SAFETY / CAR CARE

  Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSA) has offered to assist Isuzu Bakkie and SUV owners of out of warranty and service plan vehicles through the Isuzu Take Care Campaign. The campaign, according to an official statement,  will assist with maintenance of vehicles serviced by approved Isuzu dealerships between 2 June ...

Have you ever jumped from a significant height with straight legs? It’s not a comfortable feeling is it? That’s because there’s nothing to absorb the shock that’s been created, and so that shock has the potential to cause great damage. That’s why bent legs help: they help to absorb the ...

PSA Aftermarket has continued its development in the circular economy by expanding its partnership with Faurecia Clarion Electronics (FCE) for multi-brand electronic repairs. Groupe PSA on Monday announced the expansion of  its existing partnership with Faurecia Clarion Electronics with four new product families: clusters, engine control units, vehicle control units and ...

Greater use of THUMS for analysis of vehicle collision-related injuries to enhance vehicle safety Toyota said on Tuesday that it will make its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) software available for  free from January 2021 as part of its efforts toward a safe mobility society. THUMS is a virtual ...

•  To survive, OEMs and software suppliers will need to rationalise or reallocate R & D expenses The COVID-19 outbreak has caused global new vehicle sales to contract by 19 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 due to supply chain disruption, factory shutdowns, and the automotive vertical’s high dependence on ...

      No one could have imagined that the simple filling stations of the 1970s would one day morph into the enormous service stations dotting our highways today. More so, with their vast selection of franchise food stores, playgrounds, shops and multitude of petrol pumps. In the same way, ...

  As the electric car movement continues to gather momentum, one question that easily comes to mind is  whether there will still be a future for mechanics. Electric cars are not the only threat to traditional mechanical skills, however. As cars become ever more sophisticated, technological ability becomes a necessity ...

The South African Motorbody Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA), an association of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI),  has expressed deep concern and displeasure over lack of information on the status of second hand vehicles being brought for sale in the market. SAMBRA made its concern known, Tuesday, even as pressure mounts for ...

Around the globe, the take-up of electric cars is expected to accelerate rapidly in future, driven by consumer demand and government policies aimed at tackling climate change. The future of mobility is clearly electric, but the transition will lead to a fundamental change in risk for manufacturers, suppliers and insurers ...

  Survey of the automobile trade in Germany by the trade journal, Markt Intern, puts Ernst Prost at the top LIQUI MOLY Managing Director, Ernst Prost, has been named Germany’s Best Car Market Manager for 2019/2020. This was the result of a survey conducted on the country’s specialist automobile trade ...