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Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) Thursday moved ahead in its bid to empower black-owned suppliers and extend its assistance to strategically align them in the country’s automotive sector by launching the Ntinga Project. The project, launched in Uitenhage, followed the successful VWSA Black-Owned Supplier’s Day held in 2016. Ntinga is ...

    Mercedes-Benz, the German luxury brand, is proving that luxury is a matter of choice with the success of its Vito Taxi in London. A study published by Transport for London indicates that Mercedes-Benz Vito Taxi is now the first choice of many Londoners as the taxi is fast outselling all ...

  The new BMW M4 CS, one of the most anticipated BMW M models this year, was unveiled Thursday ahead of the start of the first-ever BMW M Festival on Saturday, 21 October. The festival runs through Sunday, 22 October 2017 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Gauteng. The ...

Toyota Motor Corporation on Thursday expressed regret over the inconvenience and concern caused to customers of Toyota and Lexus vehicles by the Kobe Steel quality scandal, promising to continue to identify the impact of affected non-aluminium materials on its vehicles. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Japanese carmaker said: ...

Lexus on Thursday began sales of its all-new ‘LS’ flagship passenger sedan through Lexus dealers across Japan. The all-new LS carries forward the LS’s enduring DNA for smooth and powerful performance and exceptional quietness and comfort passed down through successive generations since the debut of the first model, which set ...

    … 2018 TITAN Midnight Edition named “Full-size Truck of Texas” …2018 Rogue “Compact SUV of Texas” The Nissan truck and SUV lineup is departing Texas truck country with a bed full of awards once again. Following two full days of evaluations at the annual Texas Auto Writers Association ...

The delay by the Egyptian Parliament in passing the country’s  Automotive Directive into law may be holding back a lot of investments into the country’s auto sector. The Automotive Directive is an auto development strategy draft aimed at opening the country’s auto sector to investments with mouth-watering incentives for local ...

  Porsche is expanding its mid-engine range for even greater performance and exclusive equipment with the new two-seater 718 Boxster GTS and 718 Cayman GTS. Apparently tailored for more sportiness, the power output has been increased to 365 hp (269 kW), thanks to a newly developed air intake-duct and an ...

Hyundai has sealed a new brand partnership with the current African and CAF Super Cup champion, Mamelodi Sundowns FC, thus showing its commitment to African football. The 3-year-deal, which is coming barely a month after a similar automotive partnership deal was sealed between Ford Motors and Orlando Pirates,  goes beyond ...

Goodyear’s Wrangler DuraTrac tyres have been chosen by Land Rover as its official tyre partner for the 2017 Land Rover Experience Tour Peru and the tyres will be tested to the limit during the tour which started October 14, running through November 9, 2017. During the four-week expedition, a selection of ...