FORD Driving Skills for Life, a free hands-on training programme, was on Saturday launched in Zimbabwe in order to provide drivers with the tools to stay safe behind the wheel and promote fuel-efficient driving techniques. (more…)

THE new Toyota Fortuner has left me in a quandary as I’m not sure in my own mind exactly what potential (and existing) buyers expect from such a vehicle, especially given the not inconsiderable asking price. (more…)

  By Brent Snavely THE 2018 Jeep Compass has been anticipated for several years and is the next phase of Jeep's global growth plan to top 1,9 million in annual sales by 2018. (more…)

GENERAL Motors placed an industry-leading eight vehicles among the semifinalists for the North American Car, Truck and Utility vehicle of the year. (more…)

IT'S always hard to change people's perceptions but when it comes to the South African car-buying public, it's a near impossibility. I mention this because one of the best medium-sized hatchbacks on sale, the new Opel Astra, remains a relatively rare sight on our roads. (more…)

WHERE I live, I am fortunate that traffic densities are not anything like they are in the big cities down south but there are build-ups that can cause frustrating delays and frayed tempers. (more…)

I'M sure VWSA would admit that the first gen Tiguan which has now ended its life cycle after a mid-term facelift in 2011 didn’t quite get the cash registers ticking over as might have been hoped notwithstanding impressive global sales of 2,8 million units. (more…)

SAMSUNG and Mercedes-Benz introduced a new digital car key solution at IFA 2016 that transforms Galaxy smartphones* into smart keys for their owners’ autos*. The partnership is another example of Samsung’s growing connected-car ecosystem, and represents another step toward the future of the smartphone. (more…)

  I HAVE now driven Jaguar’s sporty new F-PACE SUV in Montenegro, the Eastern Cape and Gauteng so I think I’ve spent enough time behind the wheel in varied terrain to pass qualified judgement on a model that’s essential to Jaguar’s plans to broaden its customer base. (more…)

FUSO trucks are on the offensive with the announcement of the introduction of a new medium to heavy truck dubbed the Fuso FJ 16-230 that’s expected to become a common sight across sub-equatorial Africa. (more…)