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Volkswagen Diesel scandal: VW told to take 2.4 million cheat cars back and fix software

German authorities have ordered Volkswagen to recall over 2.4 million VW diesel derivatives in Germany alone.

Ferrari: UNIQUE ‘CONNOLLY’ F40 COMPLETES LINE-UP OF FABULOUS FERRARIS

A 1992 Ferrari F40, the Maranello company’s 200mph supercar and the last design personally approved by Enzo Ferrari, is the latest top-drawer entry in H&H Classic’s forthcoming Duxford sale, the catalogue for which is now online. It will join the headlining Richard Colton Collection 1960 250 GT SWB and 1967 275 GTB/4, and 13 other […]

South African Car of the Year finalists announced

The finalists of the 2016 South African Guild of Motoring Journalists’ (SAGMJ) Car of the Year have just been announced:

Jaguar F-PACE Sets Guinness World Record with Loop-the-Loop

Do the best vehicles come out of Germany? According to Jaguar USA only when they’re British. Two years ago, the Jaguar C-X17 crossover concept captured the crowd’s attention at the Frankfurt Auto Show, and this year Jaguar stole the show again with a physics-defying debut of the Jaguar F-PACE that you have to see to believe. […]

ISUZU’S MY15 KB RANGE: ADDITIONAL PUNCH FOR WORKHORSES, MORE VELVET GLOVE FOR LEISURE MODELS

South Africa’s foremost bakkie specialist – Isuzu – has broadened the appeal of the iconic KB by adding three carefully-configured derivatives to the range, bringing the tally of models to 18. Newcomers include a two-pedal 4×4 flagship model with features like a class-leading infotainment system and keyless entry and start/stop.

BRIDGESTONE ON THE PODIUM IN CHARITY KART RACE

Bridgestone South Africa snatched a podium place at the Annual Cheetah Karting Day, held at the Zwartkops Kart Track on September 13. The tyre company entered three teams in the drive to raise money for the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre at De Wildt. Competing against teams which featured celebrities including singers, racing drivers, and […]

OFF-ROAD RACING: FINAL TITLE BATTLES FOR YOUNG COMPETITORS AT WORCESTER

The deciding race for young off-road motorcycle and quad competitors who have been participating in the 2015 Raslouw Academy Junior National Off-road Championship this year, will take place from Brandvlei Cellars outside Worcester in the Western Cape on Friday, 25 September. With four rounds of the season now something of the past and only one […]

Hyundai N technology drives Korean national bobsleigh team

To showcase the breadth of Hyundai N’s high performance technology, Hyundai Motor debuts its independently developed Hyundai N Bobsleigh 2016 at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

LAND ROVER GIVES NEW DYNAMIC DESIGN TO DISCOVERY SPORT

Land Rover has further enhanced the Discovery Sport Dynamic at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new Discovery Sport Dynamic will be available in 2016 as a limited edition to only a lucky few buyers in South Africa in 2016. Discovery Sport Dynamic makes global debut at Frankfurt Motor Show Unique design accents, details and […]

Jaguar Land Rover global unveiling of James Bond cars

Jaguar Land Rover celebrated the vehicles appearing in the new Bond adventure, SPECTRE. Cars, including the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and the iconic Land Rover Defender, stole the show as they were unveiled in public for the first time at the palatial Thurn und Taxis in Frankfurt. Jaguar and Land Rover stunt vehicles […]

GM (General Motors) female employee makes history

PORT ELIZABETH – A General Motors South Africa (GMSA) employee soared to the top of her field recently when she became the first certified female calibrator on the African Continent. Sue-Ann Lewack (39) is now leading the way in the motor manufacturing industry, an industry which is still largely dominated by men. Employee becomes the […]

Goodyear supports 2nd world record attempt to drive from Cape-to-Cape

Goodyear-Wrangler HP All Weather tyres and Rainer Zietlow team-up to drive from South Africa to Norway in less than 10 days. Cape Agulhas, South Africa – September 11, 2015: Goodyear has partnered with German record breaker Rainer Zietlow and his second world record attempt to drive from Cape Agulhas, South Africa to Nordkapp, Norway in […]

Mercedes-Benz starts campaign to mark launch of the new A-Class: The A-Class. Ready for a new generation.

