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Volkswagen Group Africa has announced the official local launch date of the new Caravelle.
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At Volkswagen Group Africa’s 2026 Indaba, the German marque’s Commercial Vehicles arm announced the new Caravelle is en route to South Africa. The T7 generation employs a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain comprising a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder turbopetrol...

We have rounded up the five best-selling Chinese passenger cars in South Africa in January 2026. See the list below.
In January 2026, naamsa reported 50 073 new vehicles were sold in South Africa – 42 753 units, or 85.4%, representing dealer sales; 10.9%, rental industry sales; 1.6%, government sales; and 2.1%, corporate fleet sales. Now, we’ve already rounded up the...

Volkswagen South Africa has announced its re-entry into the local light duty vehicle segment, with the German marque’s SA arm introducing the Polo Vivo Xpress panel van to our market. See pricing below.
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Announced at Volkswagen Group Africa’s 2026 Indaba, the German automaker’s local arm has re-entered the South African light duty vehicle (LDV) segment with the introduction of the Polo Vivo Xpress panel van. According to the firm, this comes as a response...

With series production scheduled to kick off towards the end of 2026, the first pre-production BMW i3 has rolled off the assembly line.
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BMW Group has announced production of near-series i3 test vehicles has kicked off at its Munich assembly facility, with the first model rolling off the production line signifying the start of the final stage of development before series production commences...