11+ hour, 33+ min ago  (283+ words) Fiat has unveiled the new Tris electric three-wheeler for South Africa and selected sub-Saharan African markets. The battery-powered micro-mobility vehicle made its local debut at the Transport Evolution Summit, which is taking place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand until…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago  (466+ words) Electric vehicle (EV) sales in South Africa nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2026, with consumers increasingly turning to electric mobility as fuel prices rise and confidence in the country's electricity supply improves. According to the latest quarterly review by…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago  (293+ words) Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD is looking to take over an existing factory in southern Europe for its second assembly plant on the continent, with Spain among the countries on its shortlist, a top executive said on Wednesday. "We…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1449+ words) Late last year, a handful of retired Honda Motor executives started meeting privately to discuss the Japanese carmaker's troubles and the person they believed was the cause: CEO Toshihiro Mibe. Over months of text messages, as well as meetings and…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (194+ words) Stellantis's German brand Opel will invest more than "1bn (about R19bn) in Germany by 2030 and produce the next generation of its best-selling Astra compact car at the subsidiary's Ruesselsheim plant, the company said on Monday. The carmaker plans at least four new…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (361+ words) Peugeot has revived its GTi badge with the unveiling of the new E-208 GTi, marking the French brand's return to the hot hatch segment after the 308 GTi bowed out in 2021. Revealed ahead of the 2026 Le Mans 24 Hours sports car endurance race,…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (258+ words) China's SAIC plans to set up a car factory in Spain's northwestern region of Galicia that would be its first production facility in the European Union, the regional government said on Monday. Galicia's leader Alfonso Rueda said his administration had…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago  (394+ words) Volvo Cars, "majority owned by China's Geely Holding, said on Tuesday it received approval from the US government allowing it to continue selling vehicles. In January 2025, former president Joe Biden's administration finalised rules effectively barring nearly all Chinese cars and…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (151+ words) Sowetan Stellantis weighs options for large Alfa Romeo models Automaker explores in-house and partnership paths for new platform Stellantis is studying several options to develop the underlying design for future large Alfa Romeo models, either in-house or with a partner,…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago  (700+ words) The Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coup" has returned as an all-electric bruiser designed to take the fight to rivals like the Porsche Taycan. As such, the twin-turbocharged V8 petrol engine of old has been replaced by three axial flux motors (one up…...