2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (858+ words) Motoring editor, reporter and presenter Let me spare you the hackneyed truisms about "emerging" Chinese car brands. By now we can accept that they have already emerged. More SA consumers are opting for once unfamiliar marques over famed legacy brands....

4+ hour, 26+ min ago  (341+ words) The US Senate commerce committee will vote on July 15 on bipartisan legislation to toughen a US government ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market. Republican senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Democratic senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan proposed legislation…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (397+ words) Volkswagen is considering shutting down four factories in Germany, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday, as it faces mounting pressure from Chinese rivals. The closures at Hanover, Zwickau, Emden and Audi's Neckarsulm site would put more than…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (746+ words) Motoring editor, reporter and presenter There was a time when the budget car formula in South Africa was very simple. Instead of discontinuing one compact car line when the successor arrived, manufacturers would keep it going, with some specification and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (338+ words) Chinese carmaker Jaecoo will expand its South African J5 compact SUV line-up in August with the addition of hybrid and fully electric derivatives, as the brand strengthens its presence in the country's growing electrified vehicle market. The new J5 SHS hybrid and…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (293+ words) Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD is looking to take over an existing factory in southern Europe for its second assembly plant on the continent, with Spain among the countries on its shortlist, a top executive said on Wednesday. "We…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (621+ words) Toyota South Africa has announced local pricing for its new ninth-generation Hilux. Set to make its market debut later this month, the Japanese marque's popular pickup will initially be available in Xtra Cab and Double Cab guise, with a Single…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (258+ words) China's SAIC plans to set up a car factory in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in the European Union, the regional government said on Monday. Galicia's leader Alfonso Rueda said his administration had…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (774+ words) Isuzu Motors South Africa has updated its D-Max bakkie range with styling, engine and feature enhancements and added six new models to the lineup. The seventh-generation D-Max debuted in 2022 and is built at the Isuzu plant in Struandale, Gqeberha. The…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (700+ words) The Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coup" has returned as an all-electric bruiser designed to take the fight to rivals like the Porsche Taycan. As such, the twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine of old has been replaced by three axial flux motors (one up…...