in Tshwane. ...
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