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BMW Group South Africa achieved another landmark this week as it dispatched almost 2000 proudly South Africa-built BMW X3 vehicles to European markets. The export, put at an approximate value of R1.5 billion, is the first overseas shipment since Plant Rosslyn resumed operations, in one shift, on 18 May after ...

  Groupe PSA on Wednesday reaffirmed the strategic importance of a win-win partnership with its suppliers. This was demonstrated at the “2020 Supplier Awards” which took place via a video conference from Poissy. At the ceremony, 12 suppliers were rewarded for their commitment and their excellence in building the QCD ...

      No one could have imagined that the simple filling stations of the 1970s would one day morph into the enormous service stations dotting our highways today. More so, with their vast selection of franchise food stores, playgrounds, shops and multitude of petrol pumps. In the same way, ...

  Cameroon, DR Congo and Burkina Faso Are The Most Neglected Displacement Crises In The World, According To The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Annual List Launched on Wednesday “The deep crises represented by millions of displaced Africans are yet again the most underfunded, ignored and deprioritized in the world. They are plagued by ...

The President and CEO of the Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, has officially joined the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Class of 2020 along with 46 other exceptional entrepreneurs from 41 countries across the globe. Maduka was formally accepted into the 2020 Class of the prestigious awards on Thursday, June 4, ...

• • • To fast-track 10% contribution of mining sector to GDP The Federal Government of Nigeria has commended Heritage Bank for being part of a valuable private sector collaboration with Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Ltd, saying such partnership stands to create new opportunities for Nigeria to grow ...

  Luxury handcrafted Italian driving accessories maker, The Outlierman, has reopened for business following the temporary closure occasioned by the COVID-19 outbreak and is set to supplying gentleman drivers across the world with luxury Italian driving products. The Bologna-based company was formed with a mission to handcraft a range of accessories ...

  As the electric car movement continues to gather momentum, one question that easily comes to mind is  whether there will still be a future for mechanics. Electric cars are not the only threat to traditional mechanical skills, however. As cars become ever more sophisticated, technological ability becomes a necessity ...

  H.R. Owen Bugatti London has played host to the UK’s only customer previews of the purest Bugatti ever: the all-new Chiron Pur Sport.  H.R. Owen is Britain’s leading luxury motor dealer group, dealing with some of the world’s most sought-after premium car brands. Opened in 2016, the H.R. Owen-operated ...

The South African Motorbody Repairers’ Association (SAMBRA), an association of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI),  has expressed deep concern and displeasure over lack of information on the status of second hand vehicles being brought for sale in the market. SAMBRA made its concern known, Tuesday, even as pressure mounts for ...