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The new Renault 5 Prototype has been revealed, previewing an upcoming electric city car inspired by the original R5. As a reminder, the Renault 5 was produced from 1972 to 1996, over two generations with more than 5,5 million units built. The French firm says the new Renault 5 Prototype allows the ...

Bentley has appointed Andreas Mindt as its new director of design, with Stefan Sielaff having left the firm “to pursue other opportunities”. Set to officially step into the role from the start of March 2021, Mindt has more than 25 years of automotive design experience within the Volkswagen ...

Porsche has released its global sales figures for 2020, with a total of 272 162 units (down three pecent, year on year) delivered during the year. The Cayenne (including the coupé body style) again led the charge with 92 860 units (up one percent) delivered. Interestingly, the Zuffenhausen-based ...

While Naamsa no longer releases individual model sales to the public, we’ve laid our hands on Suzuki Auto South Africa’s figures for December 2020. For the record, the Japanese firm’s local arm registered a total of 1 524 units (1 488 in the passenger-vehicle space and ...

A fresh report out of Germany suggests the new Audi RS3 Sportback could employ the trick all-wheel-drive system from the Volkswagen Golf 8 R. According to AutoBild, the new RS3 – which will again be offered in sedan form, too – is scheduled to be revealed towards the end of the third quarter ...

While the clash between Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mini X-Raid’s Stephane Peterhansel has not yet ended, it was stage nine’s fourth-place finisher, Toyota Overdrive’s Yazeed Al Rajhi, who claimed the top spot in stage ten. Finishing close behind him on the stage ...

Lamborghini has released its global sales figures for 2020, with the Urus accounting for some 59 percent of the Italian firm’s sales. In a year “marked by the great challenges of the global pandemic”, Lamborghini says it delivered 7 430 vehicles worldwide, representing a year-on-year ...

Porsche has whipped the covers off its new Boxster 25 Years, a 294 kW limited-edition model conceived to celebrate – you guessed it – a quarter of a century of the roadster nameplate. Yes, the first Boxster was launched back in 1996, with more than 357 000 units having since been produced. ...

While Naamsa no longer releases individual model sales to the public, we’ve laid our hands on figures for both Hyundai Automotive SA and Kia Motors SA for December 2020. So, let’s start with Hyundai. The Korean firm registered a total of 2 862 units across the passenger-vehicle (2 637), ...