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Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) recently took delivery of two state-of-the-art mobile truck driving simulators and the company has now opened them up to improve the skills of South African drivers of trucks, buses and other public transport vehicles. CCBSA will make the simulators available to the Department of Transport (DoT) for one day a week throughout the year. “CCBSA has been using truck simulators as a way to improve the skills of all our drivers who help us move […]

With an extensive range of mechanical, technological, feature and comfort upgrades, the 2019 Ford Ranger has made its South African debut. While its looks remain familiar, having been nipped and tucked for a slightly more chiseled appearance, it’s what’s behind that refreshed façade that will surely get bakkie enthusiasts talking… The existing engine line-up – the 3,2-litre five-cylinder Duratorq TDCi engine and the 2,2-litre TDCi in two states of tune – remains on offer, but is now complemented by an […]

Hollard Trucking has launched its 2019 Hollard Highway Heroes campaign to find South Africa’s best truck driver. Competitors will once again have to prove that they drive better than their peers in terms of speed, harsh braking and fatigue driving. The 2019 Highway Hero will take home R100 000. This year’s Hollard Highway Heroes competition is open to any truck driver, irrespective of their insurer. This gives more drivers the opportunity to win big, and encourages thousands more to drive […]

On Wednesday, April 10, Nissan Group of Africa announced it will invest R3 billion in its Rosslyn plant to prepare it for the production of the next generation of the Nissan Navara for local and international customers. This investment forms a key part of Nissan’s 2022 midterm plan to double its presence in Africa by 2022. Production is expected to start in 2020 with 1 200 new jobs created at the facility and across the local supply chain. It is […]

GOAL, an Irish Aid Organisation, has reached out to FOCUS to help it try to find a Jeep (or, we’re sure, a vehicle with similar capability), so that it can reach the victims of Cyclone Idai! The organisation is a renowned first responder in a crisis and has been operational in Zimbabwe and Malawi since 2002. “GOAL is continuing to coordinate its emergency response on the ground to reach the communities that need it most,” says Alan Vard of GOAL […]

Local production of the new Ford Ranger began in February, and this week the first batch of 1 000 vehicles boarded a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel in Port Elizabeth destined for markets in Europe. In order to meet the demand for the Ranger, assembled at the Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s (FMCSA’s) Silverton Assembly Plant in Pretoria, the company has followed up its R3-billion expansion in production capacity with a new multi-port strategy. Up to now, all of Ford’s incoming […]

Continental and MiX Telematics have joined forces to provide fleet customers with optimised tyre monitoring and the transmission of real-time tyre information to fleet managers. The companies have integrated Continental’s ContiPressureCheck (CPC) tyre-management system with the MiX Telematics Fleet Manager platform. “By integrating CPC with MiX Fleet Manager, real-time tyre pressure data, as well as critical system alerts relating to tyre pressure, temperature and detection of leaks can be accessed by fleet managers. This is essential information to keep the […]

Mitsubishi Motors South Africa has launched the significantly revised Triton, sporting a bold new look and substantial revisions under the skin. The foremost detail of the new bakkie is unquestionably its styling, which has been revised all round to be squarer, sharper and bolder than before. It incorporates Mitsubishi’s new-generation “Dynamic Shield” front design concept. Flared, squared-off wheel arches and revised rear-end treatment with new light clusters complete the new macho look. While on the subject of the Triton’s rear, […]