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      Mercedes-Benz South Africa  (MBSA) has continued to honour its pledge to support vulnerable communities in the Eastern Cape in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the pandemic continues. On 22 June, at an event hosted at Wongalethu High School in Mdantsane, East London, MBSA handed over ...

  BRALO AUTOMOBILE, a leading name for premium cars and logistics service provider, has concluded plans to fully launch into the African automotive market with the kick-off of its market entry campaign on Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The marketing campaign, which will be flagged off on the platform of AUTO ...

Volvo Group North America has received a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants Better Practice Award for preventing and reducing waste at several North American facilities. The Volvo Group was chosen among a record number of applicants to receive the honour. The Better Practice Award is presented to partners ...

  The latest model in the HOFELE “Ultimate” range – based on the Mercedes-Benz GLE is here at last. The Ultimate HGLE is another elegant and luxurious enhancement of one the finest from Mercedes-Benz. This latest model by HOFELE carries on the “Ultimate” design theme of a two-tone finish to ...

The Lexus design team has received a daunting challenge: create the world’s most beautiful open-top car. It was straightforward, but a considerable challenge, as the new model had to preserve the essential styling motifs of the award-winning LC coupe. The roof was key to their goal, as chief designer Tadao ...

  Toyota has started work on its  Parts’ Distribution Warehouse in Atlas Road, East Rand, where Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) is expanding this facility to double in size from 40 000m² to 80 000m². TSAM is investing a total R365 million in the project and, when completed in 2021, ...

  Audi South Africa has honoured its top dealers for excellent performance at a  first-of-its-kind virtual celebration through an online experience. Named after the famous “Silver Arrow” racing vehicles that dominated the legendary racing circuits in the 1930’s, the annual Audi Silver Arrow Awards is a representation of pinnacle performance ...

  After months of negotiation and planning, the Automotive Remanufacturers’ Association (ARA), an association of the Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI), South Africa, kicked off its “powered by gas” programme,  22 June,  at two of its selected workshops in Randburg, Guteng and Virginia in the Free State. Attie Serfontein, ARA ...

      The Outlierman, makers of handcrafted luxury automotive inspired accessories, has reopened for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic with the release of a beautifully designed collection of non-medical face coverings, featuring some of the company’s most popular automotive designs. Using 100 percent silk and handcrafted by ...

All taxis in Norway’s capital will be emission-free by Q1 2024   Jaguar Land Rover has agreed to support the City of Oslo with the world’s first high-powered wireless taxis. In a programme known as ‘ElectriCity’, the global vehicle manufacturer will join Nordic taxi operator Cabonline (NorgesTaxi AS), the region’s ...