VINTAGE CARS

Two finalists, Talha Moosajee and Raais Asmal, have emerged as they have cruised their way to the last stage of the 2017 Volkswagen Driver Search honours at the Zwartkops Raceway in Pretoria. They emerged victorious after four gruelling days of physical tests, psychological evaluations, media lectures and naturally a string of stringent ...

As the search for the 2017 Volkswagen Driver Search continues in South Africa, eight young prospective racing drivers have been shortlisted for the next round of the competition while the game is over for the other six who didn’t make it after the first round was completed at the Zwartkops ...

Hyundai, the Korean carmaker, Monday,  marked its 3-millionth Elantra sold in the United States by celebrating the achievement of a local hero in Baytown, Texas, a city near Houston severely impacted by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Henry Rogers, Paramedic Field Supervisor for Acadian Ambulance, was on the front lines ...

The world’s first self-flying taxi was launched at the Jumeirah Beach Park in Dubai, United Arab  Emirates on Monday. The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) of Dubai was the brainchild of  Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA). According to Dubai Media Office, the two-seater AAT, capable of transporting people without human ...

        Kia Motors has been ranked among the highest valued brands in the world once again, according to Interbrand’s 2017 ‘Best Global Brands’ report. The latest study, released this Monday, confirms Kia’s brand value has grown 6% in the last 12 months, to the US $6.68 billion. ...

….As stakeholders fault auto policy implementation A senior lecturer at the Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, has faulted the operations of automobile assembly plants in the country. The don, who is also an automotive communication specialist, said they lack the required standard to compete globally. Odiboh stated ...

    The United Nations (UN) has officially recognised Volvo Cars for its ground-breaking electrification strategy even as it commended Volvo Cars’ president and chief executive, Håkan Samuelsson, for taking bold and disruptive action in the area of electric vehicles evolution. The recognition came in the latest report from the ...

  Ford Motor Company has splashed a whopping $20,000 USD on boosting the activities and efforts of leading environmental conservation organisations in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. The grants are expected to be used in conservation and related education projects in the three countries. The grants are made up of  $10 000 ...

As the 13th edition of the annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) holds this Saturday in the Harry Bridge’s Memorial Park at the Queen Mary, in Long Beach, California, Nissan said it will be storming the venue with a wide range of electric, performance and vintage models. An important feature ...

    The countdown to the 2018 WesBank SA COTY Award has begun and the battle for the overall winner among the 10 selected finalists is getting intense with the passing of each day. Already, the South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) has selected the all-new seventh generation BMW ...