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Tiger Wheel & Tyre has unpacked 8 brand new wheels; just in time to bring some real festive season joy to wheel lovers far and wide. The models are an exciting addition to an already thrilling line-up, and include something for everyone, with designs ranging from aggressive to understated and sizes from 14- through 20-inch ...

 Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has introduced its versatile new Tourneo Custom, which delivers first class travel in extensively revised and more premium interior. The latest model is also distinguished by its bold new front-end design with five-bar chrome grille. The Tourneo people mover has been comprehensively re-engineered to provide superior levels of refinement ...

Volkswagen Group South Africa’s multipurpose facility, PeoplePavilion in Uitenhage celebrated its 5th anniversary on 6 December. Since officially opening its doors in 2013, PeoplePavilion has welcomed nearly half a million visitors who have attended various events such as sporting matches, exhibitions, conferences, birthdays and weddings.  At the end of November 2018, the facility recorded another landmark when ...

Mike Glendinning has been appointed as the new Sales and Marketing Director for Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) effective from 1 December 2018. Mike Glendinning holds an Honours degree in Marketing from UNISA. He joined Volkswagen Group South Africa as a Graduate Trainee in 1985. He has had a long and distinguished career within Sales and ...

Ford is spreading the cheer this Festive Season with a donation of 26 brand new vehicles to 22 selected charity organisations in South Africa, worth a combined retail value of over R12-million. The fleet, which comprises 15 Ford Transit vans, seven Tourneo Custom minibuses, the all-new Fiesta and three locally-built Rangers, will be delivered to ...

The Road Accident Benefit Scheme (RABS) is a “no fault” public insurance scheme proposed by the Department of Transport as a replacement for the Road Accident Fund (RAF). Currently, the RAF is a state-supported insurance fund that provides compensation to the victims of road accidents in South Africa. Below are answers to a few commonly asked ...

Hyundai Motorsport is Down Under to contest the Rally Australia for what is sure to be a nail-biting climax to the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship this weekend, with Hyundai firmly in contention for both the drivers’ and manufacturers’ titles. This is an event where Hyundai has enjoyed success in the recent past – Thierry Neuville ...

Performance-oriented readers of German car magazine vote Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio top pick of category ‘Imported Standard Sedans/Station Wagons up to 100,000 Euro’ (www.sportauto.de/sportautoaward). Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce is victorious in category ‘Imported Standard Sedans/Station Wagons up to 50,000 Euro’. Both models also score third place in their respective overall category, ahead of major German ...

Based on the Mitsubishi ASX GLX and available in grey and white, the new Mitsubishi ASX Sport boasts R30 000 worth of additional equipment at the same price as the base model. “Our target market includes customers who would like the benefits of a compact SUV which include spaciousness, safety and practicality, offers a higher ride ...

Bafana Nhleko, head coach of the Golden Lions U21 rugby team that won the 2018 SA Under 21 Championship, has joined SA Rugby’s coaching ranks from 1 November 2018, as the Junior Springbok assistant coach. Nhleko was also tasked to be the assistant coach for the Junior Springbok team at the World Rugby U20 Championship in ...

It’s a conundrum facing dealers and private buyers/sellers alike – determining the vehicles authenticity and related market value for used vehicles. A key factor to cover when buying and or selling a used vehicle, is whether the vehicle presented, to both dealers and or the public is in-fact authentic, i.e. not a cloned vehicle. As ...

– For the third year in a row, the Class T Production Vehicle Championship will go down to the wire at the season finale in Gauteng, and the Ford Neil Woolridge Motorsport (NWM) crew of Lance Woolridge and Ward Huxtable are leading the fight for the prized title. As the sixth and final round of the ...

Significant technical upgrades to the Alfa Romeo Giulietta of Theo van Vuuren and Bradley Scorer paid off at Round 4 of the Mopar SA Endurance Series in Port Elizabeth. Wider wheels and accompanying wheel arch extensions allowed the team to run new geometry and wheel-tyre combinations that kept the Alfa Romeo out of the ...

All the stars were aligned for the Engen Audi racing team this weekend ahead of the final round of the 2018 Sasol Global Touring Cars Africa Championship (GTC) at Zwartkops Raceway. The team materialized on the best ever season for Terry Moss Racing. Arriving at the lions’ den of Zwartkops Raceway, reigning champion Michael Stephen ...

Question: Good day, I would like to know which License is required to drive a 150CC Moped? 2. If you don’t have any license, can you buy and register that moped from a dealer without a license and then you do a license later. Lastly, if you have a Code 10 license for vehicles, can you ...

Ford Motor Company today announced the appointment of Doreen Mashinini as General Manager, Marketing for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, effective 1 October 2018. Mashinini takes over the position from Tracey Delate, who is now General Manager, Consumer and Dealer Experience. Mashinini will be responsible for Ford’s marketing and advertising strategies, and reports to Conrad ...

Never before has a person within 24 hours covered a distance of more than 1,219 kilometres … powered purely by their own muscular strength. This was changed on July 28 to 29, because at 10:00 that morning Nicola (Nici) Walde started her world record attempt at the OPEL Test Center in Rodgau-Dudenhofen, Germany. Her ...

Knowing your rights in a roadblock or police traffic stop is important. It can help you protect yourself and act appropriately with the police. It may also help alert you if you’re subject to a fake stop, by criminals impersonating the police. In January, for example, three robbers were arrested for impersonating police officers and robbing ...

Question: If one has dual citizenship ( SA and USA ), can one apply for a PrDP with one’s US license or an International Driving Permit obtained in the USA? Or, does one have to have a South African Driver’s licence? Answer: Proof of the possession of professional driving permit (PrDP) is not a separate document and is incorporated ...

Question: Kindly assist me with the following scenario. We have a property with a double carrage way running up and  down our site. We have cars and busses travelling on this road however it is too narrow accommodating a car and a  bus at the same time. I want to suggest a lay-by lane staggered on either ...