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The new Kia Niro EV hit the sales showrooms Thursday in Korea, combining an all-electric, zero-emissions powertrain with crossover practicality, intelligent packaging and eye-catching design. A long-distance driving range of up to 385 kilometers makes it one of the most capable electric vehicles on sale anywhere in the world.  The ...

Conrad Groenewald, 43, has been appointed  by Ford Motor Company as the Director of Marketing, Sales & Service for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective 1 July. Groenewald takes over the position from Neale Hill, who moved into the role of Managing Director for South Africa and SSA as ...

Tyres, love them or hate them, every car needs them. Wait a minute, nobody hates tyres. At worst, we might be indifferent to them, but we don’t hate them, unless we have to replace them unexpectedly – then maybe we hate them. The truth is, nobody wants to spend more ...

   The new Volvo XC60 continued to be the best-selling model in the first half of the year with 88,786 units sold (2017: 829 units) as Volvo Cars reported a record sales for the first half of 2018 of 317,639 cars, an increase of 14.4 per cent compared to the ...

With one petrol price increase after another, it’s turning out to be a bleak winter. The knock-on effect of these increases means the price of just about everything goes up, so it’s not surprising that the fuel price is the subject of dinner conversation, social media discussion and a source ...

The Volkswagen Golf Mk1 was launched in Europe in 1974 as a successor to the iconic Beetle. Four years later, the front-wheel-drive hatch back, arrived in South Africa. In 2018, the Golf celebrates 40 years in South Africa. Design work on the Golf began in 1971, with production starting in ...

A report jointly released Monday by the International Road Federation (IRF Global) and McKinsey & Company will help transport decision-makers and international financial institutions identify and leverage efficiency gains in road project design and delivery, potentially saving billions of dollars each year. The report, titled “A better road to the ...

Kia Motors Corporation Monday announced its June 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, saying it recorded a total of 251,216 units sold, an increase of 5.9% from 2017. This, according to the Korean auto giant,  marks year-on-year increase for the fourth month in ...

  • Fresh styling updates give new Ford Figo more modern, refined appearance  Ford Motor Company is lifting its game in the compact car segment with an extensively updated Ford Figo that gains a more sophisticated, upmarket appearance and improved specification levels that make it a stronger contender than ever. ...

Ford Motor Company on Thursday announced as part of its 19th annual Sustainability Report that it has met its goal to reduce manufacturing emissions – eight years ahead of schedule. In 2010, Ford’s Environmental Quality Office announced a goal – to reduce the company’s carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing operations by ...