The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class rolls into showrooms on 26 September 2015. To mark the launch, Mercedes-Benz is starting an extensive marketing and advertising campaign on all communication channels under the title “The A-Class. Ready for a new generation.” The campaign will be centred on various print advertisements and a TV spot. Aimed at a young, […]

HILTON HEAD ISLAND MOTORING FESTIVAL COMMEMORATES MIDCENTURY SUBURBIA

The 14th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing automotive and motorsports enthusiast event weeks, will pay tribute to 1940s, 50s and 60s suburbia in the “Life in the Suburbs” exhibit sponsored by GMC. Now in its seventh year, the Festival’s “Life” exhibits seek to honor […]

FORD AND USC SHOAH FOUNDATION EXPANDING IWITNESS DETROIT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Ford Motor Company Fund is building on its commitment to education by teaming with USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education and expanding theIWitness multimedia program in the Detroit area. Ford Motor Company Fund builds on its commitment to education by teaming with USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual […]

Ford Mustang: RHD version of World’s Best-Selling Sports Car in production

Production of the right-hand drive model of the long awaited new Ford Mustang, the best-selling sports car on the globe during the first half of the year, has just started. Mustang is the world’s best-selling sports car in the first half of 2015, according to IHS Automotive global registration data Global Mustang momentum continues to build as […]

GM: Innovative Green School Opens in Joe Slovo Township

Children from the Silindokuhle Crèche in the impoverished Joe Slovo Township today received a major boost towards their education in the form of a newly built school. This project was initiated by the Love Story, the Port Elizabeth based non-government organisation (NGO) that runs community upliftment projects, education programmes and feeding schemes, who applied for […]

Maserati: Wild meets beautiful

Following the official announcement of the new importership of Maserati in South Africa, European Automotive Imports – South Africa hosted a glittering event to celebrate the occasion in style. The event showcased the Maserati range and officially introduced Maserati’s South African clientele to the new Ghibli. The Maserati dealership in Bryanston, Johannesburg, was transformed into […]

HYUNDAI OPENS ITS FIRST NFL DRIVE WITH THE “2015 NFL KICKOFF PRESENTED BY HYUNDAI”

Harnessing the passion of NFL fans, Hyundai’s first NFL marketing execution launches literally with the very first kick of the regular season. During the season opening celebrations on September 9-10, Hyundai is the presenting sponsor of the 2015 NFL Kickoff activities that include a concert in the San Francisco Bay Area, home of Super Bowl […]

RANGE ROVER SENTINEL: A LUXURY FORTRESS ON WHEELS

The new Range Rover Sentinel is the first luxury armoured vehicle to be fully engineered by Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), hand built at its Oxford Road facility, providing the highest levels of protection an SUV can offer against a wide variety of attacks. Range Rover Sentinel is the first armoured Land Rover to […]

JAGUAR LAND ROVER REVEALS INNOVATIVE WARM AIR BLANKET RESEARCH TO REDUCE VEHICLE EMISSIONS

Jaguar Land Rover has showcased some of the new and innovative low and zero emission technologies it is researching at this year’s CENEX Low Carbon Vehicle event, held in the UK. Jaguar Land Rover demonstrates ‘Warm Air Blanket’ research. This new technology could dramatically reduce the energy consumed when heating a vehicle Innovations to reduce […]

Ford’s first student graduates from Incubation Centre

The Automotive Industry Development Centre (AIDC) in Gauteng has produced the first graduate from its Automotive Incubation Centre project at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant. First person to graduate from AIDC-driven Automotive Incubation Centre at Ford’s Silverton Assembly Plant Awarded tender for Ford’s new Vehicle Personalisation Centre Specialised fitment of selected customer-specific accessories for Ford Ranger […]

Ford Racing Ranger getting ready for Penultimate Cross Country Race in Vryburg

The Ford Performance team will be heading to the Vryburg Endurance race, fifth and penultimate round of the Donaldson Cross Country Championship, with one aim – to bring the V8-powered Ford Ranger home on the podium. Fifth round of Donaldson Cross Country Championship 2014 event won by Ford’s Chris Visser and Japie Badenhorst Tough 700km […]

Infiniti – from pencil stroke to metal – video

See how with a few well-placed strokes of a pencil Infiniti engineers went from drawing to metal in 90 seconds…

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