“WE ARE RETHINKING ALL FACETS OF URBAN MOBILITY WITH FUTURES OF MOBILITY”- Matthias Müller, Volkswagen Group CEO

For the Volkswagen Group, e- mobility, autonomous driving, digital networking of all road users and new mobility services are key levers for making mobility in cities more efficient, cleaner and more livable. The Group will be investing more than €34 billion in these future technologies by 2022. “We want to redefine urban mobility, and to…

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New BMW M2 Coupe Edition Black Shadow

With worldwide sales of more than 12,000 units, the BMW M2 was the most successful model from the BMW M GmbH in 2017 – Huge popularity prompts the development of an edition model once more underscoring the compact high-performance sports car’s dynamics. Racing technology and an expressive, high performance-oriented design help the BMW M2 (combined…

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Book Review: The Good, The Mad And The Ugly … Not To Mention Jeremy Clarkson – The Golden Years Of Motoring Journalism?

This book takes a light-hearted look at what the author considers to have been the golden age of motoring journalism – the last two decades of the 20th century. As a writer and tester for Motor magazine, founding Editor of Fast Lane magazine, and a freelance journalist with a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph,…

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2018’s Lessons from a Tough 2017

The past year – 2017 – once again demonstrated the resilience of the South African automotive market and its consumers. The automotive segment is often considered a lead indicator of impending uncertain economic times yet, despite tough trading conditions, new vehicle sales in 2017 still ended the year up by 1.8%, according to NAAMSA. WesBank’s…

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