Industry News

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 ...

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 ...

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 Automobile Association has warned South African motorists to brace for another big fuel price hike in April, despite the substantial increases in March. "The projected basic fuel price increase is being billed as 98 cents for petrol, 70 cents for diesel and 63 cents for illuminating paraffin," the ...

CAR magazine’s distinguished annual Top 12 Best Buys were presented at a gala dinner in Johannesburg on Tuesday evening. Look out for our upcoming April 2019 issue for the full article and rationale behind each decision. Top 12 Best Buys is our definitive guide to the very best cars in South Africa. ...

Datsun South Africa has announced that all new vehicles sold under its brand from the start of March 2019 will be covered by an extended six-year/150 000 km warranty. Before now, Datsun Go hatch and seven-seater Go+ models featured a three-year/100 000 km warranty. As part of the lengthier warranty ...

The top three finalists in each of the six categories of the 2019 World Car Awards have been announced at the Geneva International Motor Show.A jury comprising 86 international automotive journalists selected the top three in each category – whittling down the original list of finalists – by secret ...

According to Naamsa, the South African automotive industry’s February 2019 export sales number represented “another stellar performance”, with 33 731 vehicles shipped off during the month. This represents a substantial improvement of 6 202 units or a gain of 22,5 percent compared with the same ...