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NEWS & NEW MODELS HONDA reaches 100 HINO continues to lead MAZDA perfume wins MERCEDES-BENZ G’s TOYOTA Prius racks KIA Niro sets a new VOLVO breaks sales million milestone in customer satisfaction Design Award break 20,000 mark up more awards fuel use record records again in 2016 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. recently Hino South Africa, driven by "SOUL of MOTION" is a gold- The 20,000th Mercedes-Benz The Toyota Prius has been Arriving at New York City Hall Volvo Cars reported a third announced that it reached the their very successful, global winning perfume developed G-Class which left the Magna named the Best Family Car in in downtown Manhattan, the consecutive year of record 100 million-unit milestone in Total Support programme, by fragrance and cosmetics Steyr production line in Graz, the UK Car of the Year Awards new 2017 KIA Niro officially sales for 2016, up 6.2 per cent automobile production. recently managed to retain maker Shiseido to symbolise Austria late last year was a 2017, proof that the world's received a Guinness World to 534,332 cars. Honda began the automobile top spot in the combined Scott Mazda's KODO - the Soul of white Mercedes-AMG G63. most successful hybrid has Record® title for the lowest The record-breaking year production in 1963 with their Byers Competitive Customer Motion design philosophy. It’s the first time this has been evolved into a car that ranks fuel consumption driving was driven by growth in all T360 mini-truck and the S500 Satisfaction Monitor for the This new fragrance won a achieved in one year. as Britain's best all-rounder. across the USA from coast to the major regions, including sports car. A year later Honda eighth successive quarter. gold award in the packaging The G63 has various "designo The panel of independent coast (hybrid car). double-digit increases in its constructed the first Honda This benchmark survey has category at the recent iF manufaktur" features, for judges, numbering some of The new record-setting mark two largest markets (China plant dedicated to automobile been conducted quarterly Design Award 2017 for its example manually applied Britain's most experienced is an incredible 76.6 mpg and the United States) and a production in Sayama City, since 1986 by Scott Byers, design which ”captures the "designo mystic white bright" motoring journalists, had (3,07-litres/100km). very strong performance in Saitama Prefecture. The new which has more than 33,500 tension when muscle primes paintwork and an interior wide-ranging praise for the The vehicle was not altered in Western Europe. plant began production of a trucks and fleet operators on for action” and also gained featuring designo leather multi-award-winning fourth- any way for the attempt but is Volvo is confident that 2017 further model, the iconic S600 its database, which is updated the fragrance international manufactured in the in-house generation Prius, which was not for sale in Namibia or will be another record year roadster. continually. recognition. sewing. launched last year. southern Africa. for sales. NISSAN celebrates with electric café Nissan recently announced LEXUS updates their IS range that LEAF owners worldwide have achieved a staggering Lexus South Africa recently The upgrades also include a milestone, having collectively updated their IS line-up with more imposing rendition of driven an astonishing three the IS 200t and its two-litre the Lexus spindle grille with billion kilometers. turbo motor, as well as the IS new LED headlights which The carmaker celebrated the 350 F SPORT utilising the are standard fitment across announcement by launching revered 3.5-litre quad cam the range. their new digital platform, V6. The rear gets pronounced Electrify The World, and by There's an option of an E or LED taillights and all-new opening a pay with energy EX grade for the 200t. The big rectangular-styled chrome pop-up café in Paris, France. news though is that these exhaust tips with a revised The café offers customers the 2017 models receive a more rear bumper. opportunity to use cutting- aggressive exterior as well as New wheel designs as well as edge technology to produce an up-scaled interior with a new colour choices (inside their own energy. newly updated infotainment and outside) complete the IS They can then use this energy system. updates. as a currency to pay for goods and services, allowing them to experience the full electric lifestyle for themselves. FORD issues recall OPEL Astra wins S.A. Car of the Year title for Fiesta ST The new Opel Astra is the This is the fourth win for the Ford South Africa announced Wesbank South African Guild German manufacturer in the an expanded safety recall to of Motoring Journalists' 2017 South African Car of the Year include the 1.6-litre engine in Car of the Year, making South competition. the Ford Fiesta ST. Africa the thirteenth country Facing tough competition in In the affected vehicles, a lack where the Opel Astra has been this year’s 10-vehicle strong of coolant circulation could recognised as a Car of the Year line-up – vehicles which all cause an engine to overheat, since its global introduction in represent the best of the best resulting in a crack in the 2015. from a wide cross-section of cylinder head. The latest accolade comes on segments and price points – This process can result in a the back of a multitude of the popular Opel Astra is a pressurized oil leak and, if it awards both here and abroad worthy contestant, ultimately comes into contact with a hot for the 11th-generation Astra. taking South Africa’s most engine, there is a risk of fire. The most significant of these prestigious motoring prize. "The safety of our customers is the European Car of the Year Car buying patterns of the is our top priority, and the for 2016, widely considered southern African public are expansion of the safety recall the most prestigious prize in changing and Astra reflects is a precautionary measure the world of motoring. those changes in terms of on the Fiesta ST," said Jeff It also picked up the 2015 offering both value for money Nemeth, President and CEO SAFETYBEST Award and the as well as new and innovative of Ford Motor Company of 2015 Golden Steering Wheel.