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April 11, 2019

Ford Ranger now with 2.0 Bi-Turbo and ten-speed auto!

With an extensive range of mechanical, technological, feature and comfort upgrades, the 2019 Ford Ranger has made its South African debut. While its looks...

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April 11, 2019

Hollard searches for its newest hero

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...

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April 11, 2019

A R3-billion future for Nissan Navara

On Wednesday, April 10, Nissan Group of Africa announced it will invest R3 billion in its Rosslyn plant to prepare it for the production...

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April 4, 2019

Here’s your chance to help the victims of Cyclone Idai!

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...

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April 4, 2019

Ford gets strategic over logistics

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)...

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April 4, 2019

MiX Telematics and Continental get rolling

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...

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April 4, 2019

Triton gets more than a new face

Mitsubishi Motors South Africa has launched the significantly revised Triton, sporting a bold new look and substantial revisions under the skin. The foremost detail...

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March 28, 2019

Fleet policies by the numbers

Eqstra Fleet Management (EFM) recently conducted a Benchmark Survey of the company-car fleet industry with 162 participants among the basic material, mining and farming;...

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March 28, 2019

Cummins launches its Power Hub

As it celebrates its centenary, Cummins Inc. has opened The Power Hub at Waterfall Logistics Precinct in Waterfall City, Midrand. The Power Hub houses...

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March 28, 2019

JMC Carrying now with plus-sized capability

The JMC Carrying range has been expanded with a four-tonne variant, called the Plus. It’s larger and safer than the standard Carrying – and...

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March 28, 2019

Third-gen Sprinter to set the standard

The third-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was launched to South Africa this week, and by all accounts it looks set to redefine the large-van segment. The...

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March 22, 2019

Bidvest Mobility on the block

The Bidvest Group has merged two of its entities – MakeMeMobile and Bartrans – to form Bidvest Mobility. The new company will retain the...

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