CITROËN SA LAUNCHES MASSIVE FACEBOOK SEARCH FOR CELEBRITY AMBASSADOR

We’ve all seen and heard about them  -  celebrities that represent various brands, and we’ve questioned how the affiliation between certain ambassadors and the brand they represent came about.

Citroën has come up with an innovative and exciting facebook application where the member can vote for a celebrity which he thinks should represent the innovative brand.
 

NISSAN LEAF TAKES 2011 WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR CROWN

Winners of the World Car of the Year Awards were announced today at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The Nissan LEAF took the big prize and was named overall 2011 World Car of the Year. It piped fellow finalists the Audi A8 and the BMW 5 Series. LEAF is an all-electric family hatch, the first to be mass-produced, and is also the reigning European Car of the Year.

EASTER TIME. COPS ARE OUT IN FULL FORCE!

Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele has urged road users to do the right thing and obey all road rules this Easter.

"From Thursday, 21 April until 2 May 2011, traffic volumes on the country's roads will increase as South Africans celebrate Easter, Freedom Day and Workers Day. We call upon all road users to do the right thing and obey all road rules. Driving with the headlights on during the day has proven to reduce vehicle crashes. We therefore urge motorists to drive with their headlights on at all times and make our roads safe.

NISSAN RACERS TO WELCOME NEW SUPERCHARGED 370 Z

Former national Formula GTi Challenge champion Marco da Cunha has mixed feelings about the upcoming round three of the Bridgestone Production Car Championship at Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante circuit on April 30.
 

OH DEAR! BMW AND CITROEN TAKE JOINT WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR AWARD!

Oh dear. Just when we thought we were special, there goes the rest of the world. It seems the Women’s World Car of the Year committee has chosen not one, but two cars as their winners! The Citroen DS3 and BMW 5 Series were named joint winners of the WWCOTY 2011.

MANIAC AUDI R8 GT HEADS FOR MZANSI. AT A PRICE...

Audi South Africa is introducing the Audi R8 GT to the South African market in the third quarter of 2011. This new member of the R8 family is a limited-production version of Audi’s high-performance sports car; the GT is more dynamic, lighter, more powerful and faster.
 

MORE POWERFUL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STR8 REVEALED

The more powerful all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 entered the 2011 New York Auto Show yesterday. It is dubbed the fastest Jeep ever made as Jeep parent Chrysler goes after the super German SUVs. Sadly the Yank comes in underpowered against its rivals, no thanks to the new naturally aspirated 6.4-litre HEMI V8.

NEW VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GOES UPMARKET

Volkswagen’s all-new Passat has a long road to travel before Mzansi consumers begin to accept it as a genuine premium contender. That’s thanks to the car’s previous life as a cheap family hatch back in the 1980s. Although a couple of other, more upmarket versions were produced, locally VW only restarted the Passat programme with the 1996 B5 model in the late 1990s. Highly respected by those in the know, and deeply loved by its owners, that Passat was largely overlooked by a market steadily going premium with the likes of Audi A4. What about the new one then?

MERCEDES-BENZ E 63 AMG GETS TURBO BOOST

We always knew Mercedes-Benz would pluck that new 5.5-litre twin turbo V8 into the E 63 AMG, but we always assumed it would be later, you know, at facelift time. But E-Class facelift time is still some 18 months or so away. Yet, in Germany the E 63 AMG now sports this frothing engine. Could the upcoming BMW M5 have been a catalyst perhaps? Or was it always the plan to cut into the car’s life cycle with this engine?

FIAT 500 GOES ARTY IN MOZAMBIQUE

To celebrate the official opening of Mozambique’s premier Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealership in Maputo on the 5th April, a very special Fiat 500 was revealed – a car designed and painted by award-winning Mozambican artist, Malangatana Valente Ngwenya. The work, entitled “The Italian Woman” quite literally takes Malangatana’s artistic vision from the gallery and onto the street. Somewhat poignantly, the Malangatana 500 was the last piece ever crafted by the artist as he sadly passed away on the 5th January 2011. 

NAVTEQ HOOKS UP WITH GARMIN

NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has announced that Garmin Distribution Africa has chosen NAVTEQ maps for South Africa and enhanced content for its new nüvi devices. 

VOLVO UNIVERSE CONCEPT BREAKS INTO SHANGHAI

At this year's Shanghai Auto Show in April, Volvo Car Corporation will unveil the Concept Universe - a large, luxurious sedan with a new human-centric design language that honours the beautiful lines of classic Volvo models.
 

BRAND NEW VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE UNVEILED

The new Volkswagen is out in the public domain’s eyes, just days before the public can get to touch and feel it at Shanghai Auto 2011. This gives us hope that you will also get to do the same at the 2011 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) this October. Otherwise wait for it next year when it lands in South Africa.

MAZDA CX-5 CONFIRMED FOR PRODUCTION, HEADING TO FRANKFURT 2011

Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that its all-new compact crossover SUV will be called the Mazda CX-5. This is the production model derived from the Mazda MINAGI* concept car, which debuted at the Geneva Motor Show in March this year, and will be shown at the New York International Auto Show that opens on 20 April 2011.

CHEVROLET SOLD 1.1 MILLION CARS IN Q1 ALONE

Chevrolet as a brand, is growing by leaps and bounds. General Motors relaunched the brand a couple of years ago as its mainstay seller. And it hasn’t disappointed. About 5.8% of all cars sold in the world last year was a Chevrolet. According to the latest official figures, 1.1 million Chevys were sold in the first three months of 2011, representing a 15% rise over 2010.

300 000TH BMW 3 SERIES ROLLS OFF ROSSLYN PLANT

The 300 000^th BMW 3 Series sedan is being produced this week at the BMW South Africa plant in Rosslyn, outside of Pretoria. Production of the car began in 2005 with the current-generation model which is dubbed the E90. At 300 000 units the E90 has surpassed production of the two previous models produced between 1990 and 1998, and 1998 to 2005, which cut out 92 589 and 269 810 units respectively.

CITROËN SHOWS NEW DS5 BEFORE CHINA WORLD DEBUT

Citroën has unveiled the premium DS5 sport MPV just before its world debut at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. The car follows a new line of DS models, including the DS3 and DS4. It’s based on the C-Sportlounge concept car we first saw in 2005 and represents all that is good and innovative about Citroën, in particular the new DS line of cars.