Today sees our last newsletters for 2012, with the first of our new industry newsletters to be published on 15 January 2013, but we will keep on updating the new industry portals over the festive season.
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support; our subscribers across all our portals continue to grow; in fact, in our new industries alone, we are now closing in on 70,000 subscribers, and for that we thank you.
We want to wish all of you a very enjoyable end-of-year break and - assuming the world doesn't end on Friday (You've heard about the predictions around the Mayan calendar, right?) - we wish you a highly successful 2013.
All the best from the Bizcommunity team!
Rod Baker: Content Director
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Chrysler South Africa's Jeep brand has joined forces with the Reserve Protection Agency (RPA) by sponsoring two Jeep Wrangler vehicles to assist in the fight against poaching within South Africa and in particular the current rhino poaching scourge that is sweeping across the country. 
Underground art, emerging filmmakers and even kasi coffee are not the traditional offering from a motor manufacturer. But that's what you can expect from Mercedes-Benz South Africa's new online lifestyle content portal, mblife. 
The Volkswagen Group recently presented its Best Apprentice Award 2012 to its top young achievers from all over the world. Volkswagen Group South Africa's Mechatronics technician, Magdalene Pokbaas, was one of the talent recipients at this year's international awards. 
Chinese auto giant Geely, one of the fastest growing car manufacturers in the world's biggest car market, has turned the page and is in the process of setting up new export records, including a new model on its way to local shores. 
Demand for new vehicle sales remained buoyant in November 2012, according to figures released today by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA), which revealed a 7.3% year-on-year increase in total industry vehicle sales. 
PARIS, FRANCE: Renault has sold its stake in Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo AB for €1.5bn to cut debt and make strategic investments. 
