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Weak oil offsets Rand plunge to save SA motorists pain at pumps in December

Weak oil offsets Rand plunge to save SA motorists pain at pumps in December

December 15, 2015 • Advice, News, Road, TransportComments Off on Weak oil offsets Rand plunge to save SA motorists pain at pumps in December

South African motorists are set to feel the first direct impacts of the unexpected removal of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and the resulting exchange rate chaos. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA), which was commenting on unaudited fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF). Petrol is largely unchanged, with diesel...

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Ford Sensor Technology Applied to Motorcycles for New Mobility Insights

Ford Sensor Technology Applied to Motorcycles for New Mobility Insights

December 11, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Ford Sensor Technology Applied to Motorcycles for New Mobility Insights

Improves Medical Care for Rural Africa Ford is now equipping motorcycles with sensor kits inspired by its OpenXC hardware platform to map areas of community health care services in rural West Africa.  Capturing data on additional transportation types is...

Ford Fusion Is Independent Motoring’s Best Family Car for 2015

Ford Fusion Is Independent Motoring’s Best Family Car for 2015

December 8, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Ford Fusion Is Independent Motoring’s Best Family Car for 2015

The Ford Fusion was announced as the Best Family Car for 2015 by the team of expert motoring journalists from the Independent Media’s Motoring supplement at an awards banquet held in Johannesburg last night. At the end of each year, the Motoring staff...

Mitsubishi Gets Behind the Munga!

December 6, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Mitsubishi Gets Behind the Munga!

Mitsubishi Motors is excited and proud to announce its partnership with Munga as the vehicle supplier for the inaugural Munga Mountain bike race. The Munga is more than a mountain bike race? Just like Mitsubishi is more than just a car! Both brands are...

Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

November 13, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Ford First Automaker to Test Autonomous Vehicle at Mcity, University of Michigan’s Simulated Urban Environment

Ford is the first automaker to test an autonomous vehicle at Mcity, part of the University of Michigan, and the world’s first full-scale simulated real-world urban environment designed to test connected and automated vehicles in an effort to accelerate...

Seven injured in Tuesday UThungulu district crash

November 5, 2015 • Accidents, Car, Road, TransportComments Off on Seven injured in Tuesday UThungulu district crash

Paramedics from KZN Emergency Medical Services have responded to a crash which sadly claimed two on the R34, about 20 km from Empangeni. Reports from the scene are that the collision was between a bakkie and a car. The crash left the road partially...

Consumers Digest Awards four FCA Vehicles With ‘Best Buys’ for 2016 Model Year

November 3, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on Consumers Digest Awards four FCA Vehicles With ‘Best Buys’ for 2016 Model Year

The results are in for the Consumers Digest “Best Buys” for 2016 model year and several FCA brands are driving away with accolades. The 2016 Jeep® Renegade earned a place on Consumers Digest’s list of automotive ‘Best Buys,’...

Mazda Reveals Mazda RX-VISION Concept

October 28, 2015 • Road, TransportComments Off on Mazda Reveals Mazda RX-VISION Concept

Mazda Motor Corporation unveiled the rotary-powered Mazda RX-VISION sports car concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The rotary engine is a symbol of the company’s “never-stop-challenging” spirit. RX-VISION represents a vision of the future that...

All-new Volvo XC90 sets new standards with Top Safety Pick+ rating from IIHS

September 18, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on All-new Volvo XC90 sets new standards with Top Safety Pick+ rating from IIHS

Volvo Cars all-new XC90 has been awarded the Top Safety Pick+ rating from the American Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Volvo’s XC90 received a full score in all tests (crashworthiness and front crash prevention), excelling in both...

E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet for connoisseurs and aficionados

September 16, 2015 • News, Road, TransportComments Off on E-Class Coupé and Cabriolet for connoisseurs and aficionados

The Coupé and Cabriolet versions of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class introduce two special-edition models. The Sport Edition impresses with sporty details both inside and out. The V8 Edition comes with exclusive appointments to arouse the desire of customers....