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Download the full document here. The latest report from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) has noted a continued slide in the performance of the overall new vehicle market in September 2019. On the flipside, the volume passenger car segment reflected an unexpected ...

Swedish automaker Koenigsegg has set a new 0-400-0 km/h world record, with its Regera hypercar besting the firm's own record (which was set in 2017 in an Agera RS in Nevada, USA) of 33.29 by 1,8 seconds. Piloting the Regera at Råda military airfield in Sweden, Sonny Peterson, the firm’s ...

The Automobile Association has warned South Africa’s motorists that fuel prices are set to climb in October 2019 in the wake of the mid-September drone attacks on the Abqaiq oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. In a statement, the AA said although oil prices had ticked up in the first two weeks of September, ...

Toyota and Subaru have announced a new “business and capital alliance”, with the aim of “further developing and strengthening” their long-term partnership. The deal will see Toyota increase its stake in Subaru to at least 20 percent, with Subaru in return to acquire shares to ...

Vehicle technology is advancing at a staggering pace and identifying the root cause of an intermittent technical issue can be complex. Although on-board diagnostic (OBD) fault codes help point technicians in the right direction, the sheer depth of system knowledge needed to solve intricate problems is ...

A high-ranking Mercedes-Benz says just two mainstream models in its burgeoning passenger vehicle range won’t get the Mercedes-AMG treatment. Speaking to Motor Trend, Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers confirmed the two models in the current range that would not get a high-performance variant. The ...

BMW M CEO Markus Flasch claims the Munich-based firm’s performance division has a stronger heritage than rivals such as Mercedes-AMG and Audi Sport. Speaking to journalists at the Frankfurt motor show, Flasch said the M division set itself apart from its German competitors “in terms of ...

Toyota says cumulative global sales of its Land Cruiser series have surpassed 10 million units some 68 years after the original vehicle launched. Billed as the Japanese firm’s “longest-selling car”, the Land Cruiser launched on 1 August 1951 (although it was then badged as the “Toyota ...

Following a heavy focus on electric vehicle's at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show, it would appear many manufacturers have shown their intent when it comes to the allocation of development budgets. It comes as little surprise then that the Daimler group has decided to halt further development on its ...