Ford Figo Ships to South Africa
6 Jul 2010, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford began this week shipping its Indian Figo model to South Africa, with the first 1,200 units to reach local dealerships later this month. This is the first batch of Figo mod...
VW Expects South African Sales to Increase
30 May 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The German carmaker announced it expects 2010 sales in South Africa to grow twice as fast as the market. The company explained its revised forecasts are based on the strength of Volkswagen’s n...
South Africa’s Lormarins 1200 to Rival Italy’s Mille Miglia
16 Apr 2010, 09:41 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new racing event was launched yesterday in London, set to rival the Italian Mille Miglia: the Lormarins 200 road rally, which will take place in South Africa in October 2010. The event was officia...
African EV Manufacturer Goes For Dassault Systemes V6 PLM Solution
3 Mar 2010, 10:48 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Everybody is going electric, and South Africa is no exception from that rule. Car manufacturer Optimal Energy, whose electric vehicle is on display at the Geneva Auto Show, has just announced that i...
BMW Golf Cup International Reaches Finals
27 Feb 2010, 10:24 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The 2009 BMW Golf Cup International season will hold its final stage in South Africa from 1st to 6th of March 2010. This competition sponsored and organized by BMW is divided in four tiers and addre...
Cape Town to Host Volvo Ocean Race Stopover
22 Feb 2010, 11:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / {img1 algn=left}The upcoming Volvo Ocean Race, due to start from Alicante in Spain in the autumn of 2011, will make its first stop in Cape Town. The South African port will host the stopover for the...
Lotus 7 Replica Hits the South African Market
10 Dec 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Millenium 7, the South African replica of the Lotus 7, designed and built by Colin Chapman in England in 1957, will be available to more enthusiasts in the future. So far, about 20 cars have been bu...
VW to Export Right-Hand Polos from South Africa
23 Nov 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker Volkswagen will export the right-hand drive Polos produced in South Africa in the United Kingdom, Ireland and several other countries, representatives of the company said in a statem...
Volkswagen Golf Mk1 Gets Off the Production Line
13 Nov 2009, 08:28 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / About 31 years ago Volkswagen presented its hatchback, the Golf Mk1 designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and despite the five more generations which followed, the Germans continued building the first one...
VW: South Africa Is on the Verge of Collapse
9 Oct 2009, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Africa is undoubtedly a ruined auto industry, especially if taking into account the consequences of the economic recession. In order for the local auto sector to stay alive, the country has to...
BMW Expands South African Plant
6 Oct 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker BMW today announced that it will invest up to 2.2 billion rand (approximately $288 million) in the South African production plant to expand local production. BMW hopes the Rosslyn, S...
China's Norinco Motors to Open South African Plant
5 Oct 2009, 09:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China North Vehicle Corporation, also known as Norinco Motors, will become the first Chinese carmaker to hold a production facility in South Africa. The move will be possible as Super Group, current...
South Africa Slams Todt for Arrogant Remarks
29 Sep 2009, 07:35 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although several European nations have announced their public support of Jean Todt for the International Automobile Federation (FIA) presidency, that doesn't mean the Frenchman will easily win ...
South Africa Turns Down F1 Return
10 Aug 2009, 08:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Shortly after the FIA and the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) made peace for the well-being of Formula One, the latter started discussing the return of historical venues into the Great Circle....
Geely Driver Accused of Speeding at 549 MPH
4 Aug 2009, 15:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We're not sure how fast Superman could fly but we're confident than in case Clark Kent decides to race against a Geely CK-1, he'll surely arrive the second. Even if he wears his super...
Prost to Race for A1 Team France at Kyalami
17 Feb 2009, 08:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / A1 Team France will be represented by Nicolas Prost in the upcoming event at Kyalami, South Africa. The Frenchman was asked by team principal Olivier Panis to replace regular seat holder Loic Duval,...
Two Ferrari Dealers Fight Each Other in Court
26 Jan 2009, 15:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / It's always sad to see two brothers of the same family quarreling over certain issues, finally resorting to court in order to solve out the problem. Two Ferrari South African dealerships are...