Carmakers in South Africa are imploring the local unit of ArcelorMittal SA and the country’s trade minister to work together to delay the planned closure of steel mills this month.
The Toyota Corolla Cross gains fresh styling and more features for 2025, with moderate price increases across the board.
After narrowly missing the milestone of returning to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, South Africa’s new vehicle market declined by 3% in 2024 and this was largely led by a decline in light commercial vehicle sales.
In a year characterised by the rise of Chinese vehicles, regular top 10 finishes by the Chery Tiggo 4 Pro and Great Wall Motors (GWM) Haval Jolion saw both place within the top 15 best-selling brand of 2024 – the former going a step further by finishing the year in ninth place overall.
The NCC also highlighted another Toyota Motors South Africa vehicle model facing a recall: Hino 200b Series 310 units built between June and November 2022. Only one model of the Hino 200b Series 310 is affected by the recall, which relates to over-torqued steering pinch bolts.
Toyota's South African Henk Lategan regained the overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday with a two minutes and 27 seconds advantage over Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al-Rajhi going into the penultimate stage.
Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) saw its new-vehicle sales slip by 9.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 – this in an overall market that was down 3%. The local arm of the Japanese manufacturer has ...
Despite a late-year boost, new vehicle sales in South Africa declined by 3% in 2024, reaching 515 712 units compared with 2023s 531 775. While 2025 may present similar hurdles, a return to pre ...
Qatari Nasser al-Attiyah hit the gas to win stage 9 of the Dakar Rally as Saudi Yazeed al-Rajhi took the lead in the drivers' standings.
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The bail application for two men charged with the attempted murder of SARS prosecutor Advocate Coreth Naude has been postponed due to the defence’s unpreparedness and the absence of an interpreter.
The Overdrive pilot held onto his overnight lead to beat South Africa's Henk Lategan in a Toyota by 3min 57sec with Mattias Ekstrom of Sweden third in his Ford, 20min 21sec adrift.