Motoring

The Williams F1 team will run a special-edition all-black livery at this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix as part of its ongoing partnership with title sponsor Atlassian and its AI teammate, Rovo.

The milestone car, a smoky grey Polo bound for Australia, rolled off the production line earlier this month.

The latest round of the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) tests have awarded five-star safety ratings to the latest Chery Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro models. The two models are on sale in SA.

South African drivers should brace for higher fuel costs in December, as the latest data from the Central Energy Fund shows increasing under-recoveries for all fuel grades.

Three models of the face-lifted Renault Kiger have gone on sale in South Africa.

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A unit of Russian gas giant Gazprom has acquired a 51% stake in Russian luxury carmaker Aurus, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing sources close to shareholders.

The 29-year-old will compete in the BMW M4 GT3 EVO, becoming the third South African in the manufacturer’s roster alongside brothers Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde.

A California state judge has ruled that 6,000 Black workers at Tesla’s flagship assembly plant cannot sue over alleged racial harassment as a class, reversing an earlier ruling in a major victory for CEO Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker.

Amazon shoppers can browse and buy Ford vehicles on the e-commerce platform starting on Monday, joining Hyundai in adding online options for customers who want to avoid dealership lots.

China’s biggest carmaker BYD is planning to double its sales network in Europe by the end of next year, a senior executive said on Monday, as part of an aggressive push into the continent’s market.

Stellantis chair John Elkann urged the European Commission on Monday to give carmakers more flexibility on emissions targets, saying interim goals fixed for 2030 should be averaged over several years.

Showcased at the Festival of Motoring in August, the new GAC M8 Master plug-in hybrid is now on sale in South Africa.

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Formula One champions McLaren have added Ella Hakkinen, 14-year-old daughter of Finland’s double world champion Mika, to their driver development programme along with British teenager Ella Stevens.