Motoring

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.

First nationally recognised electromobility occupational qualification to be introduced.

The Automobile Manufacturers Employers Organisation and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have signed a three-year wage agreement after nine rounds of negotiations and a declared deadlock at the National Bargaining Forum.

Hyundai Motor Group will invest 125.2-trillion won in South Korea from 2026 to 2030, the carmaker said on Sunday after Seoul finalised a trade deal reducing US tariffs on South Korean cars to 15% from 25%.

Volkswagen plans to give details on its spending plans next year, the German carmaker said on Friday, declining to comment on a media report that the supervisory board had postponed signing off on the plans due to doubts.

Tesla is requiring its suppliers to exclude China-made components in the manufacturing of its cars in the US, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles cut its fiscal 2026 margin goal for Jaguar Land Rover on Friday after a cyberattack disrupted production at the luxury carmaker, adding to pressure from soft demand in China and chip supply constraints.

Marco Bezzecchi led from start to finish to take the chequered flag at MotoGP’s season finale at the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to give Aprilia back-to-back victories for the first time.

Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez led from the start to comfortably win the 13-lap Valencia Grand Prix sprint on Saturday, leaving runner-up Pedro Acosta behind by more than one second.

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi set a track record at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Saturday to clinch pole position for the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix, while two-time champion Francesco Bagnaia failed to reach Q2 after stopping with a technical issue.

The governing FIA’s Formula One commission agreed new rules for car liveries on Friday to ensure cars stand out better and to limit moves to save weight by stripping bodywork back to bare carbon fibre.

The facelifted Renault Kiger has arrived in South Africa with a sporty new look and refreshed interior.

Jaguar Land Rover said on Friday its manufacturing operations had returned to normal after a cyberattack forced a six-week halt at its UK plants, disrupting supply chains and costing the carmaker hundreds of millions of pounds.