Things are really looking up for Nissan South Africa as the parent company on Wednesday announced a R3 billion investment in its facility in Rosslyn, Pretoria. This , according to the Japanese automaker, is to prepare the plant for production of the next generation Nissan Navara pickup which ...
Read More »Electric vehicle batteries’ increasing density offers strong growth opportunities for battery thermal management – Report
Passive and active thermal management are key technologies among electric vehicles that use high-capacity batteries, a recent report by Frost & Sullivan has indicated. Battery capacity has increased by more than 50kWh across all plug-in hybrid/battery electric vehicles (PHEVs/BEVs), and 150+kW batteries now come with fast-charging capabilities. These advances in battery technologies ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz records best quarter ever in China, sells more than 560,000 vehicles worldwide
Mercedes-Benz has continued its amazing sales records as the Stuttgart-based luxury carmaker closed the first quarter of 2019 with 560,873 passenger cars sold worldwide . Interestingly, the first quarter of the year was the best quarter ever for Mercedes-Benz in China. For the third year in a row, sales ...
Read More »Ford Research: Drivers who cycle may see dangers more quickly
Look at the two images above for around ten seconds and the chances are you will notice a small yet significant change. If you are a driver who cycles, you will probably have spotted the difference more quickly than a driver who doesn’t cycle. It might only ...
Read More »Toyota’s All-New RAV4 flaunts elegant sophistication
Toyota on Wednesday launched its completely redesigned RAV4 in Japan and the start of sales at all nationwide Toyota “Corolla” and “Netz” dealers, and Toyota Mobility Tokyo, Inc. The first-generation RAV4 debuted in 1994, when body-on-frame four-wheel drive vehicles were positioned as off-road vehicles. The RAV4 would go on ...
Read More »BI PAREL emerges winner of 2019 MINI Scouting Menswear competition
MINI South Africa, along with its partners GQ Magazine and South African Fashion Week (SAFW), has announced Shaylene Morris of BI PAREL as the winner of the 2019 MINI Scouting Menswear competition, in association with GQ Magazine. Shaylene Morris is a 26-year old entrepreneur and graduate from the ...
Read More »First-ever KIA SA national beach tennis championship to hold at Badplaas
KIA Motors South Africa, in partnership with Tennis South Africa (TSA), is set to host the first ever KIA SA Beach Tennis National tournament at the Badplaas Forever Resort from 10 to 12 May 2019. Badplaas, also commonly referred to as eManzana and eBhadini, is an exotic location on the ...
Read More »Import Your Car Nigeria marks one year, woos customers with 30% discount on brokerage fees
First auto brokerage services provider in Nigeria, Import Your Car Nigeria Limited (IYCN), is celebrating its one-year of operations in the country’s auto market. The company is therefore offering a special anniversary 30 per cent discount on its brokerage fees for all online customers who either bid or buy ...
Read More »16 emission- free city buses for VHH
Fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro is fast gaining popularity and wide acceptance as the metropolis of Hamburg is placing its trust in the emission-free city buses. Already, a public transportation company, Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein, has ordered 16 units of the fully electric city bus. The buses are expected to be delivered at the ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz moves to champion emerging fashion talents
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its latest effort, How To – the latest iteration of the#mbcollective fashion story, which is dedicated to championing emerging fashion talent and bringing people from different creative spheres together to generate pioneering ideas. The platform will see a cast of leading creatives from around the world spend a day with ...
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