Ford will enter the Mini Bus and Large Panel
Van segment with a competitive offering as the all-new Transit Custom and
Tourneo Custom models head to South African shores in the first quarter of
2013.
4 THE RIDE
Friday, 20 July 2012
Thursday, 19 July 2012
DAVID COULTHARD TAKES ADAM SCOTT ON MERCEDES-BENZ CLS SHOOTING BRAKE SPREE
The Australian golf player and Mercedes-Benz brand
ambassador Adam Scott will be playing this week in the 141st Open Championship
– the world's oldest golf tournament, and the only major not held on US soil.
And for the second consecutive year, Mercedes-Benz will be there as “Official
Car of the Open Championship”.
SPRINGBOK BMW AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCED
In addition to the company’s 5-year commitment to Springbok
Rugby as official vehicle partner – announced in May 2011 – BMW South Africa
has announced a number of local rugby icons to act as ambassadors for the
premium German vehicle brand.
GEELY AMONG FORTUNE 500 BIGGEST COMPANIES
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
VOLKSWAGEN REPORTS INCREASED SALES
Volkswagen Group South Africa sold 47 531 (43 661 vehicles:
January to June 2012) vehicles in the first half of 2012, a 8.9% increase when
compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in the vehicle delivery in
the first half of 2012 gave Volkswagen Group South Africa a 22.5 % market share
in the South African total car market.
NEW SUPERCHARGED V6 ENGINE FOR JAGUAR XF
The United States
is getting Jaguar’s new engines for
the XF sedan ahead of Mzansi. These
motors will place the puss in very
good boots when it comes to the fight for customers normally aligned with the
German premium trio of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. We especially like the new 3.0-litre supercharged V6…
MERCEDES-BENZ CONFIRMS EVEN SMALLER SUV
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| 2013 GLK facelift |
Mercedes-Benz,
now in third place behind BMW and Audi globally when it comes to selling premium cars, is adding yet another derivative in order to catch up with
its two German brethren. According to a statement from company CEO Dieter Zetsche, a smallest Benz SUV is in the works. Surprised? No! Because BMW and Audi
already have the X1 and Q3 respectively. Merc has no choice but
to compete.
LEAKED! NEW 2013 RANGE ROVER BIG BODY!
Good morning boys and girls. Here is the first leaked full picture of the upcoming 2013 Range Rover. Land Rover has gone
to great pains to hide this car from
the public eye, but the folks over
at US site Motor Authority somehow circumvented tight security to bring the pic to the fore. Thanks MA!
Monday, 16 July 2012
SUZUKI GRAND VITARA PUTS FOOT FOR AFRICA
A Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV has completed 7 000 km gruelling
Africa kilometres, mostly off the beaten track, while competing in the annual
Put Foot charity rally. Piloted by Team Half Full Four, and sponsored by Suzuki
Auto South Africa, the Grand Vitara took everything from potholed roads and
desert dunes to muddy marshlands and sandy beaches in its stride.
GEMMELL, SWAN TAKE VOLKSWAGEN RALLY
The wettest weather experienced on a round of the SA Rally
Championship in years was not enough to prevent Castrol Team Toyota’s Johnny
Gemmell and Carolyn Swan from scoring their first win together in the
Volkswagen Rally in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.
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