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2018 Nissan Pathfinder Coming with First-of-its-kind Rear Door Alert

      Nissan said on Wednesday that its 2018 Pathfinder SUV which goes on sale in the U.S. next month will feature the first-of-its-kind Rear Door Alert (RDA)1 as standard. The Japanese carmaker said the new system utilises door sequence logic, centre instrument panel message display and industry-first multiple ...

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Ford Records Highest Ranger Exports for the Year in July

… 6 452 Vehicles Shipped to Europe, Middle East and Africa Ford has continued to show resilience in the face of general dwindling sales as  South African new vehicle sales showed encouraging year-on-year improvements in July 2017, with Ford, once again, remaining a key player in contributing to domestic volumes. With ...

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Kia Motors Posts Global Sales of 216,118 Vehicles in July

Kia Motors Corporation on Tuesday announced its July 2017 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 216,118 units sold. the Korean carmaker said its domestic market sales decreased by 0.9% compared to the previous year, resulting 43,611 units sold, which is ...

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Achieves Record Results, Emerges Largest Carmaker at First-half

With combined sales exceeding 5.27 million units from Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors in the first six months of 2017, translating to a  7 percent rise and cumulative volume of electric vehicle sales exceeding  480,000 units, there is every indication that the enlarged Alliance will maintain its position as the ...

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Toyota Launches new app for Children

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has launched an exciting app that sees thousands of children across the globe giving pencil and paper a break in favour of smartphone touchscreens. Aptly called Mobilmo, the app – for smartphones and tablets – can be downloaded so that children can create their own 3D ...

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Porsche Achieves Positive First-half Result

In the first half of 2017, Porsche AG increased its operating result, revenue, deliveries and number of employees. Six months into the year, Porsche’s operating result has reached 2.1 billion euro, an increase of 16 per cent. Revenue rose by eight per cent to 11.8 billion euro. The company’s profit ...

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Final Day to Enter for Automechanika Johannesburg’s Innovation Awards Contest

    The countdown for the 2017 edition of Innovation Awards at Automechanika Johannesburg has really begun. Organisers of the awards scheduled to hold during the Automechanika trade fair at the Expo Centre, Nasrec, from September 27-30 have up until noon this Wednesday, July 26, to accept entries as time actually ...

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Volvo posts strong results as first half 2017 profit goes up by 21.2 %

Volvo Cars has posted strong results as it has reported strong growth in operating profit of SEK6.8bn (~R10.6 bn) for the first half of 2017, compared to SEK5.6bn (~R8.7 bn) for the same period last year, after taking market share across Europe and experiencing a robust sales increase in China. ...

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Finally, Mercedes-Benz reveals the X-Class, first Premium Pickup

Mercedes-Benz, Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, finally revealed its first premium pickup, the X-Class, at a world premiere, thus bringing to the fore the importance of the South African market to the luxury brand with three pointed stars. The new Mercedes-Benz X-Class, which promises to be a game-changer in the light commercial vehicle ...

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Groupe Renault posts impressive half-year sales record with 1.88 million vehicles sold

Groupe Renault on Monday announced an impressive half-year sales report with 1.88 million vehicles sold in the first half of 2017, translating to an increase of 10.4% in a market that grew 2.6%. In a statement issued in Boulogne-Billancourt, the group said all its brands posted increases in sales volumes ...

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