MORE POWER FOR VW CC

The engine line up of the sporty and elegant Volkswagen Comfort Coupe (CC) has been upgraded to offer improved performance, less CO2 emissions and better fuel consumption. 

The significant upgrade is on the 2.0 TDI which is now offered with BlueMotion Technology. The 2.0 TDI 125kW engine has the Start-Stop system with Energy recuperation. As a result, the new claimed combined fuel consumption is 5.5 litres per 100 kilometres –144 g/km of CO2 (6.1 l/100km – 159 g/km of CO2 in the previous engine).

FREE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT WINS PEUGEOT/ FACEBOOK COMPETITION

The digital campaign held on the Peugeot South Africa Facebook Fan Page involved participants navigating their way through various riddles regarding the Peugeot brand and products. 
 
Vicotrian Taioe (pictured left) walked away with R10 000 worth of electronics for her dormitory room, including a 32" Flat screen TV, surround sound, an XBox and an iPod Nano.
 

LUCKY FREE STATE FARMER WINS NISSAN NP300

Two leaders in their respective fields, Nissan SA and animal health provider Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, formed a mutually beneficial partnership in 2010, whereby Nissan SA proudly sponsored two NP300 Hardbody 2.5 TDi Hi-Rider Double Cabs as the two grand prizes to be won during Intervet’s annual sales campaign to the farming community.

BMW, PEUGEOT, CITROEN FORM ELECTRIFYING VENTURE

The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have decided to enter into a new phase of their collaboration, by signing an agreement to set up a 50-50 equity joint venture named BMW Peugeot Citroën Electrification. The agreement was signed on February 1st by Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, and Philippe Varin, Chairman of the Managing Board of PSA Peugeot Citroën. In October 2010, the two companies had signed a Memorandum of Understanding designed to expand their existing cooperation to hybrid systems.

OFFICIAL: AUDI A7 SPORTBACK HERE IN MARCH!

Audi of South Africa has confirmed that the new A7 Sportback will be available in the country sometime next month (March). According to Audi officials, the A7 will be launched to the media while it rolls out to dealerships where customers can take a much closer look, arrange test drives and place orders to their liking.

SLS AMG AND S-CLASS TAKE CLASS HONOURS AT AUTO MOTOR UND SPORT AWARDS

The motoring magazine "auto, motor und sport" has been conducting its vote for the "Best cars of the year" since 1977. This time more than 90 000 readers took part in the longstanding survey to decide the best cars of 2011. This year the editors of "auto, motor und sport" gave their readers a choice between 315 vehicles in ten categories, among them 40 brand-new candidates.

JANUARY SALES SHOW STEEP RISE OVER 2010

Very strong new vehicle sales for January have provided further evidence that there is positive momentum in the market at present, according to the CEO of the McCarthy Motor Group, Brand Pretorius.

“Total sales of 45 114 units in January was, in fact, higher than for any single month in 2010, which is very encouraging, particularly when one considers that it was midway through the month before the business world was functioning at normal pace after the holiday break,” explained Pretorius.

TOYOTA VERSO SCORES HIGHEST EURO NCAP POINTS

The motor industry has made huge advances in safety in the past few years, but it is Toyota that’s built the safest MPV, according to Euro NCAP’s test results for 2010.

In March last year Toyota’s seven-seat compact people carrier was given the top five-star rating for all-round safety performance by Euro NCAP, the industry’s benchmark testing organisation. Verso also achieved the highest combined percentage scores in each test category of any MPV subjected to the independent crash test and assessment programme.

M3 STILL KING OF ALL M CARS

BMW M GmbH concluded the 2010 business year with a significant boost in sales. In a year marked by far-reaching changes in the model portfolio, the number of BMW M car sales rose by 14.2% to 16 967 units. Overall, worldwide growth in demand for high-performance sports cars, M Sport packages, exclusive special options from BMW Individual as well as driving experience training courses contributed to this positive development.

FORD SA PREPARING FOR ALL-NEW RANGER PRODUCTION

The Gauteng provincial government, along with Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) today officially opened a Production Simulator Facility, attached to FMCSA's assembly plant in Silverton, Pretoria. This follows an announcement by FMCSA to invest approximately R3.4 billion to produce its All-new Ford Ranger pick-up truck in South Africa.