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Geely buys $9bn stake in Daimler, now biggest investor

Ilse van den Berg

Chinese manufacturer, Geely, is buying a $9.2bn stake in German automaker, Daimler - which will effectively make it Daimler's biggest shareholder...read
Ferrari Portofino debuts in South Africa
Ferrari Portofino debuts in South Africa
Powered by the Ferrari V8 turbo, a member of the engine family that won the overall International Engine of the Year Award in both 2016 and 2017, the Ferrari Portofino has made its official debut in South Africa...read
Jaguar unveils I-Pace, its first all-electric performance SUV
Jaguar unveils I-Pace, its first all-electric performance SUV
Jaguar unveiled its first all-electric performance SUV, the I-Pace, in a live global broadcast via its social channels... (video)read
AutoTech
Tech startups to benefit from Volvo Cars Tech Fund
Entrepreneurs around the globe will be happy to hear Volvo Cars has launched a new investment fund specifically aimed at high-potential technology startups... read
Electric vehicles are changing the world. And they're only just getting started

Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada

Countries around the world are increasingly acknowledging the shift that's needed from a fossil fuel-driven economy to one that is sustainable, green and attempts to mitigate climate change... read
Why car manufacturers need to change their outlook on the future

Morne Bekker

The world is changing. We are living in a new era and the new age calls for business re-invention, particularly for car manufacturers... read
Joystick-driven recumbent ebike gets street-legal for Kickstarter

Michael Irving

Handlebars seem about as important as wheels in bike design, but Swiss inventor Yvan Forclaz has done away with them in favour of a mode of control you're more likely to associate with aircraft or video games - a joystick... read
Commercial & Industrial
Frost & Sullivan executive analysis of electric truck market
According to Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis of the electric truck market, by 2025 the global light/medium/heavy-duty hybrid and full-electric truck segments are expected to achieve annual sales of more than 2.25 million units... read
Dealers
New vehicle sales drop in rental, government channels
Naamsa's latest figures show that the largest sales declines in February were in the rental channel (almost a 30% drop) and government channel (42% drop)... read
Volkswagen makes the questionable decision to build a convertible SUV

C.C. Weiss

The "SUV convertible" sounds great on paper - the robust capability of an SUV coupled with the playful, airy fun of a convertible... read
Fuel & Energy
Petrol price to drop by 36 cents a litre
Wednesday, 7 March 2018 will see a significant drop in fuel prices... read
Manufacturing & Parts
Inaugural event aims to showcase opportunities in advanced manufacturing
South Africa's advanced manufacturing progress will be showcased at the inaugural African Advanced Manufacturing and Composites Show... read
Motorsport
Alfa Romeo, Honda reveal new Formula 1 cars
The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team recently unveiled its new challenger, the C37, while Honda and partner Scuderia Toro Rosso, revealed their new Formula 1 car, the STR13... read
Safety
Three focus areas for SA and its new minister of transport
Among the changes of President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent cabinet reshuffling was the appointment of Blade Nzimande as the new minister of transport - replacing Joe Maswanganyi... read
International
Huawei's AI-powered smartphone drives a Porsche
Huawei used the artificial intelligence capabilities of its flagship Mate 10 Pro phone to drive a sports car as the Mobile World Congress got underway in Barcelona this week, in what it said was a world first... read
Infineon, SAIC set up electric car joint venture in China
FRANKFURT, Germany - German computer chip maker Infineon is teaming up with China's biggest carmaker, SAIC Motor Corporation, to produce power modules for the Chinese electric car market... read
Business
Artificial intelligence could reinforce society's gender equality problems

Bettina Büchel

We are not only living in an age where women are being under-represented in many spheres of economic life, but technology could make this even worse... read
5G, the cornerstone of the digital revolution
Blazing fast 5G wireless networks promise to unlock the potential of internet connected devices, or the Internet of Things -- making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality... read
Pros and cons of the growing multi-unit franchising model
Multi-unit franchising is becoming a growing trend globally and in South Africa, meaning a single franchisee owns more than one outlet in different geographies... read
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