AUTOFORUM

Charging infrastructure rollout nationwide in Africa’s Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT)

Oct, 15 2019, 03:40

Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to significantly enrich people’s lives in a world of zero emissions. Kabelo Rabotho, Marketing Director, Nissan South Africa says, “one hundred EVs with zero emissions and intelligent energy integration capa

Toyota stakes a 40.4%claim of the LCV market in August

Sep, 04 2019, 12:46

Retailing 3 565 units, Hilux took overall honours in August as Toyota South Africa Motor’s (TSAM) best-selling vehicle, boosting the stable’s total sales tally to 10 156 units. This accounts for a 22.3% market share out of the 45 537 total units sold

South Africa's most popular SUVs

Jul, 15 2019, 23:08

The global popularity of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) has been well documented; they’ve become the darlings of automotive buyers. In 2018, 29.77 million SUVs were sold, 6.8% up on 2017, placing this vehicle category in the number one position among

Carbon tax requires behavioural change

Jul, 11 2019, 00:56

Carbon taxes on petrol and diesel were introduced on 5 June, 2019 and form part of government’s efforts to deal with climate change.

New updated edition of the Audi Q7

Jul, 11 2019, 00:53

The Audi Q7 is getting an all-round update.

New Lexus sport coupes hit SA

Jul, 11 2019, 00:17

Lexus announced that a substantially-revised RC F range will be officially available for the first time in South Africa. The range is all about ‘race-bred styling meets head-turner’. Car enthusiasts have an option of two model choices, namely the RC

Second SONA from Ramaphosa

Jun, 24 2019, 22:35

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his second State of the Nation address (SONA) on Thursday with some candid views on the failure of the government– he addressed the failures of State owned enterprises (SOE’s), the dire state of the economy and the

SA’s economy shrinks 3,2% in first quarter and IMF says ‘SA needs to take robust actions.’

Jun, 05 2019, 23:17

First quarter figures for 2019 revealed the largest decline in the past decade, with a 3.2% decline in GDP – almost double the figures expected by economists and market experts. President Ramaphosa has an urgent and demanding task to initiate his eco

Traka Automotive enters the SA market

May, 10 2019, 08:02

Taka Automotive, a company in the networked key management solutions sector, has established a physical presence and commenced operation in South Africa.

VPI shows sales dropped almost 10%

May, 10 2019, 07:56

New vehicle sales fell nearly 10%* compared to the same period a year ago, with the total number of vehicles financed - including used vehicles - down 8% for the first three months of the year.