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There is already strong support from the local motor industry for the first South African Festival of Motoring which takes place at the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit, Midrand, from August 31-September 4. Among the major companies already confirmed as participants are: Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Porsche. Several other, ...

Daimler Trucks, the world’s leading truck producer, Monday launched the first fleet test for emission-free, electric trucks in Germany. Dr Wolfgang Bernhard, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, responsible for Daimler Trucks & Daimler Buses, and Marc Llistosella, President and CEO of the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation ...

Toyota GAZOO Racing heads to Great Britain this week for the eagerly-anticipated opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Silverstone. Toyota, starting its fifth season in WEC, will compete with its new TS050 Hybrid race car for the first time, taking on LMP1-Hybrid rivals ...

Demonstrating Kia Motors’ ongoing commitment to safety and continuous improvement, the all-new 2017 Kia Sportage has earned the highest designation possible – Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+) – from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) when equipped with optional front crash prevention. The rating reflects top scores in each ...

On April 6, 2016, the travel operator, Bohr Omnibus GmbH, based in Lautzenhausen, Germany took delivery of its 125th Mercedes-Benz touring coach at the bus plant in Mannheim. The milestone vehicle, a Travego L, was handed over together with two more Travego coaches that Bohr had ordered on the occasion of ...

It’s a no brainer that modern day Milan in Italy has become synonymous with style, which makes it the perfect city to launch Toyota latest design marvel concept – Setsuna. To call it a “design marvel” is no exaggeration, as it is a drivable car that is predominantly made from ...

Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that it is investing R2.5-billion ($170 million US dollars) to expand operations at its Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, South Africa, to produce the all-new Ford Everest, along with the new Ford Ranger that was launched at the end of last year. This investment, ...

Kia Motors Corporation and Total Lubrifiants recently renewed their strategic partnership agreement. For another five years, Total will remain Kia Motors Corporation’s preferred aftermarket lubricants supplier for Kia vehicles. Total branded automotive lubricants will be exclusively recommended and available to customers across Kia’s service network of more than 5,500 dealers ...

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Friday, April 1, held its annual entrance ceremony for new employees in Toyota City, Japan. A statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA said participants, totaling approximately 200 people, included 40 executives (including Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada and President Akio Toyoda), 16 representatives from the Toyota Motor Workers’ ...

All is set for Volkswagen Amarok to show the hard stuff it’s made of as it makes its official debut at the opening round of the 2016 Donaldson Cross Country Championship in Vryburg scheduled to hold this Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, 2016. Two Amaroks, which were designed and built ...