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The Pure&Crafted SA music and motorcycle festival, presented by BMW Motorrad, took place at at Ground in Muldersdrift in Midrand, Johannesburg on the 30 September.

Singularity University empowers the global community with the mindset, skill set and network to create an abundant future. For the first time in South Africa, leading-edge speakers from SingularityU will join South African leaders, change makers, entrepreneurs and innovators for an unforgettable experience on 23-24 August 2017 in Johannesburg. The summit will also include a session about exponential energy presented by Ramez Naam and another on the future of mobility and the automotive industry by Dr Carlo Van de Weijer....

It has been 50 years since Hans-Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher started Mercedes-AMG in Affalterbach. Since 1967, the company has continually shown growth and development in the sports car and motorsport sectors and, in 2016, the company grew by over 40% and delivered 100,000 vehicles.

Visitors of the annual Nampo Harvest Day in Bothaville were once again treated to Freek de Kock's spectacular collection of Datsuns and Nissans.

The 2017 Jaguar Simola Hillclimb was held in Knysna, over the weekend.

After successfully defeating Wladimir Klitschko, at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, 29 April, IBF Heavyweight World Champion, Anthony Joshua MBE, has taken delivery of the tailor-made version of the high-performance Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic.

The newly upgraded Kia Soul will soon be made available to South African car buyers following its unveiling at the Paris Motors Show, last year.

Several members of the Margate biking fraternity got together to celebrate their biking passion while also giving back to the community at the South Coast Bike Fest which was held from Thursday, 27 April to Sunday, 30 April.

Volvo's feature-packed S90 is now available in South Africa. Read more here..

Kia Motors has revealed the Stinger, its highly anticipated rear-wheel drive sports sedan, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit – an event typically dominated by US manufacturers. Inspired by the GT concept of 2011, the five-seat fastback sports saloon promises to shake up a segment dominated by European products and is the highest-performance production vehicle in the company's history.

GWM South Africa visited several charities on a two-day-long charity drive in Johannesburg in December. The media and celebrities tested out the GVM SUV-style M4 and Steed 5E bakkie while spreading cheer at the Princess Alice Adoption Home, Growing Champions, Kitty and Puppy Haven, Lighthouse Baby Shelter, CHOC and Cradle of Hope.

Jaguar has unveiled its first electric vehicle (EV) concept, the I-PACE. The five-seater SUV features electric motors at the front and rear axels which together deliver 400PS and 700Nm of torque. Read more here..

The Toyota Financial Services SAGMJ Motoring Journalist of the Year for 2016 was announced at a gala event held at the Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg.

The KIA team, together with 520 test drivers selected from more than 30,000 entries set the record for the World's Longest Test Drive Relay on 20 October 2016.