September is Ford Global Caring Month and thousands of Ford employees around the world will be venturing out into their communities to make people’s lives better. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Ford volunteers will be tackling more than 35 widely varying projects in South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, ...
Read More »Nissan Flaunts Tech. Leadership with Intelligent Rear View Mirror in 2018 Armada SUV
Nissan is surely flaunting its leadership in the area of intelligent mobility technology. The Japanese auto giant, which recently stepped up its game with the introduction of the advanced ProPILOT Assist™ and Rear Door Alert (RDA), is launching another innovative technology in the 2018 model year – the Intelligent Rear View Mirror (I-RVM). I-RVM ...
Read More »2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick+Award for 2018 Hyundai Sonata
The 2018 Hyundai Sonata has earned the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS)’s highest accolade for safety, in one of the industry’s most demanding vehicle tests, thus receiving a 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK+ award when equipped with optional front crash prevention and dynamic bending headlights. The IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK+ ...
Read More »The Beat Goes on for Isuzu at Struandale Plant in Port Elizabeth
For those familiar with the buzz and energy at the Struandale Plant of General Motors(GM) in Port Elizabeth before the announcement of GM’s planned exit from South Africa, this is really a good news. It has been agreed that Isuzu production will continue at the plant and the new owners ...
Read More »Why Mercedes-Benz V-Class is a Success Story?
Many people across the automobile world keep asking: Why the Mercedes-Benz V-Class is becoming more successful and attractive than ever. This is, really, a multi-billion dollar question that only Mercedes- Benz could answer. But the incontrovertible truth remains that, with just three years in the market, Mercedes-Benz V-Class is now ...
Read More »Kia Sportage Wins AutoPacific’s 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award
The boldly designed Kia Sportage has won AutoPacific’s 2017 Ideal Vehicle Award (IVA), earning the highest marks in the Compact Crossover SUV category. The IVA is the Sportage’s second honor from AutoPacific following the Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) earlier this summer. AutoPacific’s IVA is based on over 54,000 responses from ...
Read More »New XC40 Completes Volvo’s SUV Line-up, Offers More Space, Storage, All-round Functionality
Ahead of its global reveal in the coming weeks, Volvo said its much anticipated new XC40 compact city SUV will take the lead in the compact premium SUV segment in terms of space, storage and all-round functionality. And as the Swedish mobility solutions provider moves to complete its SUV line-up ...
Read More »Nissan Readies Redesigned Next-generation LEAF for Sept. 6 Reveal
Nissan said it is ready to reveal the new Nissan LEAF on September 6, 2017, in Japan,(September 5, 2017, in the U.S.), promising to bring the event live online across the world. The Japanese carmaker said in a statement issued in Nashville, Tennesee, on Tuesday that “ Packed with our most ...
Read More »BMW M5 Comes with M xDrive All-wheel Drive for the First Time
The new BMW M5 is surely taking BMW M GmbH into a new territory, more so with the M xDrive all-wheel-drive featuring in the high-performance sedan for the first time. This change of tack sees the M5 exploring new dynamic dimensions and offering greater everyday practicality in all driving conditions. ...
Read More »Jaguar Land Rover Plans Over £4 billion Investment in New Products, Technologies, Growth
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, said it would invest more than £4 billion in exciting new products, innovative technologies, and increasing manufacturing capacity in the 2017/18 financial year. The company made the disclosure while reporting its results for the 2017/18 First Quarter ended June 30, ...
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