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AUTO INDUSTRY

Meet Maxx, the new Polo Vivo

South Africa’s best-selling passenger car in 2012, the Uitenhage made Polo Vivo, has been expanded with the addition of the sized-up derivative named Maxx. Volkswagen of South Africa sold 34 873 of its entry-level Polo Vivos in 2012.

By: Irma Venter

01 Mar 13

AUTO INDUSTRY – 1

RMI chief forecasts year of two halves for car market

Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) CEO Jeff Osborne warns that South Africans should not wait too long before they “start thinking of buying a new car”. He notes that the RMI, representing 14 sectors in the local automotive industry,...

By: Irma Venter

08 Feb 13

AUTO INDUSTRY

Buy your new car now, advises RMI, before 2013 price jumps

Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) CEO Jeff Osborne on Monday warned that South Africans should not wait too long before they “start thinking of buying a new car”. He noted that the RMI, representing 14 sectors in the local automotive...

By: Irma Venter

21 Jan 13

TRUCK INDUSTRY

Aerodynamic truck design helps cut fuel consumption

A truck pretty much looks like a box, right? Not necessarily, says German truck maker MAN. The company has unveiled an aerodynamic road train it says can cut fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 25%. The design study, launched at...

By: Irma Venter

19 Oct 12

TRUCK INDUSTRY

MAN promises 25% cut in fuel spend as it unveils new concept truck, trailer

By: Irma Venter

26 Sep 12

AUTO INDUSTRY – 3

Great Wall Motors South Africa turns attention to passenger market

Great Wall Motors South Africa (GWM SA) chairperson Tony Pinfold wants to sell 200 units a month of the company’s new passenger car offering, the C10. With GWM SA moving around 700 vehicles a month in 2012, another 200 would push the Chinese...

By: Irma Venter

21 Sep 12

General Motors Company

Company Announcement: 50 Bells- A Ruby Anniversary

The near-century old history of Isuzu reveals its founding fathers as being pioneers in the Japanese motor industry

AUTO INDUSTRY – 1

Mazda unveils much-anticipated bakkie offering

Mazda has unveiled its new, long-awaited BT-50 bakkie to the local market, after first showing the one-tonner at the Australian International Motor Show in October 2010. The bakkie is assembled at Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s...

By: Irma Venter

31 Aug 12

AUTO INDUSTRY – 2

R109m mixer installed at Port Elizabeth tyre plant

Tyre manufacturer Continental Tyre South Africa (SA) has installed a new R109-million mixer at its Port Elizabeth tyre plant.

By: Irma Venter

31 Aug 12

AUTO INDUSTRY

GWM hopes for healthy sales push from new C10 hatchback

By: Irma Venter

23 Aug 12

AUTO INDUSTRY

New SA-made BT-50 bakkie breaks cover

Mazda on Monday unveiled its new, long-awaited BT-50 bakkie to the local market, after having first shown the one-tonner at the Australian International Motor Show in October 2010. The bakkie is assembled at Ford Motor Company of Southern...

By: Irma Venter

06 Aug 12

SKF South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Company Announcement: SKF Low Friction Engine Seal helps Reduce Energy use and CO2 Emissions in Automobiles

SKF reported that the SKF Low Friction Engine Seal is part of the BeyondZero Portfolio. The seal reduces friction by up to 55%, which provides a CO2 savings of over 1 g per kilometre.

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Company	Country	Industry Term	Technology
Hatch Volkswagen Hyundai Toyota MAN Great Wall Motors South Africa GWM SA General Motors GM South Africa Honda Isuzu Linde The Delta Motor Corporation Ford Motor Company Mazda Continental Group Continental Tyre SA Continental Tyre South Africa SKF SKF Automotive Sealing Solutions	South Africa Germany Japan	Passenger Car Titanium Paint Car Market E-tolls Improved Used Car Market Passenger-car Brand Transport Car Prices Passenger Car Brand Energy Law Regulating Truck Maker Anti-ageing Systems Rubber Rubber Compound Mixing Process Rubber Compounds	Bluetooth Mp3 Automatic Transmission Wafer Technology
Holiday	Person	Product	City
New Year's Day	Jeff Osborne Anders Nielsen Holger Koos Tony Pinfold Doreen Mashinini David John Laine Gishma Johnson Nikolai Setzer William Schaid	Toyota Hilux Delta Frontier Honda Ford Ranger Mazda BT-50	Hanover Paris Port Elizabeth Pretoria
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Europe	South Africa Southern Africa	Mission To Mars	DC