VINTAGE CARS

With effect from November, the all-new Mazda CX-5 crossover SUV will be produced at the Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi prefecture of Japan in addition to the Hiroshima Plant where it is currently being produced. Mazda Motor Corporation said the move will help respond quickly and flexibly to growing demand for ...

All hail the winner…. The Opel Astra has emerged as the Wesbank South African Guild of Motoring Journalists’ 2017 Car of the Year, making South Africa the thirteenth country where the Opel Astra has been recognised as a Car of the Year since its global introduction in 2015. The latest accolade, ...

Production work in progress  “You are wanted”, the first original Amazon series to come completely from Germany, celebrated its premiere Wednesday and from Friday, March 17, the thriller series will be available to Amazon customers in more than 200 countries at the same time, according to a statement issued in Stuttgart . ...

Jaguar’s first electric vehicle – the Jaguar I-PACE – has hit the streets for the first time in London as the luxury car maker joined the growing league of auto companies exploring the great potential in emission-free electric vehicles (EVs). This is coming ahead  of its official unveiling later in ...

Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards exploring long-term strategic cooperation in clearly-defined fields with Skoda leading the project for the Volkswagen Group brands in order to share responsibility among the brands in the VW Group. The ultimate aim, it was learned,  is to ...

Ford F-150 is J.D. Power’s 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study award recipient for large light duty pickup    American truck owners who value Built Ford Tough pickups are taking in some more great news: Ford F-150 is J.D. Power’s 2017 Vehicle Dependability Study award recipient for large light duty pickup.  “All customers ...

The South African Motoring Experience, South Africa’s only national motor show endorsed by NAAMSA (National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa) and  powered by the SA Festival of Motoring, is to hold from September 1-3 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit. Recall that the inaugural SA Festival of Motoring ...

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc., said work has begun on its £200 million new design and engineering centre at Gaydon in Warwickshire.   The expansion, according to the U.K’s largest car manufacturer, represents the first major construction project at one of the company’s non-manufacturing sites in over a decade. The ...

Hyundai World Ghana, the ultra-modern showroom of Hyundai Motors & Investments Ghana Ltd., a member of  the Stallion Group, is currently teasing Ghanaian automobile freaks with an array of products. With showrooms in the Ghanaian capital, Accra and the commercial city of Kumasi, Ghanaians, no doubt, have more than enough choices ...

Dr. Johan van Zyl has made history at Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC). The Chairman of Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) and President/ CEO of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has just been elevated  from the position of a Managing Officer to that of a Senior Managing Officer by the Japanese car ...