Motoring

Cape Town’s new R128 million electric buses can’t make it up the hill

Published in Motoring
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 08:57

South Africa’s first electric buses are literally facing an uphill battle in Cape Town, after it emerged that they are unsuited for the city’s mountainous terrain.

Government spends R10.7m fixing crashed cars

Published in Motoring
Thursday, 26 July 2018 16:49

An astounding 10.7-million has been forked out by the government, over a period of three years, to fix almost 1000 state-owned vehicles involved in carelessly…

Chinese automaker plans electric car production in South Africa

Published in Motoring
Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:22

BAIC Group's announcement at the Beijing auto show, the industry's biggest sales event of the year, came as Nissan unveiled its first electric car designed…

BMW reveals production plans for Africa

Published in Motoring
Monday, 16 April 2018 20:27

Global premium vehicle manufacturer BMW, which has production plants in Africa in South Africa and Egypt, anticipates having another plant in sub-Saharan Africa within the next 10 years.

Metair embraces the electric vehicle age

Published in Motoring
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 21:44

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Listed Metair is embracing disruptive technologies - such as electric vehicles - into its business.

A look at the new electric Jaguar I-Pace SUV coming to South Africa

Published in Motoring
Sunday, 10 December 2017 19:13

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A year on from showing the I-Pace Concept at the LA Auto Show, Jaguar went back to Los Angeles with a production prototype for final…

Vehicle owner protection policies are largely misunderstood

Published in Motoring
Monday, 27 November 2017 20:45

According to Arrive Alive, lack of consumer education is the biggest challenge facing the insurance industry. With a majority of the complaints to the Ombud…

Seven of the hottest new SUVs that are hitting SA roads

Published in Motoring
Wednesday, 22 November 2017 19:35

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As the year winds down, a number of major manufacturers have announced or released their latest sport utility vehicles for the South African market.

Seven New Vehicles attest to on-going success of Cargo Carriers

Published in Motoring
Thursday, 03 August 2017 19:13

Uzuko Carriers hauls fuel for Caltex branded dealerships across the Eastern Cape. Supply chain experts Cargo Carriers just enhanced this joint venture with Caltex Eastern…

MAN Automotive has announced a free-of-charge maintenance plan on all VW Constellation truck models

Published in Motoring
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 21:20

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In support of operators who are finding the going tougher in the current economic context, MAN Automotive have come up with a special support package to be included with the…