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McLaren Automotive has appointed a local partner in South Africa to distribute its MP4-12 supercar.
Full Story...Automakers fume as treasury sticks to strict carbon tax
The government is digging in its heels over the introduction of a carbon dioxide (CO2) emission tax from September 1 on new cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in the face of growing criticism.
Full Story...Mercedes-Benz South Africa's assembly plant in East London has received a top award in the US JD Power initial quality study for the second consecutive year.
Full Story...Honda will start selling an electric vehicle and a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the US and Japan to catch up on the race to produce "green" cars.
Full Story...Strikers at a plant supplying parts to Honda China'S auto operations have issued a long list of demands for returning to work to win better conditions commensurate with China's rising economic clout.
Full Story...A strike has broken out at a southern China factory supplying parts for Japan's Honda, the latest in a string of stoppages by Chinese workers demanding a bigger piece of the country's economic wealth.
Full Story...The US government says it hasn't reached any conclusions about whether Toyota drivers may be to blame for their vehicles suddenly accelerating.
Full Story...Five years is a long time during which absolutely anything could happen so Chevrolet UK has introduced what is claimed to be the best warranty and service package yet.
Full Story...Rolls-Royce production is sold out until at least September 2010 and, if you want a Phantom sedan, your name will go down on the list for November.
Full Story...China may be "the workshop of the world", but young rural migrant workers are less accepting than their parents were of low pay, gruelling hours and harsh conditions.
Full Story...The new Jaguar XJ, due for launch in South Africa next month, has shot to the top of the UK sales charts in its first month of sales there.
Full Story...Lexus starts recall to replaced flawed valve springs
Toyota has started recalling more than 90 000 Lexus and Crown vehicles in Japan to correct potentially defective engines - the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.
Full Story...If you want a reliable used car, buy a Japanese one, suggests new research covering 50 000 vehicles, of 32 makes, aged three to 10 years old.
Full Story...Volkswagen's 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger has won the overall International Engine of the Year Award for the second consecutive year.
Full Story...Auckland's hybrid-power buses, once trumpeted as the future of inner-city public transport, have been taken off the road indefinitely because of reliability issues and replaced with... diesel vehicles.
Full Story...Battery automaker Tesla's initial public offering has taken off investors put their money on battery cars to define the future of personal transport.
Full Story...Toyota began producing Europe's first full hybrid vehicle at its car factory in Burnaston, central England, the Japanese company announced.
Full Story...No, it hasn't been vandalised; this brand new Audi A1 was specially painted like this for a charity auction - and wait till you see what it fetched!
Full Story...GM wants to go back to doing sub-prime deals
General Motors wants to boost auto sales by lining up banks and other financial institutions to make loans and lease deals with buyers who have poor credit ratings.
Full Story...Nissan boss tells all on Nissan pay package
Nissan's chief executive Carlos Ghosn has disclosed the size of his pay package to a shareholders' meeting. Guess how much...
Full Story...Toyota's president Akio Toyoda bowed deeply and apologised to shareholders on today for the trouble caused by widespread global recalls of the company's vehicles.
Full Story...Japan's biggest automakers are still struggling to deal with strikes at component suppliers all over China that are halting production at their Chinese joint ventures.
Full Story...Hyundai launches five-year roadside assistance plan
Hyundai South Africa has launched its own roadside assistance programme - and it will cover its customers for the full term of its five-year or 150 000km factory warranty.
Full Story...Spyker boss Victor Muller has high hopes for its recently acquired Saab brand.
Full Story...Volvo is recalling nearly 30 000 cars worldwide to correct a fault with the gear shift that could make it difficult for drivers to change gears.
Full Story...Angry worker goes berserk at Mazda Japan plant
A disgruntled worker at an auto factory in Japan drove over people on Tuesday, killing one and injuring 10.
Full Story...Bike, quad sales continue to shrink
Motorcycle and quads sales were down again in South Africa in May.
Full Story...Scary stuff! How the Net is driving cars off the road
The Internet has wreaked havoc on the music industry, airlines and media and it looks set to do the same with driving a car.
Full Story...To many the hydrogen fuel-cell powered car may seem like a futuristic fantasy but a deal has just been struck for the first big UK trial of these eco-friendly vehicles.
Full Story...US automaker Chrysler has recalled about 35 000 Dodge Caliber-based vehicles worldwide over problems with sticking accelerators.
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