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![#BizTrends2017: Local franchise trends for 2017](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374918-120x120.jpg?2) | Dumisani Bengu South Africa's economy is under significant pressure and does not promise a great deal of progress for business or consumers – with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting only 0.8% growth... read | | ![#BizTrends2017: Carmakers primed to tackle new year challenges](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/373851-120x120.png?3) | Mike Whitfield Despite another difficult year for the automotive industry, car manufacturers are on top of the challenges and ready for 2017's expected trends... read | | ![#BizTrends2017: The auto industry will face its biggest disruption yet](https://biz-file.com/c/1612/372445-120x120.jpg?2) | Jeff Osborne The auto industry has always faced massive disruption. The heart of the industry has always been engineering, and advances have shifted the balance... read | |
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![Revealed: The Kuga warnings Ford ignored](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375427-120x120.jpg?2) | Wendy Knowler Ford was warned for at least a year that its Kuga SUV had potentially deadly problems – but appears not to have acted on the alarm bells... read |
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![US charges Fiat Chrysler with skirting emissions standards](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375252-120x120.jpg?2) | Yet another global auto maker has run afoul of US environmental standards, as the government on Thursday charged Fiat Chrysler with having hidden software... read |
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![Google's Waymo to expand self-driving partnerships](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374761-120x120.jpg?1) | Waymo, the autonomous car subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced Sunday at the Detroit auto show that it would develop its self-driving technology... read |
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![Chevrolet Bolt EV](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375306-120x120.jpg?2) | The auto industry's push into electric vehicles is turning an important corner in 2017 with the arrival of longer-range, battery-powered cars at more accessible prices... read |
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![Toyota to invest $10bn in the US](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375101-120x120.jpg?2) | Toyota will invest $10 billion in the United States over the next five years, the company said on Monday at the annual Detroit auto show... read |
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![Serco to capitalise on new technology and innovation in 2017](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374769-120x120.jpg?2) | Staying abreast of global trends and innovations is an important part of how Serco strives to give its customers the edge in a competitive African market... read |
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![Auto industry targeted by Trump is vital to Mexico](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374748-120x120.jpg?2) | While US President-elect Donald Trump wants to put the brakes on projects by Toyota and American automakers in Mexico, the country has become... read |
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![Peterhansel, Sunderland win Dakar 2017](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375358-120x120.jpg?2) | Michele Lupini Dakar 2017 is over - Stephane Peterhansel trailed Sebastien Loeb home to secure his second win on the trot, his seventh in cars and his thirteenth career Dakar win in all... read |
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![Jaguar's F-Type gets a 2017 refresh](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375214-120x120.jpg?2) | The updated Jaguar F-Type sports car, arriving in the second quarter of 2017, includes a special edition, new seats, state-of-the-art infotainment system... read |
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![Volkswagen sales top new record despite dieselgate](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374868-120x120.jpg?2) | Volkswagen on Tuesday said it had sold 10.3 million cars worldwide last year, a new record for the German auto giant... read |
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![Mercedes claims luxury pole position over BMW](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/374845-120x120.jpg?2) | German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday said it had overtaken homegrown rival BMW to deliver the most luxury vehicles of any manufacturer in 2016... read |
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![What's worrying businesses most in 2017?](https://biz-file.com/c/1701/375396-120x120.jpg?2) | Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read |
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