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  Nigeria’s fastest growing payment startup, Zoto, said its new app would go for  an introductory price of ₦1 only . Zoto, a mobile payment app used by over 1 million Nigerians, said the new app is designed to make Zoto the fastest and most reliable payment app in Nigeria. “An ...

The BMW Group is set for the race debut of its all-new motorsport vehicle, the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, at Dakar 2018. This exciting addition will feature along with the already successful MINI John Cooper Works Rally and the MINI ALL4 Racing at the Dakar Rally in January as ...

  Siyaphambili Team (meaning moving forward) has done Volkswagen proud at the just-concluded Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge in South Africa. The team consists of Thobani Mhlongo who finished in a time of 3hours-26minutes-53seconds, Kwanele Shabala at a time of 3hours-18minutes-15seconds, Mashesha Miya in 3hours-29minutes-42seconds, Nonkuthalo Mgomezulu in 5hours-1minute-46seconds and Samkelo ...

  Jaguar Land Rover has sealed its partnership with Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MREW) with a donation of a Land Rover Discovery to MREW as the British carmaker extended its support to emergency and disaster preparedness.  MREW has taken delivery of the Land Rover Discovery, which will join its ...

Nashville Soccer Club and Nissan Tuesday announced a multiyear partnership in which Nissan will become the club’s first jersey front sponsor. Nashville SC unveiled one of the club’s two Under Armour jerseys with Nissan’s logo exclusively featured on the front and announced the fans will select the second jersey through an ...

Mercedes-Benz Vans said it plans to offer all its commercial van model lines with electric drive, starting with the mid-size eVito, expected to be launched in 2018. The eVito is now available to order, with deliveries commencing in the second half of 2018. Further model ranges, according to  Mercedes-Benz Vans, ...

Volkswagen scooped the most wins at the inaugural Gumtree Pre-Owned Awards. The top passenger car manufacturer in South Africa took home a total of seven awards, including  three First place wins, two Second places and two People’s choice awards. Gumtree found the best value performing cars per category by looking ...

  Polestar appears set to turn its plans into reality with the beginning of construction work on the new state-of-the-art Polestar Production Centre in Chengdu, China, where the company’s first model, the Polestar 1, will be produced.  This follows the announcement of the new Polestar brand on October 17, and ...

Volvo Cars and Uber join forces to develop autonomous driving cars   Volvo Cars has signed a framework agreement with Uber, the ride sharing company, to supply tens of thousands of autonomous driving compatible base vehicles between 2019 and 2021.  The base vehicles are developed on Volvo Cars’ fully modular, ...

Ford is pioneering a new era for its dealer network in South Africa with the launch of the new Joburg City Ford dealership in Newtown, in the heart of Johannesburg’s bustling economic hub. Besides being the latest addition to the Ford dealer family, the launch of Joburg City Ford represents ...