Posts Tagged ‘Renault’

Motorcycle Lights Could Get Smart

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

6c703fe19cd561cb35d244f45ba2d954_largeVololights, a powered licence plate frame, alerts other drivers to rates of deceleration of motorbikes, whether the rider uses engine braking, downshifting or brake levers to decel …

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Nissan Expands Juke Range

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

217891_FullNissan has added two models to its very successful Juke line-up (more than 6 600 already sold in South Africa), an Xtronic CVT (continuously variable transmission) and an all-wheel …

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Dealer Confidence Declines: Wesbank

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

DSCN1942Sales activity confidence among South Africa’s car dealers fell in the second quarter of 2013 according to Wesbank’s Vehicle sales Confidence Indicator. However, when comparing …

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MIWA Launches Right To Repair Campaign

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

DSCN2092The Motor Industry Workshop Association (MIWA) has announced the launch of its Right to Repair Campaign. Les McMaster, Chairman of MIWA, says the association believes that South Af …

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Big Turnout At Bosch Convention

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

DSCN2121The Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division held its National Workshops Concepts Convention 2013 in Sandton, Johannesburg recently. Representatives from Bosch, including Automotive A …

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Top Mahindra Dealers Honoured

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

Mahindra Awards Top DealersMahindra South Africa honoured its best-performing dealers at a function in Pretoria recently as it celebrated it best-ever sales results.   Mahindra Bloemfontein made a clean swe …

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SA Competitors In Good Early Form

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 0 Comments

SA Competitors In Good Early FormTwo of South Africa’s WorldSkills Competition competitors have won prizes at the Automechanika Johannesburg Spray Painting competition. The three-day competition, sponsored by 3M …

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Is tyre Rotation Necessary?

Posted by Tristan | May 23rd, 2013 | 6 Comments

203128_FullMost tyre companies advise that car tyres should be rotated from time to time, but I’ve come across one manufacturer and a chain of tyre dealers that disagree.  By Jake Venter o …

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VW Gives Small Business A Boost

Posted by Tristan | May 22nd, 2013 | 0 Comments

217228_FullVolkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) says its multimillion rand Business Support Centre is yielding encouraging results.  The Uitenhage-based centre was established in April 2011 …

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Tyre Maintenance Improves

Posted by Tristan | May 22nd, 2013 | 0 Comments

Screen shot 2013-05-22 at 11.13.39 AMMotorists in Centurion, Gauteng, have set a new record for tyre maintenance. This is the news from the Bridgestone Tyre Check team after analysing the results of its most recent Ty …

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