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Suzuki SA wins big at Cars Awards
Suzuki SA wins big at Cars Awards
The second annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards kicked off last night at the Vodadome in Midrand. The Awards recognised the best derivatives... read
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Your Kugas are worthless!

Graeme Hosken

Shocked Ford owners are being told that their Kugas are worthless, as the global motoring giant scrambles to calm the storm over burning cars... Read

State's truck plan unfeasible: Isuzu chief
State's truck plan unfeasible: Isuzu chief

Fulfilling the government's desire for a full-scale South African truck manufacturing industry is not currently feasible and could increase prices by up to 30%... Read

Black Badge revealed at new Rolls-Royce pop-up
Black Badge revealed at new Rolls-Royce pop-up

Lauren Hartzenberg

There's a new pop-up shop in the Mother City and the brand in question is as premium as they come... Read

BizTrends 2017
#BizTrends2017: Five steps to improve your lead conversion
#BizTrends2017: Five steps to improve your lead conversion

David Sieff

The inability for the automotive industry to embrace change is staggering. It's almost as if the only positive movement comes in the face of insurmountable evidence... read
#BizTrends2017: Key challenges for OEMs to tackle in 2017
#BizTrends2017: Key challenges for OEMs to tackle in 2017

Ricardo Coetzee

I'm sure that everyone would agree that 2016 was a tough year as a result of our slow economic growth. Although we saw a definite decline in vehicle sales... read


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Maintenance & Safety
What are the CPA's best practice guidelines applicable to the motor industry?
What are the CPA's best practice guidelines applicable to the motor industry?

Justine Krige

Last year, the NCC published for comment the draft best practice guidelines intended to provide procedural clarity in regard to alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for handling complaints involving the automotive industry... read
Brands can certainly take a page or two from the Ford Kuga saga
Brands can certainly take a page or two from the Ford Kuga saga

Khangelani Dziba

Silence can be a good response up until it comes back to bite you in the a** because your silence is much louder than what your initial response could have been... read
Questions rage despite belated Kuga recall
Questions rage despite belated Kuga recall

Mark Smyth

In 1980, Ford recalled more than 21-million vehicles in the US produced in the previous decade due to a fault that could see the automatic transmission shift accidentally... read
The history of the motor car industry in SA
The history of the motor car industry in SA

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Over the years, the motor car industry has grown significantly with various car manufactures having different branches all over the globe... read
Manufacturing & Parts
A busy year for testing
A busy year for testing
This year has started off with manufacturers sending test models all over the world. Mercedes is one of the busiest... read
GM to invest $1bn in US manufacturing, create 5,000 jobs
GM to invest $1bn in US manufacturing, create 5,000 jobs
General Motors said Tuesday it will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations and create up to 5,000 jobs in the coming years... read
Bridgestone Brits plant shut in unlawful municipal action
Bridgestone Brits plant shut in unlawful municipal action
Tyre maker Bridgestone has come out in support of legal action by the Brits Industrialists Association (BIA) against the Madibeng Municipality... read
Motoring Reviews
Sportage moves to upper class
Sportage moves to upper class

Henrie Geyser: motoring editor

Hyundai and Kia have risen through the ranks quite dramatically from the el cheapo bottom feeder level to where they are now becoming a very serious threat... read
Retail & Rental
Bidvest launches keyless car rental app
Bidvest launches keyless car rental app
Bidvest Car Rental has introduced a keyless car rental fleet with the launch of their app, Snappdrive. The new mobile app has been in development... read
Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in robot startup
Mercedes-Benz Vans invests in robot startup
Mercedes-Benz Vans has invested in Starship Technologies, a startup developing ground-based, autonomous delivery robots... read
Helping out dealers hitting hard times
Helping out dealers hitting hard times
Guill Marais, a senior business consultant at Sewells-MSXI, is having a busy time as the ongoing economic downturn takes its toll on many retail motor companies... read
Land Rover configurator allows you to build your own
Land Rover configurator allows you to build your own
South African customers can now visit Land Rover's website and use the new configurator to build their ultimate All-New Discovery – and order one... read
Business
What banks need to do to stay relevant
What banks need to do to stay relevant

Mark Arnold

The financial services landscape is in a state of flux and the challenge, therefore, is to stay relevant... read
Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom
Why municipalities can't hand over power to Eskom
Shifting electricity distribution from local government hands to Eskom would have serious repercussions on local and state coffers... read
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