SOUTH AFRICA

Mahindra South Africa last week officially opened the doors of its new Training Centre in Gauteng. The new centre is located in Centurion and it more than doubles the available space of its predecessor. It will be used for all internal and dealer training and will also welcome dealers and staff ...

100 Mitsubishi owners now have the opportunity to join the exclusive Pajero ‘Legend 100’ Club. Mitsubishi Motors South Africa, which introduced the latest version of the Pajero Sport in September 2017 and followed it up with upgrades in 2019 and 2020, has launched the Pajero “Legend 100” Club. This marks ...

…Honours Carroll Shelby for 55 years of Supercharged Shelby Mustangs Supercharged Mustangs weren’t always a regular sight on our roads or racetracks, like they are today. Early power upgrades to the iconic Mustang usually consisted of smaller, internal modifications to Ford’s legendary V8, and often suited to motorsport. The Mustang’s ...

Hino South Africa continues to make sure that its truck-operating customers enjoy the best possible experience in South Africa by once again dominating the DATATrack comparative truck study covering the first quarter of 2021. Hino, not only retained its leadership in the overall combined ratings but, on this occasion, also ...

The Suzuki Swift, South Africa’s top award-winning Budget Car of the Year, has a fresh, new look and extra specifications to boot. The current generation Suzuki Swift was introduced in South Africa in 2018 and has since become a best-seller here, as it is abroad. Along the way, it has ...

Brand ambassador still convinced Pajero Sport is the pick of the bunch Any 4×4 enthusiast worth his or her salt will recognise the name Moolmanshoek. Nestled at the foot of the Witteberg Mountain range near Ficksburg in the Eastern Free State, this private nature reserve stretches over 3 500 hectares ...

Continental Tyre South Africa’s Sustainable Technology & Infrastructure Department wins the Industrial Corporate Project of the Year Award Continental Tyre South Africa’s focus on sustainability and reducing its energy consumption has been recognised by the South African Energy Efficiency (SAEE) Confederation, which honoured the local tyre manufacturer with the Industrial ...

Peter van Binsbergen officially assumed responsibility as the new CEO of BMW Group South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa from 1 January 2021. BMW Group South Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa announced the appointment of new CEO Peter van Binsbergen, who officially took over the reins from Tim Abbott in January 2021. Mr van Binsbergen brings a unique and international perspective as ...

Long before the Covid-19 pandemic changed the business environment as we know it, JAC Motors’ X200 forward-cab light commercial vehicle (LCV) was already a popular choice among business owners worldwide. With Covid-19 fuelling the online industry and demand for delivery services, entrepreneurs involved in distributing products are constantly searching for ...

The Volkswagen brand in South Africa recorded 17 010 (15 505 – Passenger Car and 1 505 – Commercial Vehicles) sales in the local vehicle market in the first quarter of 2021. “The South African automotive industry has started to recover from the effects of the hard lockdown in March ...