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In February 2019, Toyota shot down rumours the Toyota GT86 would be killed off at the end of the current model’s lifecycle. And now a senior official at the Japanese firm has all-but confirmed the second-generation sportscar will again be developed alongside a Subaru-badged model. Speaking to ...

The head of Volkswagen says he is “really impressed” with the platform that will underpin the next-generation Amarok and Ford Ranger. Back in January 2019, VW and Ford announced the first “formal agreements in a broad alliance” that will include the Blue Oval brand engineering ...

Hyundai has taken the wraps off its new Tucson N Line in Europe, lending an SUV the “N Line” badge (plus the accompanying “dynamic styling and attitude”) for the first time. The new trim level (first teased back in February) includes exterior and interior elements “inspired” ...

Volvo Cars says it plans to install “in-car cameras and other sensors” to monitor the driver and allow the vehicle to intervene if a “clearly intoxicated or distracted driver” does not respond to warning signals. The announcement is the latest step in the Swedish brand’s ...

That’s right, folks ... there’s another coupé-styled SUV on the market. The new Porsche Cayenne Coupé has been revealed, conceived to take on the likes of the BMW X6 and the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé. Expected to arrive in South Africa in November 2019, the Cayenne Coupé ...

Toyota and Suzuki have announced an agreement to “begin considering concrete collaboration in new fields”, including Suzuki supplying certain India-built models to Toyota to sell in Africa. The announcement is the latest in a string of joint announcements that kicked off when the two ...

Mercedes-Benz South Africa says the 500 000th W205-generation C-Class has rolled off the assembly line at its East London plant. The milestone unit built earlier in March 2019 is a right-hand-drive C200 sedan finished in Obsidian Black. It is set to be exported to the United Kingdom. While the factory ...

Yes, it’s official. BMW has confirmed plans to launch a new 2 Series Gran Coupé, with group CEO Harald Krüger announcing the fresh model during the German firm’s annual results press conference. Described as a “sporty and elegant four-door coupé”, the new 2 ...

A fresh report out of Europe claims Peugeot is open to a merger with or acquisition of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The news comes after the PSA Group acquired Opel in 2017. According to Automotive News Europe, Robert Peugeot, who heads up the Peugeot family holding company FFP, told French newspaper ...