SEGMENT ANALYSIS

For those familiar with the buzz and energy at the Struandale Plant of General Motors(GM) in Port Elizabeth before the announcement of GM’s planned exit from South Africa, this is really a good news. It has been agreed  that Isuzu production will continue at the plant and the new owners ...

Many people across the automobile world keep asking: Why the Mercedes-Benz V-Class is becoming more successful and attractive than ever. This is, really, a multi-billion dollar question that only Mercedes- Benz could answer. But the incontrovertible truth remains that, with just three years in the market, Mercedes-Benz V-Class is now ...

Preparations are currently on at a very top speed for the  WesBank SA Motoring Experience scheduled to hold at the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit from September 1-3. The organisers have promised to showcase the very best of the latest models of vehicles ranging from the very latest Aston Martin DB ...

The boldly designed Kia Sportage has won AutoPacific’s 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA), earning the highest marks in the Compact Crossover SUV category. The IVA is the Sportage’s second honor from AutoPacific following the Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) earlier this summer. AutoPacific’s IVA is based on over 54,000 responses from ...

Ahead of its global reveal in the coming weeks, Volvo said its much anticipated new XC40 compact city SUV will take the lead in the compact premium SUV segment in terms of space, storage and all-round functionality. And as the Swedish mobility solutions provider moves to complete its SUV line-up ...

  Children from Sri Lanka, Canada and Brazil won the Gold medals in the 11th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest Awards Ceremony held this Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at Mega Web, Toyota’s vehicle experience facility in Tokyo’s Koto Ward, Japan, where the award-winning entries were announced and awards were presented. ...

As the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) prepares for its 7th Annual Lecture Series, scheduled for Thursday, August 24,  at the Conference Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Corps has been applauded for its exemplary leadership role in road safety campaign not only in the West African sub-region ...

Nissan said it is ready to reveal the new Nissan LEAF  on September 6, 2017, in Japan,(September 5, 2017, in the U.S.),  promising to bring the event live online across the world.   The Japanese carmaker said in a statement issued in Nashville, Tennesee, on Tuesday that “ Packed with our most ...

Isuzu Motors South Africa, Tuesday,  announced a number of key leadership appointments in support of the purchase of the Isuzu related assets from General Motors South Africa (GMSA), effective January 2018 and subject to various regulatory approvals. The appointments were announced in a statement issued by the company. According to ...

The South African Team has defended its title at the third International Spirit of Amarok 4×4 precision driving championship which held in the Kalahari Desert from August 13 to 19. The Team,  once again,  claimed the Gold medals with the duo of Juan Grant and Marius Henn coming out tops ...