FORD RE-ENTERS MINIBUS TAXI BUSINESS

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.

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

July 9th, 2012 saw the release of the 2012 Fortune Global 500 list – Fortune Magazine’s authoritative ranking of the world’s 500 biggest companies. The Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, with a revenue of USD 23.3557 billion (R190 billion) earned in 2011, is included in the list and is ranked 475th. The first three names of this year’s Fortune 500 camp are respectively Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, and Wal-Mart Stores.

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

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!

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.