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Nissan NP200 Is a Dacia Logan Pick-Up in South Africa
Nissan NP200 Is a Dacia Logan Pick-Up in South Africa

23 May 2014, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The nice thing about Nissan's alliance with Renault is that they've gained access to all the cheap vehicles developed for the Dacia brand. Already, we've seen how they turned the Dust...

 
Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 Starts Production in South Africa
Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 Starts Production in South Africa

15 May 2014, 17:18 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Just a little over three months since the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class W205 started being manufactured in Bremen, it is now time for the second plant of the global production network to start produ...

 
Honda Civic Tourer Arrives in South Africa
Honda Civic Tourer Arrives in South Africa

30 Apr 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After showing it last year during the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show, the new Honda Civic Tourer has made its official South African debut in today. The Civic estate model is heavily ...

 
How a Mercedes-Benz M-Class Carjacking Takes Place in South Africa <span>· Video</span>
How a Mercedes-Benz M-Class Carjacking Takes Place in South Africa · Video

3 Apr 2014, 12:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In case it wasn't common knowledge by now, you might want to know that the Republic of South Africa still has one of the highest crime rates on the planet, despite the fact that it has been in ...

 
Mercedes-Benz to Provide Logistics at Nelson Mandela Funeral
Mercedes-Benz to Provide Logistics at Nelson Mandela Funeral

10 Dec 2013, 19:00 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As we were reporting back in August, there was a special connection between the late Nelson Mandela and Mercedes-Benz, not only between the former president and his South African people. After be...

 
Renault Duster Detour Concept Breaks Cover
Renault Duster Detour Concept Breaks Cover

16 Oct 2013, 14:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / French automaker Renault has unveiled the Duster Detour concept today, at the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show in South Africa. Based on the company’s successful Dacia/Renault Dus...

 
Renault Teases Duster Detour Concept
Renault Teases Duster Detour Concept

8 Oct 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault will unveil the Duster Detour concept car at the Johannesburg International Motor Show on October 16, the French automaker announced today, also releasing a teaser for the compact SUV. De...

 
Armored Mercedes-Benz CL Shot by a... VW CrossPolo
Armored Mercedes-Benz CL Shot by a... VW CrossPolo

16 Aug 2013, 16:47 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The following subject would probably make a good side story in the upcoming James Bond movie and, since its not nowhere near April 1st, you can rest assured that the information is not part of an el...

 
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Wrapped Around Tree in South Africa
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Wrapped Around Tree in South Africa

6 Aug 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Fancy classic Ford Mustangs? Or any other old musclecars for that matter? Than you should know that what you’re about to see below can be very disturbing for any passionate motorhead. Zero2...

 
Golf 7 GTI Crashed in South Africa
Golf 7 GTI Crashed in South Africa

8 Jul 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Sunny South Africa should have been the ideal place to have fun with a Golf GTI, but not for the guy participating a press even in this red rocket. According to zero2turbo.com, the brand new Golf...

 
South African EV Maker Optimal Energy Goes Out of Business
South African EV Maker Optimal Energy Goes Out of Business

6 Jul 2012, 10:39 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While the number of EVs bought around the world is rising increasingly quickly, not all manufacturers of electric cars are doing well. Sadly, South Africa-based EV maker Optimal Energy has gone out ...

 
Official: Infiniti Coming to South Africa
Official: Infiniti Coming to South Africa

13 Apr 2012, 08:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If at first you don’t succeed... try somewhere else were they don’t know you: Japanese premium automaker Infiniti has announced they will be bringing their lineup of cars to the South Af...

 
Lamborghini Introduces Two New Dealers in South Africa
Lamborghini Introduces Two New Dealers in South Africa

7 Oct 2011, 08:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Lamborghini has inaugurated two new dealerships in South Africa, with both locations being run by Pearl Automotive, the Raging Bull’s new partner in the country. The dealerships, located in...

 
Ford Handed Health Award
Ford Handed Health Award

8 Jun 2011, 13:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the automotive companies that have made a habit out of corporate responsibility in South Africa, Ford has been awarded the GBC Business Action on Health Award at the beginning of the month...

 
Dodge Caliber Mopar Edition Debuts in South Africa
Dodge Caliber Mopar Edition Debuts in South Africa

16 May 2011, 08:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The South African division of Chrysler is stepping up its game with the launch of a special edition Dodge Caliber, designed exclusively for the local market. Dubbed Dodge Caliber Mopar Edition, the ...

 
Ford Confirms Parts Shortage for Asia-Pacific Factories
Ford Confirms Parts Shortage for Asia-Pacific Factories

26 Apr 2011, 09:01 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / Ford has just entered the list of automakers who suffer from parts shortage supply due to the earthquake that hit Japan in March this year. According to Left Lane News, the American automaker pla...

 
Maria Costello to Race at South African Classic TT Series
Maria Costello to Race at South African Classic TT Series

19 Jan 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Northampton racer Maria Costello announced she is heading off to compete on a Trident Engineering Suzuki XR69 in the annual South African Classic TT Series, which runs over three consecutive weekend...

 
Mercedes-Benz South Africa Wins Bid for the Next-Gen C-Klasse Assembly
Mercedes-Benz South Africa Wins Bid for the Next-Gen C-Klasse Assembly

9 Dec 2010, 15:32 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Mercedes-Benz confirmed that its South African plant will be building the next-generation C-Klasse compact executive sedan at the East London production facility. The plant will join the global prod...

 
Return of the Honda Ballade
Return of the Honda Ballade

6 Dec 2010, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Known to most of the world as the Honda City, the hopefully popular sedan will be launched on the South African market wearing an old, almost vintage name in the country: Ballade. Introduced in ...

 
South Africa Police will Punish “Heartless Monkeys”
South Africa Police will Punish “Heartless Monkeys”

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / The reign of bus, taxi and truck owners who force their employees to drive unroadworthy vehicles seems to be over. The “heartless monkeys”, how they are called, will face courts of lawf...