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Suzuki’s remarkable South African redemption

Suzuki has a long history in South Africa, but its car business is a story of interruption. The Japanese compact car brand disengaged from…

Fortuner and Everest Buyer’s Guide 2024

Fortuner or Everest? It’s a question that many middle-class South Africans consider, when buying that ideal large family car. South Africa is all about…

Review: Lexus UX250h F Sport

Japanese industrial design is globally renowned. Although Chinese and Korean Smartphones and devices from Huawei and Samsung are more popular than any Japanese rival,…

Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa’s EV battery future

Zimbabwe and Mozambique have an abundance of materials required for building automotive grade EV batteries. But where are they going to be made? The…

Porsche powers ahead with EV-only Macan

Porsche SUVs. They’re respected but not adored. For followers of the world’s most iconic German car brand, SUVs are tolerated. A brand sacrifice to…

Review: Vivo GT versus Polo Life

Vivo or Polo? As a uniquely South African offering, the question of owning a fifth- or sixth-generation version of VW’s supermini is real. For…

Budget speech misses NEV promise – again

Any budget is challenging. Whether it’s your household expenditure, that yearend vacation planning or long-term savings goals. But being responsible for allocating and sharing…

Renault got design right in 2024

People think being a car designer is glamorous, but it’s not. You can work for years, even decades, without ever having one of your…

Nio Firefly brings Galaxy design to compact EVs

Nio might only be a decade old, but like most Chinese car companies, it is boundlessly ambitious. As European, Korean and Japanese brands struggle…

Google Cast and other Christmas goodies for Rivian

Google Cast and YouTube are what you need when your vehicle must become a place of refuge from holiday traffic or scheduling stress. We…

GM switches-off Cruise control on $10bn robotaxi project

GM no longer believes in the business case for robotaxis. After investing $10bn the Cruise self-driving car company, with the promise of significant future…

CHARGE taking EVs off-grid in the North West

CHARGE has commissioned the first of its impressive off-grid EV charging stations in the North West. Located on the N12 between Klerksdorp and Wolmaransstad,…

eActros 300 and Zimi Charge creates EV win for Bakers

eActros 300 is an EV truck that can potentially move most of what South Africans need more efficiently. But how much cheaper is it…

Carlos Tavares exit doesn’t solve Stellantis issues

Carlos Tavares will have his most leisurely end-of-year break in years, but employees at the world’s fourth-largest car company probably won’t. The Portuguese-born, French-educated…

What is Northvolt worth for German car companies?

Northvolt needs $1.2bn to continue operations. It’s a telling number after the Swedish battery manufacturer secured $15bn in funding, which has delivered none of…

Quartermaster is unquestionably cool – and capable

Ineos has done what Land Rover could not, reviving its original Defender’s spirit. The independently financed British brand has created the fantasy off-road exploration…