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  The Subaru Levorg has won the coveted 2014 Good Design Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP). Following the 2013 award bestowed on the Subaru Forester and the 2012 awards for the Impreza and XV, this marks the 3rd consecutive year that Subaru has been honoured with the Good Design Award, which reflects ...

The continued increase of cheap tyres being ‘dumped’ from Far East Countries like China into South Africa through customs under-declarations, lack of service delivery, high electricity costs, increasing transport costs and the huge waste tyre fees have recently shed light on the challenges facing the five South African tyre manufactures*. There are also additional issues ...

Very first Geely EC7 customers still smiling Distances of up to 45 000 covered in just 18 months Value for money, economy and trouble-free ownership praised What do an aircraft engineer, a technician, a teacher and a retired couple that are all living a happy life with a broad smile every day, have in common? In this case they ...

All-Wheel Drive (AWD) rugged all-road capability Reduced emissions and improved fuel economy Powertrain upgrade completes a series of enhancements The Volvo V40 Cross Country will soon be available with Volvo’s superb new 180 kW T5 Drive-E engine ­­- with the added capability of AWD. “Volvo Cars is continuing to evolve the V40 Cross Country with this powertrain upgrade. The ...

The recent acquisition of a majority share in SA Show Services by Messe Frankfurt, of Germany, is seen as holding significant potential benefits for the 2015 Johannesburg International Motor Show which takes place at the Expo Centre, Nasrec, from October 14-25. Messe Frankfurt, one of the largest trade fair organisers in the world, has offices all ...

Question: How do I check which vehicles were registered in the name of a deceased person? Answer: The Executor of the estate can approach a Registering Authority to enquire about the ownership of vehicles by a deceased person. Regards, Clancinah Baloyi

Calty design studio creates a vehicle inspired by America’s new urban DIY movement While Toyota is preparing to dazzle visitors to the Paris Motor Show with the C-HR compact SUV concept, on the other side of the pond Toyota’s Calty design studio in California has come up another new breed of SUV – the Urban ...

Scenario: An eight year old child just had an asthma attack and cannot breathe. While the life of the child hangs in the balance, an emergency response unit is fighting through peak hour traffic to get to the child’s home. Every second they are delayed means another agonising second ticks by while a child is ...

We would hereby like to share very important info from a group on truck hijackings! We always warn motorists and truck drivers not to provide a lift to hitchhikers. Even though the guys and girls pleading for a lift next to the roads may appear to be presentable and kind, the reality of crime in ...

Volvo Cars has released the first images of the R-Design version of the all-new Volvo XC90, aimed at buyers looking for a head-turner that radiates a truly sporty and dynamic look. “R-Design is created for people with a passion for things that add spice to life,” said Alain Visser, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Customer ...

Every year, thousands of animals, including birds and reptiles are killed on South Africa’s notoriously dangerous roads due to vehicle collision with animals. Colliding with wildlife is likely to cause significant harm to the driver, passengers, animals and the vehicle,yet evidence from a recent Endangered Wildlife Trust(EWT)study reveals that some drivers may in fact deliberately swerve ...

The Electronic Crime Unit of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), the Hawks, in conjunction with the banking industry, arrested three suspects for motor vehicle application fraud amounting to R50 million. The suspects, 33-year-old Adele Coetzee, her husband, 37-year-old Marius Coetzee, and his mother, 60-year-old Kitty Coetzee, were arrested in Brits in the North West ...

The second-generation Kia Picanto has been turning heads since making its global premiere at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and local market introduction in 2011. Completely redesigned, the new model – proudly featuring Kia’s iconic ‘tiger nose’ grille – moved the Picanto from ‘cute’ and ‘friendly’ to ‘mature’ and ‘handsome’, combining sporty styling, a high ...

The First Edition of the all-new Volvo XC90, which was only available for sale via digital commerce, sold out in 47 hours after it was released on Wednesday afternoon at 16.00 hours CET. Most of the 1,927 individually numbered cars were reserved within one hour from sales start. At its peak, 7 cars were sold ...

Question: If a quad bike was fitted with all the instruments to deem it roadworthy, can it be registered and licensed and used on the public roads? How does 1 formally address this issue to be taken up for consideration, by the powers that be? Quite simply a quad bike is 200 times safer to drive ...

Question: “I have a ticket for barrier line. The time I start overtaking a moving car there was safe to overtake in other words there is no solid line so when i’m finished to overtake there is a solid line. So the traffic police give me a fine of R1000.. Can you explain me how it ...

Questions: Please assist me on this matter of what I am trying to find out the following. ·     What can a municipality do (Must do) to not be liable for pothole claims? ·     Is there a fine involved if they do not want to pay the claims? ·     What can they do to be non-liable for 80 – 90% ...

Question: Can you please tell me if it is illegal in terms of locaal Municipal bylaws, or the National Road Traffic Act 93 of 96, to skateboard on public roads? This is in the Western Cape I am referring to. Answer: There is a by-law in the City of Cape Town which prohibits skateboarding except in those areas ...

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has confirmed the imminent introduction of two new Opel vehicles to the South African market. The new Opel ADAM and Opel Mokka will be introduced to South Africa for sale in 2015 as part of a global product offensive by Opel which will see the German brand introduce 27 new ...

  Question:  I am the Matron of a Retirement Village, my night staff get call out on regular basis to visit an elderly in his cottage, may my nurse drive a golf cart if she has no valid driving car license? Answer: Unfortunately not. Estate roads are still considered public roads and golf carts are technically only allowed in ...