SOUTH AFRICA

The Ford Struandale Engine Plant has transformed the lives of 10 families from the Vastrap informal settlement in Booysens Park, Port Elizabeth, with the installation of shipping containers converted into safe and secure housing units, the automaker said in a statement issued on Friday . According to the company, five ...

Ahead of its official debut at the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show, the California T, Ferrari’s immensely successful front-engined V8 model with retractable hard top and 2+ seating configuration, is now available with the brand-new Handling Speciale (HS) option, a statement issued in Maranello has said. According to the statement obtained ...

Foton, one of the largest motor manufacturers in the world, improved on its performance in the gruelling Dakar Rally at its third attempt in the 2016 event, which ended in Rosario on January 16. This year, the company entered a Tunland pick-up and a Sauvana SUV, which is based on ...

Hyundai Motorsport started its third season in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) in style with a podium finish in the debut event for the New Generation i20 WRC when Thierry Neuville steered their new rally car to third place in the Rallye Monte-Carlo ending Monday, January 25. The team, ...

 KTM said it is recalling Motocross bikes of the latest model year 2016 to the workshops of  authorised KTM dealers across South Africa in order to review and replace the front wheel spokes. The company said in a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA that during routine testing in ongoing ...

Hino, the leading Japanese truck manufacturer and the first one from that country to enter the gruelling Dakar Rally, way back in 1991, registered its 25th consecutive finish in the 2016 edition of this gruelling, annual cross-country race which ended in Rosario, Argentina, on January 16. The Hinos finished 13th (Teruhito ...

Technology company, Continental, has announced the launch of 2025AD.com, describing it as a public and independent website to promote a global conversation on automated driving. Experts and consumers alike, according to a statement issued Monday in Detroit, will have the opportunity to discuss all technical, legal and social aspects of ...

Though the 2016 edition of the world’s toughest motorsport event, The Dakar Rally, is over as the millions of fans who cheered on the Dakar convoy as it snaked its way across Argentina and Bolivia, have returned to their normal lives, back in Johannesburg, South Africa, the members of the ...

Toby Price’s victory will certainly be marked in history as the 28-year-old is the first Australian rider to have taken the title and it is also the first time at the incredibly challenging event that a rider has won it on a second attempt. Price raced his first Dakar last ...

Toyota South Africa Motors has announced the appointment of Andrew Kirby, Senior Vice President of Corporate Administration, to the position of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM). In his new position, Andrew Kirby, according to a statement, will oversee all operational aspects ...