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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 ...

The facelifted Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé has been revealed, featuring fresh styling, updated driver assistance systems and (like the revised GLC unveiled less than a month before) a new engine line-up. Up front, you’ll notice the redesigned standard-fit LED headlamps as well as the single-louvre ...

Jaguar South Africa has confirmed the new F-Pace 300 Sport is scheduled to touch down on local shores in the third quarter of 2019. The 300 Sport will be offered with a choice of two engines: a turbocharged 2,0-litre four-cylinder petrol unit and a 3,0-litre V6 turbodiesel (both in all-wheel-drive ...

A fresh report out of the United Kingdom claims Bugatti plans to build a new electric, four-door sedan running on the platform that will underpin the new Porsche Taycan. According to CAR magazine UK, the French automaker’s upcoming sedan will use a stretched version of the J1 platform from Porsche ...

Ford says Waze users in South Africa can now project the application's real-time traffic and navigation service onto the touchscreen of Ford vehicles equipped with Sync 3 AppLink and even control it via voice command. So, how does it work? Well, you simply connect your Waze-equipped phone to the vehicle’s ...

A senior Mercedes-Benz executive says the Stuttgart-based firm plans to use the Maybach badge on more models, in addition to the S-Class and the upcoming Mercedes-Maybach SUV. Speaking to Automotive News Europe, Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Dietmar Exler called the upcoming Maybach SUV – a GLS-based ...

The upcoming next-generation versions of the BMW M3 sedan and M4 coupé will employ the Munich-based firm’s updated S58 engine, which debuted in the recently revealed X3 M and X4 M models. According to Autocar, the twin-turbocharged 3,0-litre six-cylinder will offer “more than” ...