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Belgian-born Pierre Leclercq has been named by Kia Motors as its new Head of Styling. Leclercq, who is currently the Head of Design at Great Wall Motors Global and former Brand Design Chief, BMW M,  is expected to assume his new position at the end of September. He will be ...

Shell, through its subsidiary, Equilon Enterprises LLC, is to build seven new hydrogen refueling stations in northern California with a grant of $16,362,500 awarded by the California Energy Commission. The hydrogen refueling stations will be built in collaboration with Honda and Toyota, who will provide financial support, at seven Shell-branded ...

    Kia on Wednesday unveiled the striking new Proceed Concept, alongside a series of new production models at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show.  The Proceed Concept presents a bold vision for a potential member of the next-generation cee’d family. The concept has been revealed alongside the new Kia ...

The Ferrari Portofino is the new V8 GT set to dominate its segment: thanks to a perfect combination of outright performance and versatility in addition to a level of driving pleasure and on-board comfort unparalleled on the market. Capable of unleashing a massive 600 cv and sprinting from 0 to ...

… Hilux returns to Japanese local market after 13 years   Toyota has redesigned its flagship model, the Land Cruiser Prado, even as it is set to launch the FJ Cruiser ‘Final Edition’ with special specification in Japan on October 16. The launch of the redesigned Land Cruiser Prado, Tuesday, ...

  PHOTOGRAPHS: QuickPic General Tire (GT), a brand of Continental Tyre South Africa (CTSA), is raising the bar in off-road performance as it builds on its proven performance in the replacement 4×4 tyre segment with an exciting new range of off-road tyres: the all-terrain Grabber AT3 and the extreme-terrain Grabber ...

Tiger Wheel & Tyre has expanded its tyre insurance offerings by adding two new products to its X-Sure® Tyre Insurance portfolio. The X-Sure® Gap and X-Sure® Comprehensive offerings are more than just complementary to the tried and trusted X-Sure® New and X-Sure® Used products; they fill in the blanks to ...

(Photographs: QuickPic)     Honda has revealed an all-new electric vehicle, the Urban EV Concept, at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The concept car is built on a completely new platform and sets the direction for the technology and design that will appear on a future battery electric Honda production ...

Honda on Monday said its all-new, spacious, five-passenger, low-emissions vehicle , the 2018 Clarity Plug-in Hybrid,  has earned the highest all-electric range rating among all mid-size plug-in hybrids with its EPA range rating of 47 miles on a full charge. Honda added that the car, which is expected to launch ...

Fred Bengsch, a Director of Diesel-Electric, who has been deeply involved in the South African motor industry, has stressed the importance of Automechanika trade fairs to his company’s marketing mix. “Automechanika trade fairs for the automotive aftermarket are an integral part of Diesel-Electric’s marketing mix and the company has been ...