SEGMENT ANALYSIS

  …As extremely tough edition confirms durability of Goodyear carcass-technology The KAMAZ-master team is still excited about its victory in the recently-concluded Dakar Rally as it finished in the 2nd position after 12 challenging stages and won the renowned DAKAR 2020. Claiming their 17th win, the KAMAZ-master team proudly adds ...

  Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has brought the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class to the market, positioning it specially for the comfort of all travels. The V-Class is the Mercedes among MPVs. Since its introduction, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class has gone on to revolutionize the multi-purpose vehicle ...

  Isuzu continues to hold the number one position for seven consecutive years in the medium commercial truck segment of the South African market and retained its leadership position for six years in a row in the heavy commercial market. According to Craig Uren, Sales Service and Marketing Executive, Isuzu ...

In this feature, Nunben Dixon, Head of Gumtree Auto, a leading  South African pre-owned auto dealership, writes that in spite of the beautiful promises on Electric Vehicles by industry analysts, automakers might, indeed, find it difficult to deliver

. Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) ended the year 2019 as the clear leader in the passenger car segment as it dominated the passenger car market with 89 353 vehicles sold in the country during the year. Commenting on the full-year results, Mike Glendinning, Director: Sales and Marketing, VWSA, said, ...

    LIQUI MOLY, the German oils and additives manufacturer, has continued to grow despite obvious challenges as it closed 2019 with a whopping turnover of 569 Euros, a record figure translating into a four per cent increase over the previous year. LIQUI MOLY had encountered a software challenge after ...

 Carlos Sainz (ESP) and his co-driver Lucas Cruz (ESP) have won the Rally Dakar for the third time, having previously triumphed in 2010 and 2018. In doing so, they presented MINI with its fifth overall victory at the iconic endurance rally. For MINI and MINI Motorsport partner X-raid, this was ...

German luxury carmaker,  The BMW Group , has become the first auto-sector partner to the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) in the global effort to ensuring certification in the industrial mining sector. IRMA is a precedent-setting global certification programme for industrial-scale mine sites. With growing awareness and demand for ecologically ...

Nigeria’s efforts to liberalise its economy and increase foreign investment will be explored in a new report by the global research and advisory firm Oxford Business Group (OBG). The Report: Nigeria 2020, will look in detail at the country’s plans to enhance its business environment by improving the regulatory framework currently in place ...

Porsche is surely raising the bar in the mid-engine sports car segment with the recent addition of two distinctively sporty and heavy specification models to its range: the 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and the 718 Boxster GTS 4.0. The new two-seaters are powered by the same four-litre, six-cylinder boxer engine that ...