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Celebrate in classic style at Steyn City from 30 August to 1 September (Spring Day!) Tickets are not available for sale on the day. Book now with www.concourssouthafrica.com Now is the time to secure your place at Concours South Africa 2019 – the finest spectacle of classic motors, where horsepower meets luxury living. The finest classic, luxury and ...

Leading vehicle tracking and telematics provider, Ctrack, has launched Ctrack Driver Mobi in South Africa, following a successful rollout of the service in the United Kingdom. With Driver Mobi, drivers are able to view their driving behaviour scores from the convenience of their internet-enabled smartphones. The scores are derived from the journeys they have made over ...

PRETORIA, South Africa, 23 July 2019 – “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” As Neil Armstrong’s words reverberated throughout the NASA Mission Control Center in Houston, and cheers and celebrations erupted both at Mission Control and around the world. The Apollo 11 lunar module had just landed on the moon. Fifty years after that ...

Question: Do truck drivers need to wear a seatbelt when operating trucks/vehicles inside a company’s premises/yards moving stock, moving trucks and trailers around, etc? Answer: Wearing a seatbelt in terms of the NRTA is only required on public roads. “2.4       Provisions on seatbelts in terms of the National Road Traffic Regulations, 2000 Regulation 213 of the National Road Traffic Regulations The ...

Pretoria. The second half of the 2019 Global Touring Car Series, South Africa’s premier circuit racing formula, is set to commence on the weekend of 26 and 27 July when the respective championship battles will take place at Pretoria’s Zwartkops Raceway. Volkswagen’s drivers in the GTC category are currently second and third respectively on the ...

South Africa has the 10th longest road network in the world, which covers 750,000 km.5 Highways are important for any country and South Africa is no different. These roads are the lifeblood of the economy on which trucks and cars navigate daily. Much of South Africa’s goods are transported on highways via trucks. Many people ...

Pretoria, South Africa, 17 July 2019 – Ford Motor Company and its philanthropic arm, the Ford Motor Company Fund, have launched a grants programme to support social enterprises that benefit women and children while developing sustainable mobility solutions globally. SHE-MOVES (Strengthen Her: Mobilizing Ventures for Social Innovation) is designed to provide “Whole-Person Leadership” development and promote ...

Question: I’m driving a big coach. 32 seats and sometimes the 55 seaters. What is the law when it comes to these coaches and safety belts. Got a fine because not all passengers were wearing seatbelts. There is no way that I can tell what is going on in the back of these coaches. Also, all ...

Question: I am a Zambian currently here on a study permit and would like to buy a car for export to Zambia. I was told I have to get authorization from there. What exactly am I required to do? Answer: You need to obtain a traffic register number certificate that can be used as identification to register and license ...

The customary drivers’ parade will take place just before the beginning of the F1 British Grand Prix scheduled this weekend. The legendary Alfa Romeo GP Tipo 159 “Alfetta”, which is the evolution of the 158 that won the first grand prix in the history of F1 (Silverstone, 13 May 1950) driven by Nino Farina, will ...

Pretoria, South Africa, 10 July 2019 – Ford Motor Company continues building on its commitment to empowering the youth through education with the announcement of the winners of the Ford College Community Challenge (C3), run in partnership with global non-profit organisation Enactus. The fifth round of the Enactus Ford C3 Building Sustainable Communities Project in South ...

Today the Bridgestone Group published its Sustainability Report 2018-2019 highlighting strong progress toward its global commitment to help achieve a more sustainable society. Two years ahead of schedule, the Group exceeded its 2020 goal of reducing global water withdrawal by 35 percent*. It also successfully introduced its Global Sustainable Procurement Policy to 98 percent of ...

As the leading Chinese brand of SUV’s and Bakkies goes from strength to strength in the South African motor industry landscape in terms of sales and dealer infrastructure, the growing brand is not for one minute sitting back in terms of giving back to South Africa. Haval Motors SA recently hit a monthly sales record of ...

Mitsubishi Motors is known for a host of outstanding characteristics, including keeping your family safe on the road. And now that winter is forcing everyone to cuddle up for a bit of warmth, it has become time for Mitsubishi Motors to also share some warm love with those less fortunate. Mitsubishi Motors and community radio station Hot ...

Subaru Corporation is pleased to announce that its motorsports subsidiary, Subaru Tecnica International (STI), took the SP3T class win in the 47th Nürburgring 24-Hour Race held in Germany from June 20 to 23, with the “Subaru WRX STI NBR Challenge 2019”, a racing car developed based on a WRX STI mass-production model. This was Subaru’s 12th ...

There will be two themes for this year’s NAAMSA Automotive Conference which will be held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and Conference Centre in Midrand on 22 August as part of the annual Festival of Motoring presented by WesBank. The themes will be linked under the overall slogan Reimagining the Future Together. “This is a ...

The twenty-sixth edition of the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy took place over the weekend. The event involved over 15,000 people and culminated with the prize awarded to Antonio Giovinazzi as the best new driver of the year in Formula 1. The Italian Alfa Romeo Racing team driver added his name to a list of legendary drivers ...

Johannesburg, June 18, 2019 – The annual Audi Silver Arrow Awards is a Dealer incentive and awards programme that recognises outstanding performance in the South African Audi Dealer Network. The awards recognise top performers within the areas of Sales, Service, Parts and Accessories and Audi Financial Services. It also credits the best performing franchised Dealer ...

Port Elizabeth. It was a tough day at the races for the Volkswagen Motorsport team at Port Elizabeth’s Aldo Scribante circuit during Round 4 of the premier Global Touring Car (GTC) championship. The team had high hopes of winning in front of their home crowd and although they didn’t manage a race victory Keagan Masters ...

Question: My son must go for his learners’ licence but due to psychiatric disabilities, he struggles to read comprehensive. Is there any way that he can be accommodated with an oral test. Answer: Yes, regulation 104(4) of the National Road Traffic Regulations determines that someone who cannot read may apply for an oral test to the MEC.  I attach ...