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Earlier in May 2020, a report out of Germany claimed Volkswagen halted deliveries of its new Golf 8 in Europe thanks to a fresh software glitch. Now VW has confirmed the news. In a press statement, the Wolfsburg-based firm said there would be a “temporary delay” in deliveries of the Golf ...

Toyota South Africa Motors says it has “cautiously resumed operations” at its Prospecton plant in KwaZulu-Natal, with a plan to ramp up to a production capacity of 75 percent by the end of May 2020. The facility resumed activity with “limited and essential employees” in each ...

The Automobile Association has published its annual fuel-price breakdown to give South African motorists a "snapshot" of the cost composition of every litre of petrol sold. The organisation considers the cost of petrol both at the coast and inland. South Africa’s fuel price comprises “many ...

Euro NCAP says it plans to introduce fresh elements to its testing procedure in 2020, including a new “moving barrier to moving car” frontal crash evaluation. Described as a “key change” to the test protocol, the new moving barrier evaluation will replace the regulation-based ...

Volvo Cars has announced that all of its new models now come with a limited top speed of 180 km/h, acknowledging this could mean “losing potential customers”. The Swedish firm made the announcement after first signalling its intention to send a “strong signal about the dangers of speeding” ...

A sporty, rear-driven coupé with a manual gearbox isn’t nearly as common as it used to be. We decided to dig through South Africa’s new-vehicle market to find the only five examples still available (here priced from lowest to highest)… 1. Toyota GT86: R644 800 Toyota’s ...

WesBank has released a statement saying online rumours it planned to repossess 45 000 vehicles across South Africa were “false and unfounded”. The vehicle finance company said the rumour that emerged on Twitter on Monday was untrue. “Repossessions are always the very last resort for ...

The man responsible for Porsche’s 911 and 718 model ranges says upcoming emissions regulations in Europe will (somewhat surprisingly) result in the return of “bigger displacement” engines. Frank-Steffen Walliser, vice-president for the Porsche 911 and 718 model lines, told Australian ...

A report out of Germany claims Volkswagen has halted deliveries of its new Golf 8 in Europe thanks to a fresh software glitch. According to German publication Der Spiegel, the technical problem – which was picked up during “routine checks” – involves the online connectivity unit ...