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A fresh report from Europe suggests the Mercedes-Benz X-Class bakkie could be the first of the Three-pointed Star’s models to be scrapped as Daimler aims to cut costs. According to Automotive News, sources at the Stuttgart-based automaker say the premium pick-up is to be discontinued to “reduce ...

Volkswagen has lifted the wraps off its newly developed, “highly efficient” manual gearbox, dubbed the MQ281, which the Wolfsburg-based automaker says will soon be introduced into a number of its vehicles. The MQ281 was developed primarily to improve efficiency. The manual cog-swapper has ...

The Automobile Association says South African motorists can expect the price of petrol to rise at the start of August, with diesel likely to fall (although cautions that the figures are "merely indicative"). Commenting on unaudited monthly fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund, the AA ...

Mercedes-Benz and BMW have both released their sales figures for the first half of 2019, so it’s time to take a look at which of the two German giants is leading this year's race for the title of the world’s best-selling premium automotive brand. The BMW brand registered 1 075 959 units ...

Ford and Volkswagen have announced plans to expand their global alliance to include electric vehicles, while also confirming their bakkie tie-up “remains on track”. In a joint statement, the two companies said Ford would use VW’s new MEB platform to “design and build at least ...

Kia Motors South Africa has upgraded its Picanto range to a standard two-year/30 000 km service plan. Previously, the city car was offered with an optional service plan of the same length. The five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty remains in place. For the record, the Picanto’s standard service ...

CARmag.co.za recently broke the news Volkswagen South Africa had discontinued the Golf GTD. And now we’ve received information from the local arm of the German brand on the reasons behind the decision. “Customer uptake of the GTD has been slow. The model has been phased out in order to rationalise ...

Green NCAP, a fairly new vehicle assessment programme in Europe, has released its second round of results, rating five vehicles on their performance for “clean air and energy efficiency”. The Mercedes-Benz C220d 4Matic and the Renault Scenic dCi 150 each achieved three stars, while the ...

The head of Porsche’s GT division says rival automakers that have killed off the naturally aspirated engine and manual gearbox have made “a mistake”. Andreas Preuninger made the comments while speaking to whichcar.com.au at the launch of the new 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Boxster Spyder ...