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    Have you ever driven on dipped headlights rather than run the risk angering other drivers by forgetting you are using high-beam headlights? Ford has now developed a technology that enables drivers to take full advantage of their headlights’ capability, without dazzling other drivers. Glare-Free Highbeam uses a windshield-mounted camera ...

  Ford Motor Company and Vehicle Centre Zambia Limited, the local Ford distributor in that country, have launched the first Quick Lane Tyre and Auto Centre in order to provide improved access to quality automotive services and repairs in the country. Quick Lane Tyre and Auto Centres are an initiative ...

General Motors Africa General Manager Communications and Public Relations, Denise van Huyssteen, has been given expanded responsibilities with her appointment as General Manager of Communications for GM Africa and Middle East Operations, effective from 01 March 2016. A statement issued Friday in Port Elizabeth said in her new role, Van Huyssteen ...

Ford said it is expanding its use of sensor technology to motorcycles, helping researchers and programmers better understand how cars, bikes and other modes of transportation together can create new mobility solutions and make people’s lives better – including improving healthcare in rural West Africa. “OpenXC started as a project ...

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) on Tuesday announced the appointment of Clayton Whitaker as Vice President (Manufacturing), GM Africa, with immediate effect. Currently General Manager Manufacturing Operations GM South Africa, Whitaker will, according to a statement issued in Port Elizabeth, expand his scope to oversee all African Manufacturing Operations, including ...

Ford said on Thursday that it would be investing an additional $4.5 billion in electrified vehicle solutions by 2020 as well as changing how the company develops vehicle experiences for customers – all to make people’s lives better by changing the way the world moves. In a statement issued in ...

 History has been made as the most anticipated new model introduction in Ford South Africa’s illustrious history, the launch of the Ford Mustang, has finally become a reality, to the delight of motoring enthusiasts countrywide. Coming for the first in Right-Hand Drive, the new Mustang is Ford’s most revered and ...

 Ford Africa said on Monday that the most anticipated new model introduction in Ford Sub-Saharan Africa’s illustrious history, the launch of the legendary Ford Mustang, has finally become a reality, to the delight of motoring enthusiasts across the region. The Mustang is Ford’s most revered and recognisable nameplate, having become ...

Porsche Middle East and Africa FZE , Wednesday, said it is evolving the brand’s heritage of performance excellence further into the future through strategic, senior appointments at the regional headquarters. With a new product offensive and commitment to further enhancing the brand’s unrivalled customer service, the restructuring, according to a ...

    .   Continental embarks on Partnership with MOTORCARE Expanded PLT and truck range launched in Uganda Multi-brand offering including Continental, General Tire and Matador Continental, one of the world’s leading tyre manufacturers and automotive suppliers is expanding its operations in Uganda.  Continental will officially launch the Continental brand through ...