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Jaguar's new E-Pace will be available in South Africa on 9 March 2018. The new vehicle is designed to combine the performance of a Jaguar sports car with the spaciousness and practicality of an all-wheel-drive vehicle.

Peugeot has unveiled its new 208 GT-Line. The car's new additions include new headlights with black and chrome elements, LED daytime running lights, repositioned fog lamps, a special 'equaliser' grille with red detailing, a gloss black finish for the grille surround, fog lamp finishers and exterior mirror housings, and 17'' Caesium alloy wheels.

The finalists of the 2018 WesBank South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition have been accounced.

The 13 category winners of the 2017/18 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards were announced on 25 January 2018 at The Galleria in Sandton, Johannesburg. The categories had 39 finalists competing for a win with a total of 20 car brands being represented.

In celebration of Land Rover's Defender Works V8's 70th anniversary, the brand has released a limited edition version of the vehicle. The limited edition is made up of 150 Defenders badged with '70th Edition' on it.

The ProPILOT Park Ryokan in Hakone, Japan has combined Nissan’s autonomous driving technology with the slippers, tables, and cushions provided at the inn. The amenities are fitted with a special version of Nissan’s ProPILOT Park autonomous parking technology; when not in use, they automatically return to their designated spots at the push of a button. The technology is being used at the ProPILOT Park Ryokan during a demonstration to entertain guests and reduce staff workload....

The Pure&Crafted SA music and motorcycle festival, presented by BMW Motorrad, took place at at Ground in Muldersdrift in Midrand, Johannesburg on the 30 September.

Singularity University empowers the global community with the mindset, skill set and network to create an abundant future. For the first time in South Africa, leading-edge speakers from SingularityU will join South African leaders, change makers, entrepreneurs and innovators for an unforgettable experience on 23-24 August 2017 in Johannesburg. The summit will also include a session about exponential energy presented by Ramez Naam and another on the future of mobility and the automotive industry by Dr Carlo Van de Weijer....

It has been 50 years since Hans-Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher started Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach. Since 1967, the company has continually shown growth and development in the sports car and motorsport sectors and, in 2016, the company grew by over 40% and delivered 100,000 vehicles.

Visitors of the annual Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville were once again treated to Freek de Kock's spectacular collection of Datsuns and Nissans.

The 2017 Jaguar Simola Hillclimb was held in Knysna, over the weekend.

After successfully defeating Wladimir Klitschko, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 29 April, IBF Heavyweight World Champion, Anthony Joshua MBE, has taken delivery of the tailor-made version of the high-performance Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic.

The newly upgraded Kia Soul will soon be made available to South African car buyers following its unveiling at the Paris Motors Show, last year.

Several members of the Margate biking fraternity got together to celebrate their biking passion while also giving back to the community at the South Coast Bike Fest which was held from Thursday, 27 April to Sunday, 30 April.