Car of the Year finalists announced
The Finalists for the 2015 Car of the Year competition were announced during a thrilling reveal event at the Inanda Polo Club in Johannesburg.
Mercedes-Benz
New Mercedes-AMG GT in Affalterbach
One thing Mercedes does better than almost anyone out there is presence. Virtually every machine in its extensive line-up oozes with the stuff and none more so that the AMG range of fire breathing monsters. With such a precedence set, its little wonder Mercedes AMG are pulling out all the stops with its latest creation, … Read more
Mercedes latest target in China anti-monopoly probe
Shanghai, China | AFP China has accused Mercedes-Benz, a unit of German car giant Daimler, of price-fixing, state media reported, amid an anti-monopoly investigation into foreign carmakers. Pricing authorities in the eastern province of Jiangsu have collected evidence that Mercedes-Benz controlled prices of its spare parts and maintenance services, the official Xinhua news agency reported … Read more
Mercedes Benz says supply to SA plant “critical” due to strike
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – German car maker Mercedes Benz said on Monday supplies to its South African plant were “critical” due to a strike by engineering workers, although production was still continuing. “Supply lines are becoming critical due to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) strike in the engineering and metals sector,” the head of Mercedes’ … Read more
Talks to end South African metals strike resume on Tuesday
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s metalworkers union said wage talks to settle a week-old strike would resume on Tuesday, offering some hope to an industrial sector plagued by disruptions as a separate but smaller wildcat stoppage by miners showed no sign of ending. More than 200,000 National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) members downed … Read more
Merc reveal the next-gen AMG V8 powerplant
By Miles Downard * AMG is the Mercedes-equivalent of the Hawks; a special ops unit with one goal – to transform normal Merc’s from the mundane into fire breathing, power hungry monsters that know no bounds in the quest for ultimate performance. AMG’s mantra has always been big capacity, naturally aspirated V8’s. And my, what … Read more