Daimler on top
Daimler commercial vehicle brands once again secured first place in five categories – trucks, vans, telematics, rental/leasing and fuel cards – at German magazine Verkehrs Rundschau’s annual Image Awards ceremony held recently in Munich.
It was the fourth consecutive time...
Nissan to unveil new ambulance and electric delivery vehicle
Nissan will unveil two new fully customised vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show that aim to improve city mobility: the new Paramedic Concept and the all-electric e-NV200 Fridge Concept.
Packed with new technologies and features, the new Paramedic Concept will...
FAW South Africa puts pedal to the medal
A 12-member FAW Trucks cycling team, sponsored by FAW South Africa, successfully completed the gruelling 25th Coronation Double Century (CDC) cycle race on 25 November this year.
Owned by the Pedal Power Association, the annual CDC is the grand-daddy of...
Africa Cup of Nations chooses MAN
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) – organisers of the Africa Cup of Nations event in Gabon – recently ordered a fleet of 16 MAN Lion luxury coaches to transport participating teams from their hotels to sports grounds.
“The order...
SA trucking industry optimistic about the future
The truck industry in South Africa is certainly optimistic about the future, judging by the launch activity on the opening day of Futuroad, the truck and bus show which was co-located with Automechanika.
Several of the new models were launched...
Driven: New Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
Over the last couple of months we have reported rather extensively on the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and have had an in-depth look at the technology that will be incorporated into this vehicle. Earlier this month Reuben van Niekerk was...
Ford to build Ranger Raptor in South Africa
Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa have announced that it is investing R3-billion ($220-million) to expand production capacity at its South African manufacturing operations in order to meet growing local and international demand for the trend-setting Ford Ranger.
Along with the...
Volvo Trucks’ continual road safety initiative for children
The initiative, called Stop, Look, Wave is specifically aimed at helping children understand how to best behave around trucks, buses and cars, and to ultimately keep them safe on the roads.
According to the South African Journal of Science, pedestrians...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks launches new Actros in South Africa
Reliability, efficiency and safety are the three core characteristics that define the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. With over 25,000 vehicles sold in South Africa since it was introduced to the market in 1998, the Actros family has long been the...
FAW reports satisfying 2016
FAW Vehicle Manufacturers SA enjoyed a memorable 2016, achieving a number of milestones. During the past three years the company has invested over $100-million in its Coega-based plant which, in August, saw its 2 000th truck roll off the...
