Motor Industry News

Euro NCAP says the European-spec Toyota Yaris scored a full five stars after being subjected to the revamped, more stringent 2020 crash-test protocols. The fourth-generation Yaris (Euro-spec, rather than Asian-spec model marketed here in South Africa) was the first model to be evaluated in an all-new ...

We’ve managed to get our hands on double-cab bakkie sales statistics for August 2020, which again allows us to see which model is winning the sales race in South Africa after the first eight months of the year. While Naamsa no longer releases individual model sales figures to the public (though ...

The Automobile Association says South Africa is set to enjoy a fuel-price cut at the start of October 2020. Commenting on unaudited mid-month fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund, the AA said a reduction in the country’s fuel prices “may be on the horizon”. "The rand ...

Mahindra South Africa has announced the launch of optional service plan packages for entry-level models not sold standard with such items. In addition, the company has rolled out optional extended warranties and service-plan “top ups”. The Indian firm says its new plans have been introduced ...

McLaren has confirmed it plans to sell off its Woking headquarters in an attempt to “deliver a stronger balance sheet”. Interestingly, the plan is to lease back the property after selling. “The potential sale and leaseback of our global headquarters and the appointment of banks to ...

Volkswagen says it plans on more than doubling daily production of the outgoing Amarok bakkie at its factory in Argentina. According to Motor1.com’s Brazilian arm, VW said it would increase the pace of production to meet high demand both in Argentina and more than 30 export countries (including ...

Lamborghini says it has built the 10 000th example of its V12-powered Aventador, some nine years after production started. The vehicle that just rolled off the assembly line at the Sant’Agata Bolognese factory features chassis number 10 000. The milestone model is an Aventador SVJ Roadster in ...

Nissan’s chief operating officer says Renault will develop and produce the next-generation Micra hatchback. As reported by Reuters, Ashwani Gupta told French daily newspaper Le Monde the move was part of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance’s cost-saving “leader-follower” scheme. ...

Which vehicles are the best-selling budget cars in South Africa? Well, we’ve decided to take a look at the figures for August 2020 to find out. While Naamsa no longer releases individual model sales figures to the public, we managed to lay our hands on some pretty interesting information. For ...