LO THE LOGAN?

The decision to bring the Logan to South Africa has been some time in the making, but recent events in India indicate that the budget saloon will be coming our way soon.

LEXUS ON TOP OF THE WORLD

The Lexus LS460 recently claimed top honours at the third World Car of the Year event, defeating the likes of the svelte new Audi TT and the Mini.

CAR SALES SOFTEN

Passenger car sales in South Africa are softening in 2007 compared with the bumper market of 2006. There are many factors that have contributed to the slowdown, such as rising new vehicle prices . . .

RIGHT-HOOK HUMMERS ROLL OUT

The Hummer H3s will soon become available in South Africa and GM South Africa is on track to begin exporting the first right hand drive vehicles next month to markets in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Africa.

EXPORTS SURGE DESPITE MERCEDES-BENZ SLOW DOWN

Despite the run out of DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes-Benz C-Class production, total exports of built-up vehicles from South Africa increased by 4,2 per cent. . .

COMPONENT EXPORTS RISE 32 PER CENT

South Africa's automotive component manufacturers' 2006 exports, worth R30,3-billion, were 32 per cent higher than the figure for 2005, the National Association of Automotive component Manufacturers (Naacam) reported.

CAR VOTED COOLEST

How do you define cool? If cool is being popular, or successful, or influential, or appealing to South Africans of all ages and races, or having a respected and recognised opinion, then CAR must be SA’s coolest motoring or . . .

 

Lo the Logan?

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Car sales soften

Hummers roll out

Exports surge
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Component exports
  rise 32 percent

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