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General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has introduced an enhanced Chevrolet Captiva for the 2016 model year. Arriving at dealerships this week, the 2016 Chevrolet Captiva is a refined and efficient people carrier with seating for seven passengers. First introduced in South Africa in 2007, the Captiva is a highly capable ...

More powerful, more efficient and more intelligent: the new Audi A4 features numerous premium technologies which set higher benchmarks for its class. Elegant design blends with an innovative control concept, and lightweight construction meets new, efficient drivetrain solutions. The A4 is also ahead of its peers in terms of infotainment ...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the Federal Government will re-connect the country’s railway with the sea ports in a bid to boost economic activities. The minister made the disclosure during a meeting he had with port professionals in Lagos on Monday. The minister said President ...

The Hilux legacy is legendary. Since its introduction in 1969, the model has etched an enviable reputation for itself across the globe, where its durability, strength and outright quality, has entrenched itself in the hearts of its owners. Nowhere is this truer than in South Africa, where the venerable Hilux ...

The best-selling Volvo V40 range is being updated with the new face of Volvo for the 2017 model year, with cosmetic and trim updates for all V40 and V40 Cross Country derivatives. The range will continue to include three diesel and three petrol engines, as well as four trim levels ...

Opel’s three-cylinder ecoFLEX engine has been singled out by South African motoring magazine – CAR – as the best of its ilk, according to a statement issued Wednesday in Port Elizabeth. In their March issue, which features the editors’ annual Best Buy choices, they selected the turbopetrol one-litre – which ...

McLaren-Honda has unveiled its new challenger, the McLaren Honda MP4-31, prior to its winter testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, for the upcoming 2016 FIA* Formula One (F1) World Championship. The Honda RA616H, a compact, 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine with ERS , according to a statement issued in Woking, United ...

Mercedes-Benz Accessories GmbH and partner CG Mobile SAS are introducing a new collection of quality smartphone covers based on the pure, sensual design and refined materials found in the interior of Mercedes-Benz saloons and sports cars. Manufactured from high-quality leather, wood, genuine aluminium and carbon fibre, these smartphone covers are ...

Mercedes-AMG has added another sporty model to its C-Class family: the new C 43 4MATIC Coupé. For the highly dynamic driving experience that is the hallmark of the brand the Affalterbach-based development teams have put together a scintillating engineering package: the 270 kW (367 hp) 3.0-litre V6 twin-turbo engine is ...

A member of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has taken delivery a unit of the made-in-Nigeria Kia Soul, one of the locally produced Kia model range. He took delivery of the vehicle as a way of promoting made-in- Nigeria vehicles. Ben Bruce also applauded the commitment and determination of ...