Auto Report Africa

Monday marked one year since Mazda Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd announced the Retail Finance Partnership with WesBank. On the 1st February 2015, Mazda Financial Services commenced operations as the official finance partner for Mazda Southern Africa with the primary aim of developing “best in class” services, products and “offers” for ...

The Hino Total Support programme, with its self-explanatory slogan of becoming a Partner of the Customer, which was rolled out globally two years ago by the leading Japanese truck manufacturer, was the main driver for the success enjoyed by Hino South Africa in 2015, according to Vice President Ernie Trautmann. ...

 Mazda has announced a formal global recall covering a wider manufacturing period in order to place the highest priority on the safety of Mazda customers. This recall, according to a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA, follows investigative recalls by Mazda in Japan and North America for three different types ...

Lexus International Tuesday announced that it sold approximately 652,000 vehicles globally in 2015, up 12 percent from 2014. A full year of the all new RC and NX sales, and the introductions of redesigned ES, RX, and LX models, furthered market share increases in many global markets including Japan, U.S.A., ...

Twenty years after the first Boxster made its debut, Porsche is restructuring its mid-engine roadsters. With the introduction of new versions of its two-seater convertible, Porsche continues the tradition of four-cylinder flat engines used in the 718 mid-engine sports cars that won numerous races back in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Ford is set to redefine the sub-B compact car segment with the launch of the all-new Ford Figo. Offering trend-setting technologies, smart design and outstanding levels of space and comfort, the all-new Figo Hatch and Sedan raise the bar in the compact car class while retaining this popular model’s established ...

Due to parts shortages resulting from an explosion that occurred on January 8 at an Aichi Steel Corporation (Aichi Steel) manufacturing facility, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will suspend all production on its vehicle assembly lines within Japan from February 8 through 13, a statement issued Monday in Toyota City, Japan ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has unveiled its plans to bring accidents involving petroleum tankers in Nigeria under control. FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, unveiled the plans in his presentation before the Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream during a stakeholders’ interactive session the Senate Committee organised to find ...

Contrary to rumours being peddled around about the sacking of First BRT Cooperative from the Mile 12-CMS BRT Corridor in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, the Lagos State Government said the decision was taken as a result of the breaches of the BRT operations Service Level Agreement (SLA) the Cooperative Union ...

Top world-class athletes  and 12,000 others are expected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, February 6, for the 42.195-kilometre Lagos City Marathon. The total prize money for 60 winners in the different categories of the tournament is N92 million. While the winner of the first prize will smile home with $50, 000, ...