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(believe it or not) the old VW hear it!” Museum in Wolfsburg, some What’s on YOUR list? time in the late nineties. I recall that they had TWO Gullwings on display; the other Hanjo Stier one was red. Editor We keep an online archive of every single NamWheels edition and MISSED AN EDITION? just like the newspaper, they are free for you to read and share: Dec‘14 / Jan‘15 Feb / Mar 2015 Apr / May 2015 Jun / Jul 2015 Aug / Sept 2015 Oct / Nov 2015 Dec‘15 / Jan‘16 Feb / Mar 2016 Apr / May 2016 Jun / Jul 2016 Aug / Sept 2016 Oct / Nov 2016 November 2016 December 2016 January 2017 April 2017 May 2017 Jun / Jul 2017 Aug / Sept 2017 Oct / Nov 2017 Dec‘17 / Jan‘18 [email protected] • 081 272 3535 • www.namwheels.com FEBRUARY 2018 @NAMWHEELS 3 NEWS & NEW MODELS SUZUKI wins again NISSAN’s new Qashqai TOYOTA starts on a high The Japanese car maker was The Nissan Qashqai, Europe’s Toyota South Africa Motors chosen as South Africa’s Brand best-selling urban crossover, is (TSAM) has kicked off the retail VOLKSWAGEN GROUP S.A. ends 2017 well of the Year in the 2017/18 now available in South Africa year with an admirable total of Since the introduction of the To top the successful year, the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – with premium enhancements 11,893 units sold in January. Polo and Polo Vivo in 2010, Volkswagen brand on its own is powered by WesBank, making to establish it as the perfect This accounts for a remarkable Volkswagen Group South Africa the market leader for 2017. it the first brand in the history partner to conquer the city. 25.9% market share of 45,888 (VWSA) has been passenger Audi improved its year on year of the awards to retain this As a pioneer of the crossover total units sold in South Africa market leader every year. share by 1.2% despite very award and the only brand to segment, Nissan has a deep in January. Toyota is, once again, The Volkswagen Group ended tough trading conditions in the win the award more than once. understanding of customers’ grateful to its loyal customers the year with 80,308 sales and a premium market and delivered “Unlike the other awards on the needs and has been leading the that the brand has managed to total market share of 21.8%, a passenger market share of night, the Brand of the Year pack when it comes to creating top both the Passenger (7,597) with the Volkswagen brand 2.9% placing the brand in third Award is chosen purely on vehicles that cater for different and Light Commercial Vehicle achieving 18.9% share in a run place in the premium market questionnaire feedback from sectors of the market. (4,116) segment charts for the out year of its volume models. with a total share of 18.7%. owners and fellow South Since its launch in 2007, 3.3- second consecutive month. Africans, which is a sure sign million units have been sold According to the National that our hard work done on our globally. The changes to the Association of Automobile service levels, vehicle line-up upgraded model are based on Manufacturers of South Africa and pricing is welcomed by the client / industry feedback and (Naamsa) the January 2018 market,” says Mr. Yukio Sato, are designed to establish new sales pale in comparison to the managing director at Suzuki levels of luxury in the mid- same month last year when Auto South Africa. sized crossover segment. 50,386 were recorded. LAND ROVER restores Original for its 70th birthday Land Rover will mark its 70th show was last on the road in the anniversary with a series of 1960s, after which it spent 20 events in 2018, beginning with years in a Welsh field before the restoration of the vehicle being bought as a restoration that started it all – one of three project; it then lay languishing pre-production Land Rovers unfinished in a garden. shown at the 1948 Amsterdam Following its surprise discovery Motor Show. It gave the world just a few miles outside of its first glimpse of the shape Solihull, UK – where the car was that would become instantly first built – the experts at Jaguar recognisable as a Land Rover. Land Rover Classic spent quite a For years the whereabouts of few months researching in this launch Land Rover was a company archives to unravel its mystery. The demonstration ownership history and confirm vehicle from the Amsterdam its provenance. Love restored Landies? Turn the page for a cool video! 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