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UD Trucks Southern Africa Wins International Award

March 10, 2017

UD Trucks Southern Africa was recently awarded the International Sales Award as the brand’s largest overseas market in 2016. “This award is a true testament to the calibre of staff…

Nissan to offer the most expansive pick-up

March 1, 2017

Rosslyn, South Africa – Nissan will become South Africa’s most prolific pick-up brand when the first models of the all-new Nissan Navara touch down on local soil this year. With…

Supervisory Board appoints Martin Daum

February 28, 2017

STUTTGART, GERMANY – In a meeting held yesterday, the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG appointed Martin Daum (57) as the Member of the Board of Management with responsibility for the…

Hack-on-Bus Tour: ten coders, 1300 km, three countries, one bus

February 24, 2017

STUTTGART –  The involvement of Mercedes-Benz in to this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona is already starting in advance of the event. Ten selected participants of the globally…

Continental signs collaborative agreement with Caterpillar

February 22, 2017

Hanover, Germany (February 22, 2017) –  Continental and Caterpillar Inc. have signed an agreement to equip Cat Off-Highway-Trucks (model series 770 to 775) with Continental RDT-Master tires in sizes 18.00R33,…

Research makes vans even safer

February 17, 2017

STUTTGART – Mercedes-Benz Vans is increasing the safety of its star-branded vans even further with the aid of in-house accident research. This is the result of an interim evaluation of the…

Small series Mercedes-Benz Urban eTruck

February 17, 2017

STUTTGART- This year, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is bringing the world´s first all-electric heavy-duty truck to market in a small series. Following the presentation of the Urban eTruck with 25 t perm. GVW and…

Russian KAMAZ-Master racing teams win Dakar Rally

February 16, 2017

Moscow/Hanover, 16 February, 2017 –Rally teams of KAMAZ-Master have won the Dakar Rally 2017 and the Africa Eco Race 2017, two of the world’s most challenging desert races, on Continental tyres….

Tshwane to roll-out more parking meters

February 13, 2017

The City of Tshwane, in collaboration with the Gauteng Department for Roads and Transport, has discovered a modus operandi called “dumping” which is conducted by some Tshwane licencing officials who…

MB Commercial Vehicles – Outstanding Reputation

February 13, 2017

MUNICH-Daimler commercial vehicle brands once again secured first place in the five categories Trucks, Vans, Telematics, Rental/Leasing and Fuel Cards at the Image Awards 2017. On Thursday, 9 February 2017,…

Mazda BT-50 Facelift in SA

February 9, 2017

The KODO design inspired Mazda BT-50 was first introduced to the South African market in 2012. It was launched as an “Active Lifestyle Vehicle” with modern and refined styling that…

Toyota Dyna now LCV

February 9, 2017

The Toyota Dyna has been reclassified as a light commercial vehicle instead of being in the medium commercial category as has been the case since its introduction to the South…

Toyota Leads the Way in 2017

February 7, 2017

Toyota has kick-started 2017 with an encouraging result – the market leader’s new vehicle sales tally for January was 12,252 units, close to 3,800 units ahead of its nearest competitor….

Markets For Innovative Truck Operators

February 7, 2017

The transport market in South Africa nowadays requires several specialist, niche operators ranging from those able to move abnormal loads to those able to handle certain fragile or sensitive cargoes….

Roadshow shows the strength of the lion marque: MAN’s European tour with new TG models

February 7, 2017

In October, MAN Truck & Bus started its roadshow across Europe with its new TG model ranges fresh from their recent launch at the IAA in Hanover. Over the 9800 km…

RDW approval for camera/monitor system CornerEye

January 24, 2017

World premiere: Orlaco makes front and kerb mirrors redundant Barneveld, The Netherlands – Truck manufacturers no longer have to equip their trucks with mirrors. Orlaco is the first company to…

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