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ArticleMay 26, 2026

DigiCars Group Wins Big at ABSA Golden Partner Awards

The South African automotive retail sector continues to sharpen its competitive edge, and DigiCars Group has once again placed itself firmly in the spotlight after securing multiple top honours at the prestigious ABSA Go
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

All-New Nissan MICRA Powers Life with V2L Tech Demo

The all-new Nissan MICRA is stepping into the electric era with a sense of humour, heritage, and serious practical intelligence. At its core lies Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) technology, a feature that quietly reshapes how driv
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

BMW M3 E30 Gets LEGO® Speed Champions Tribute Set

The BMW M3 E30 has long lived as more than a performance car. It is a marker of motorsport history, a design icon that helped define BMW M’s identity on track and road alike. Now, forty years after its debut, it returns
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

Stellantis Brings Five Brands to Vanderbijlpark Hub

A new automotive destination has arrived in Vanderbijlpark, as Stellantis South Africa expands its retail presence through a multi-brand partnership with Star Motor Group. The new dealership brings five globally recognis
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

Nichols N1A Enters Production with RML Partnership

Nichols Cars has taken a decisive step from prototype ambition to production reality, confirming specialist UK manufacturer RML (Ray Mallock Limited) as the official build partner for its fiercely analogue N1A supercar.
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

ISUZU Ships New D-MAX Across African Markets

GQEBERHA, South Africa — As Africa Month celebrations continue across the continent, ISUZU Motors South Africa has started shipping the first consignments of its new D-MAX from the company’s Gqeberha manufacturing plant
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

Audi Revolut F1 Team Finds Consistency in Montreal

The streets of Montreal offered no easy passage, yet the :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} emerged from the Canadian Grand Prix with something more valuable than headlines or heroics: stability. On a weekend where th
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

Hyundai Turns IONIQ 9 Into a Spa on Wheels in London

Title: Hyundai Turns IONIQ 9 Into a Spa on Wheels in London Meta description: New research shows Brits seek calm in cars as Hyundai launches IONIQ 9 Spa in a Car pop-up in London offering free K-beauty treatments. Slug
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

INEOS Automotive Appoints Sanka De Silva UK&I Director

INEOS Automotive has appointed Sanka De Silva as its new Regional Director for the UK and Ireland, marking a strategic leadership move as the brand continues to build momentum in its home market. The appointment arrives
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

From Arctic to Everyday: Nissan LEAF EV Breakthrough

From desert crossings to polar extremes, the story of electric mobility has rarely been told through such lived experience as that of Chris and Julie Ramsey. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, the husband-and-wife EV adventure
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

BYD DOLPHIN G DM-i Redefines the Compact Hybrid Hatch

The European B-segment has always been a proving ground for clever packaging and even cleverer engineering. Space is tight, expectations are high, and compromise is usually part of the deal. The BYD DOLPHIN G DM-i arrive
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ArticleMay 26, 2026

Renault Caudron Rafale C.460 Returns to the Skies After 90 Years

The Sky Opens Again After Nearly a Century There are rare moments when history does not feel like memory, but motion. On 23 May 2026, at the celebrated air show “Le Temps des Hélices” in La Ferté-Alais outside Paris, th