Nissan's vehicle-equipped cameras to improve safety

Nissan has released its latest safety technologies to help reduce fatal and serious injuries caused by accidents based on the company's 'safety shield' concept. Read more >>

Sharp decline in warranty claims against Gabriel

Gabriel shock absorbers has reduced its warranty claims on their shock absorber product range by over 35% in the last 12 months. Read more >>

SA to take delivery of Nissan LEAF

The success of the Nissan LEAF has paved the way for greater acceptance of electric vehicle mobility in South Africa. Read more >>

Self-driving cars soon a reality - GM

Vehicles that partially drive themselves will be available by the middle of the decade with more sophisticated self-driving systems by the end of the decade, General Motors vice president of global research and development, Alan Taub says. Read more >>

Car manufacturers highlight obstacles in industry

The South African automotive industry faces a number of tough challenges if it is to meet the government's stated objective of more than doubling output to 1,2 million vehicles per annum by 2020. This became evident from a number of presentations made at the CAR Conference, which took place last week at the Johannesburg International Motor Show at Nasrec. Read more >>

Surf4Cars launches new website

Surf4Cars.co.za has successfully launched its new website to the consumer market. Conceptualised in July 2005, Surf4Cars.co.za core business focus is to generate sales leads for dealers, whilst providing the public with a user-friendly portal to search through updated and pre-owned cars. The business also presents the potential buyer with access to relevant market information and finance calculators. Read more >>

Mixed reaction to Zuma's Padayachie move

[Duncan McLeod & Craig Wilson] President Jacob Zuma's decision to redeploy communications minister Roy Padayachie and his deputy, Obed Bapela, has drawn mixed reaction from the information and communications technology industry, with one analyst saying he was "stunned" by the move and that it would delay several important projects, including the migration to digital terrestrial television. Read more >>

SABC makes or breaks communications ministers

[Chris Moerdyk: @chrismoerdyk] When the new communications minister was shifted out of her role as deputy minister of the department last year and into the presidency, I wondered if she breathed a huge sigh of relief. And I wonder now whether she is really as happy as she seems about going back, in spite of being promoted to full minister? Read more >>

Wal-Mart hearings focus on efficiencies, labour

[Paul Vecchiatto] The Competition Appeals court hearings into the Wal-Mart/Massmart merger turned mainly around labour and economic efficiency issues that the giant US retailer could bring into the local market. Read more >>

"Skeem" gets top award for Greene

Cape Town movie director Tim Greene has scooped the Audience Choice award for "Skeem" at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival, according to Channel24 and Sowetan Live. "Skeem" is a comedy adventure story about a group of small-time crooks and greedy holiday-makers who scheme to get their hands of a box of cash at a run-down resort. Read more >>

New baby Beemer tops its class

[Henrie Geyser: motoring editor] The BMW 1 Series has shed its drab, rather cheap-looking interior and boring boxy body to mature into a really sexy premium compact hatch with a snazzy, youthful cabin and a cute and cocky stance. Read more >>