Auto Report Africa

Mahindra South Africa has announced the appointment of Mr Rajesh Gupta as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rajesh’s appointment follows earlier announcement of the erstwhile CEO, Mr Sanjoy Gupta, resuming the role of Vice President: Customer Care Automotive Division back in Mahindra & Mahindra India. Mahindra has been operating ...

      Mercedes-Benz sold 237,307 cars in March, surpassing its sales record from the prior-year month by 3.9%. March was the strongest-selling month that the company has ever achieved and the past three months were the most successful quarter of all time with a total of 594,304 customers taking ...

    As the first World Endurance Championship (WEC) event of the season, the 30-hour Prologue test, starts this Friday, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing said it is set to push the boundaries of hybrid electric vehicles when it takes on the challenge of the 2018-19 FIA WEC with an evolution of its ...

…As Alain Raposo Becomes Senior Vice President, Powertrain and Chassis Engineering   PSA Groupe, the French carmaker,  has appointed Christian Chapelle as Senior Vice President, Monozukuri Operations department for the Middle East & Africa region. Chapelle, whose appointment took effect from April 1, will report to Jean Christophe Quémard, Executive Vice President, ...

  It was yet another milestone for the Rosslyn plant of the BMW Group South Africa this week as the first unit of the new BMW X3 rolled off the production line at the facility. This is coming just a few months after the plant ended the production of the ...

   It was really a good outing for Alfa Romeo at the just- concluded “Kyoto 2018 Concours d’Elegance” in Japan, where emblematic classic models from three continents came together from 29 March to 3 April. Hosted in Kyoto’s 17th Century Nijō Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the event was ...

Groupe PSA’s light commercial vehicle strategy which requires additional manufacturing capacity is about paying off .This is as the performance plan of the French carmaker is set to produce commercial vehicles in profitable conditions at the Luton plant in UK. This is coming as the convergence of Opel/Vauxhall LCV models ...

…Offers Buyers, Dealers Reliable and Affordable Car Acquisition Option   An internationally-licensed car broker, Import Your Car Nigeria (IYCN), Wednesday,  launched out for business  in Lagos as it officially opened its office  to offer all car dealers and customers a transparent option that enables them to get the best deal on ...

  Ahead of its arrival in the South African market  from mid-2018, the new Volvo XC60 midsize SUV has been named World Car of the Year 2018 at the New York Auto Show, adding another accolade to Volvo’s growing list.  The XC60 also scooped the prestigious North American Utility of ...

Mazda has revealed the 2018 CX-3 at the ongoing New York International Auto Show.  Updated for the second time since its 2015 launch, the new CX-3 employs Mazda’s human-centered design philosophy for a more mature, higher-quality look and feel in every area. Design updates enhance the refined beauty of the ...