SAFETY / CAR CARE

A strategic collaboration has been formed with mobility specialists Bosch Engineering and BENTELER just before the kick-off of the ongoing Frankfurt International Auto Show on a high-performance EV platform to support future Automobili Pininfarina vehicles. The innovative new platform underpins PURA Vision design model from Automobili Pininfarina. At a media ...

Hino, the largest truck and bus manufacturer in Japan, has rounded off  a successful 50-day promotional roadshow across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to increase brand awareness and to build a base for increasing sales in the region. The exercise covered a route of 6 500 km, traversing  Zimbabwe , ...

  Hyundai Motor Company alongside Kia Motors Corporation Monday announced its investment into IONITY, a joint venture established by global automakers. Under the agreement Hyundai and Kia, affiliated automotive companies for Hyundai Motor Group (the Group), will play a key role in further enhancing the availability of EV charging stations with ...

Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) is set to boost the community service initiatives of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) and will soon launch a grant programme to support automobile dealers who deliver support services to meet local communities’ needs in Japan. The two partners will soon call for proposals starting November 1 ...

  International automotive technology supplier, ERM Advanced Telematics , whose products are installed in more than five million vehicles worldwide, has been making progress since the expansion of its activities from telematics solutions for locating and tracking vehicles, drivers and passengers, to a complimentary field of IoT (Internet of Things). ...

  The strategic partnership between SEGULA Technologies and Opel has  officially started as the deal was finally sealed on Friday . The partnership will see the creation of an engineering campus in Russelsheim which, alongside the Opel R&D centre, will secure numerous highly qualified jobs in engineering in the city. ...

  Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is out to tickle its customers with the newly-introduced ‘Rent & Buy’ programme giving them the option of buying a rented Actros as a “newer used vehicle” and supports them even better with their individual mobility, fleet and procurement strategy. Though”Rent&Buy” does not oblige customers to buy ...

… ‘Toyota Connect’ for all new Toyota, Lexus models starting Sept. 1   Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has scored a global first . In collaboration with Altron and Vodacom Business, Thursday in Sandton, it announced a roll-out of connectivity features and in-car Wi-Fi on all new Toyota and Lexus ...

Economic pressure is making South African motorists push their tyres much further than the safe threshold of their lifespan, leading to an increase in vehicle accidents. Dries Venter, Technical Manager at Bridgestone South Africa, explains how a multi-agency approach can help personal and business drivers make better decisions to save ...

Israeli startup, TriEye, whose Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology enables vision in adverse weather and night-time conditions, has expanded its Series A round to $19 million with an investment from the German sports car manufacturer Porsche. The additional funding, according to a statement, will be used for ongoing product development and ...