Friday 3 August 2012

MERCEDES-BENZ TRAINS REIGER PARK YOUTH



The Mercedes-Benz group of companies in South Africa (MBSA) bases its innovative Automotive Repair and Maintenance learnership concept on the belief that the customer service experience can only be as good as the dedication and expertise of its staff members.

BMW SOUTH AFRICA SELLS 3 SERIES TO CHINA




BMW South Africa has become the first car manufacturer in the country, since the implementation of the Motor Industry Development Programme (MIDP), to receive a clearance permit to export vehicles to China from the Chinese authorities.

Tuesday 31 July 2012

AUDI S6 AND S7 SPORTBACK PRICING OUT!







Pricing for the brand new Audi S6 and S7 Sportback is out! The S6 will cost R834 600 and the S7 is priced at R919 600 a pop. Both these figures are for the standard specification. For R77 200 you can get a Bang & Olufsen high-end sound system for instance, or pay R22 000 for Adaptive Cruise Control if you want.

TOYOTA SELLS 200 MILLION CARS

Here’s something scary. Toyota has, since it first started producing motor vehicles in 1935, sold 200 million of the machines globally so far! Imagine that! The brand that has pushed this number the highest is the Corolla, having done about 39 million units so far. That means if every Corolla ever built was only for Mzansi, there would be one for every household, with millions more left over for companies and government etc.

FORD FIESTA IS SA'S MOST FUEL-EFFICIENT CAR


The Ford Fiesta Ambiente TDCi manual has been named the most fuel efficient car in South Africa following this weekend’s Total Economy Run. Driven by Stuart Greig and Wynand Gerber the Fiesta used just 4.485 litres per 100km, to claim the overall and Class L laurels.

CHEVROLET PARTNERS WITH MANCHESTER UNITED


General Motors and Manchester United today announced that the world's most popular football club's shirt sponsor will be Chevrolet beginning with the 2014/2015 season.  Chevrolet, the current Official Car Partner of the Club, will become only the fifth shirt sponsor in the Club’s 134 year history.

Monday 30 July 2012

RFS BMW X3 TAKES EMPHATIC WIN AT SUN CITY




Christiaan du Plooy and Henk Janse van Vuuren (class SP RFS BMW X3) scored a popular and convincing maiden victory in the Absa Off Road Car Championship on Saturday when they crossed the finish line first in the Sun City 400 in North West Province.