SOUTH AFRICA
NEWSWATCH: Rumours have been circulating this week that Sergio Machionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), could announce the closure of one of America's oldest remaining automakers...
Ilse van den Berg 1 Jun 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The Ford Mustang is the world's best-selling sports coupe for a third consecutive year, according to IHS Markit light vehicle registration data...
20 Apr 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
Many years ago, I had the chance to interview Jeffry de Vries, an ex-World Superbike racer who, at the time, was the chief motorcycle tester for Yamaha Europe...
Loz Blain 9 Mar 2018
SOUTH AFRICA
The world is changing. We are living in a new era and the new age calls for business re-invention, particularly for car manufacturers...
Morne Bekker 5 Mar 2018
GLOBAL
Tesla has announced its biggest quarterly loss to date, sending shares down nearly 5% after hours after falling 3% in normal trade and has pushed back its target for volume production on its Model 3 sedan...
2 Nov 2017
GLOBAL
SAN FRANCISCO, US: Amazon has unveiled upgrades to its Echo speakers and announced that Alexa smarts will be built into BMW and Mini automobiles by the middle of next year...
28 Sep 2017
INDIA
NEW DELHI, India: Ford Motor and India's Mahindra Group have announced they will work together in a fresh partnership as the US giant looks to boost its presence in one of the world's fastest growing auto markets...
20 Sep 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
FREMONT, California: Tesla began delivering on a dream to make an electric car for the masses, rolling out the first of its keenly-awaited "Model 3" cars...
7 Aug 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
TOKYO, Japan: Toyota has announced that it would discuss strengthening its partnership with Mazda as reports said they were close to a deal on a capital tie-up and building a $1.6bn factory in the US...
4 Aug 2017
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, US: General Motors regained its spot as the biggest US carmaker by market capitalisation greater investor skepticism that chipped away at rival Tesla Motors...
10 Jul 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Waymo, the autonomous car subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, announced Sunday at the Detroit auto show that it would develop its self-driving technology...
10 Jan 2017
SOUTH AFRICA
Uber on Wednesday said it put the brakes on self-driving cars in California because state officials yanked registration for vehicles...
23 Dec 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Google's spinoff self-driving car division Waymo announced Monday it added 100 Chrysler Pacifica minivans to its fleet of self-driving vehicles...
20 Dec 2016
SOUTH AFRICA
Uber said on Friday it planned to keep its self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco, defying a state order to halt the test programme...
19 Dec 2016
