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Jaco Oosthuizen has officially taken over as the substantive Managing Director of Renault South Africa following a six-month term as Managing Director Designate under incumbent MD Nicholas de Canha. His appointment took effect on July 1 and he will report to Osman Suluman Arbee, Chief Executive Officer of Motus Corporation. ...

Organisers of the WesBank SA Motoring Experience, which will be staged at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and Conference Centre from September 1-3, said the 2017 edition will make use of six themes to ensure that it caters for all interest groups in terms of the wider world or motoring. This, ...

  …As 296 out of 305 arrested motorists fail psychological test  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Thursday that its ongoing mental stability and psychological evaluation of traffic law offenders, tagged Operation Cobra,  is not a psychiatric test, stressing that the Corps did not intend to do so in ...

Renault has celebrated the production of the 2,500,000th LCV to roll out of its Batilly plant in Eastern France since its creation as the keys to the vehicle, a Clim Pack-equipped front-wheel drive Renault Master L3H2, were handed over to Polish company, TP Teltech, at a special ceremony penultimate Tuesday, ...

Daimler said it is consistently pursuing its electric offensive and is creating the necessary conditions for the local production of electric vehicles with the construction of a battery factory in China. The new factory is a project of Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), the Sino-German production joint venture between ...

  The South African motor industry is holding up surprisingly well in a tough economic environment that is being exacerbated by political turmoil. This is the opinion of renowned economics commentator, Dr Azar Jammine, Director and Chief Economist at Econometrix. He made this statement when addressing guests at the launch ...

The new Audi A5 Cabriolet, which is now available in South Africa,  has completed the second generation of the A5 family in the local market as the all-new Audi A5 Coupe and Sportback were launched recently.  In the Audi S5 Cabriolet, a new six-cylinder turbocharged engine developing 260kW and 500 ...

The new BMW 4 Series range – BMW 4 Series Coupe, Convertible, Gran Coupe as well as the BMW M4 Coupe and Convertible – appear set to write the next chapter of the 4 Series success story as the models arrive the South African market with even sharper styling and ...

Opel is surely charting a new course for itself by consolidating its presence in its familiar market. It has therefore revised the Corsa models range, resulting in improved specifications for some models as well as price drops across the range. The changes, according to Opel,  came after intensive market research ...