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Toyota South Africa, Friday, announced the cancellation of all bookings and appointments for media test-drive and new model launch and drop-off as the country’s 21-day lockdown to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus kicks off. An official statement from the company’s Communications  Team to the media on Friday said: “Around ...

  Nissan, Tuesday, announced a temporary suspension of  production in its Africa, Middle East and India region in response to the continuing COVID-19 outbreak. The suspension, according to Nissan,  follows the advice and guidance of respective national governments, and is being taken to safeguard the wellbeing of staff, customers and communities. ...

Hyundai Motor Company has unveiled its new concept electric vehicle, the “Prophecy”, expressing the company’s latest design language. The visionary concept, which was unveiled in a video presentation showing the key elements of its styling and technology, expresses Hyundai’s latest design philosophy, Sensuous Sportiness, expanding on the era-defining example set ...

Ford Motor Company, Monday, announced the temporary suspension of vehicle and engine production at its International Markets Group (IMG) manufacturing sites in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus. Ford said the IMG production suspensions which actually  began Saturday, March 21, will continue for several weeks depending on the ...

  Land Rover has celebrated the Range Rover golden jubilee by creating a giant piece of sub-zero art at its cold weather test facility in Arjeplog, close to the Arctic circle in Sweden. The 260m-wide artwork filled the centre of the steering pad at the test track where all future ...

British luxury carmaker, Bentley, has shut operations at its Crewe, UK headquarters for four weeks over the Coronavirus crisis. In a personal message to the company’s staff on Friday, Adrian Hallmark, Chairman and CEO of Bentley Motors, said: “The tragic, rapidly evolving coronavirus crisis is causing a lasting impact on ...

  Jaguar Land Rover , Friday, said it will temporarily suspend production at its UK manufacturing facilities over the course of next week due to the Coronavirus crisis. The  intention, according to the luxury carmaker,  is to resume in the week of 20 April, subject to review of the rapidly-changing ...

  Suzuki Auto South Africa, Wednesday, held the digital premiere of the all-new Suzuki S-Presso. The premiere of the game-changing new entry-level urban SUV was streamed live at 18:30 Wednesday evening. The digital launch came as S-Presso introduces urban SUV style to the entry-level market. As every connoisseur will tell ...

    Kia Motors, Wednesday, revealed the new Kia Sorento for the first time, flaunting it as a powerful, progressive and versatile SUV. The fourth generation of Kia Motors Corporation’s flagship SUV is designed and engineered to take on everything life throws at it. Raising standards in the midsize SUV ...

  Porsche is revolutionising sporty seating as the luxury sport carmaker  presents an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. Here, the central section of the seat, in other words the seat and backrest cushions, is partly produced by a 3D-printer. Customers ...