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Tennis superstar and Kia global brand ambassador Rafael Nadal lifted the cover off of Kia’s latest ‘X-Car’ Wednesday in Melbourne, Australia during the official VIK handover ceremony for the Australian Open 2016. The one-of-a-kind Sportage CUV was created in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox and modelled after the popular X-Men ...

  Toyota led the way in 2015 even as South African new-vehicle sales recorded yet another dip in year-on-year sales. Posting the company’s 36th straight year as the market leader, Toyota (including the Lexus and Hino brands) outperformed general economic conditions to achieve a laudable total of 123 028 new-vehicle registrations. ...

Ford said on Monday that it is conducting the industry’s first autonomous vehicle tests in snow-covered environments – a major step in the company’s plan to bring fully autonomous vehicles to millions of customers worldwide. Unlike other major automakers and technology companies, which have tested autonomous vehicle technology only in ...

The Continental Corporation can look back at a successful fiscal 2015, AUTO REPORT AFRICA can confirm. With sales of about €39.2 billion and an adjusted EBIT margin of 11.7 percent, the technology company said on Monday that it had comfortably achieved its targets for 2015. “In 2015, we continued to ...

 The connection between what you wear and what you drive is getting stronger with help from Ford’s new wearables research laboratory. At the laboratory, scientists and engineers are working to integrate wearable devices and vehicles to enable driver-assist technologies to be more aware of the driver behind the wheel – ...

 When the Lexus LF-LC Concept made a debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, the press, loyal customers, and enthusiasts wondered if the concept’s arresting styling and dramatic proportions could ever evolve into a production 2+2 coupe. On Monday, four years after the debut of the breakthrough concept ...

Glimpsing a future that is grounded in reality but not bound by the present, Kia Motors, Monday in Detroit, unveiled a cutting-edge vision for a full-size SUV at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Telluride, a striking three-row, seven-passenger, luxury SUV concept features a modern and upright shape, ...

Hyundai Motor Company Monday unveiled its G90 premium luxury sedan for the Genesis brand in the U.S. market, the new flagship of the brand’s model line-up. The 2017 G90 will compete at the top of the premium luxury car segment with world-class technological innovations and the highest levels of refinement, ...

  Ahead of its unveiling to the world for the first time at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show in February, Kia on Monday, at the Detroit Motor Show, unveiled the first official images of the sporty and versatile Niro – an all-new Hybrid Utility Vehicle (HUV) that’s set to add ...

Mercedes-Benz said on Monday that it has started the New Year with the wind in its sales. In 2015, the brand said it delivered over 13 percent more vehicles worldwide than in the previous year – achieving its fifth record result in a row. The new E-Class, which celebrates its ...