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There is no doubt that South Africa has some of the best bakkie technicians in the world. This has been officially confirmed as the Isuzu South Africa team came third out of 24 participating countries in the Light Commercial Vehicle Division of the 2018 Isuzu World Technical Competition, known as ...

Toyota is paying tribute to the original Yaris by introducing a new Y20 grade to its 2019 model range, marking the 20th anniversary of its successful B segment car displayed for the first time at Paris Motor show in 1998. Through two decades and three generations, Yaris has become firmly established ...

Recent industry automobile research has indicated  that the JAC T6 pickup exporting quantity has , so far, reached above 2,400 units in 2018. This is a 50-percent growth compared with the previous year. At present, JAC T6 is ranking in No.3 in all Chinese pickup exportation. This is the third ...

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is starting practical trials for its all-electric heavy-duty eActros truck. The retail and logistics service provider Hermes is the first of 20 customers in different sectors who will integrate the electric truck into their fleets. Each customer will use a near-series 18 or 25-tonner in their normal operations ...

Isuzu Motors South Africa has handed over two Isuzu mu-X sport utility vehicle to Algoa FM in support of the radio station’s annual Big Walk for Cancer. The vehicles will be used to create awareness during the run up to the event that takes place on Saturday, 27 October 2018 ...

Joachim Drees, chairman of the Executive Board of Man Truck & Bus AG, and his board colleague, Dr. Ulrich Dilling, responsible for production and logistics, handed over the first electric trucks of the type MAN eTGM at the Steyr production site at nine member companies of the Austrian Council for ...

The global automotive industry has reached an inflection point but South African-born Johan de Nysschen, who has held positions at four premium brands – BMW, Audi, Infiniti, and Cadillac – believes that the world’s key players will remain strong in the future, despite the arrival of a host of start-up ...

Following its continued dedication to bringing better results and fulfilling the needs of businesses in Nigeria, Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has announced the arrival of new batches of the award-winning Mercedes-Benz ‘Actros 3340 S’ tractors & ‘Actros 3331 B’ concrete mixers. As one of ...

Widely touted as an intimidating process at first, applying for a car loan is now easier and accessible. The Kia Access Bank joint vehicle acquisition scheme is introduced to seamlessly bridge the gap between customers’ desire to own a new car and their budget. To ensure that the process goes ...

Ford Motor Company believes that women can do anything they set their minds to. Armed with the right knowledge and tools it is now easier and safer than ever before to choose the road less travelled.  The following 10 tips will help the female-adventurer in you to smash all stereotypes ...