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Alfa Romeo’s product marketing boss has confirmed the Italian brand plans to end production of its Giulietta hatchback towards the end of 2020. Speaking to Autocar, Fabio Migliavacca said time was running out for the 10-year-old hatch, which had replaced the 147 way back in 2010. “Giulietta ...

The 318i badge has returned to BMW Group South Africa’s 3 Series range, slotting in at the foot of the Bavarian firm's sedan line-up. Expected to hit local roads at some point in the second quarter of 2020, the latest 318i will take its place just below the 135 kW 320i and 140 kW 320d in the ...

Naamsa has released its industry report for March 2020 but has seemingly opted to no longer show South Africa’s individual model sales figures, instead putting out only aggregate sales and export numbers. Unfortunately, that means we’re not able to bring you our usual lists of SA’s ...

A product marketing executive at Alfa Romeo says the Italian firm briefly considered building a Stelvio GTA but ultimately decided it would be a step too far. At the start of March 2020, Alfa unveiled two special new versions of its Giulia, slotting the GTA and GTAm newcomers above the Quadrifoglio. ...

BMW Group South Africa has released local pricing for its new X5 M Competition and X6 M Competition models. Slotting in at the top of the X5 line-up above a pair of M Performance variants (X5 M50i and X5 M50d), the full-fat X5 M Competition is priced from R2 400 000. The X6 M Competition, meanwhile, ...

Toyota South Africa Motors has added two “Epic” and two “Epic Black” derivatives to its seven-seater Fortuner range, offering the packages in conjunction with the flagship 2,8-litre turbodiesel powertrain. As with the Legend 50 variants in the Hilux line-up, the Epic packages ...

Mazda Southern Africa has quietly removed the entry-level diesel variant from its CX-5 range, trimming the local line-up from eight to seven derivatives. We picked up the change while sifting through the Japanese firm’s latest pricing bulletin, released on and effective from 1 April 2020. The ...

Toyota has filed an application to trademark the “GR Corolla” badge in Australia as rumours of a full-fat hot hatch gather pace. According to CarAdvice, the Japanese firm made the application to Intellectual Property Australia in mid-March 2020, leading to speculation it plans to expand ...

While they rule the roads and dominate car parks, modern SUVs have these legends to thank for the popularity of the high-riding family car. Yes, we've picked out 10 of the most iconic SUVs of all time, presented here in no particular order... 1. Range Rover Classic The brainchild ...