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South Africans Want Electric Vehicles — It’s Time For More Automakers To Step Up

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South Africa doesn’t have the perfect environment to incentivize global automakers to rush to introduce more electric vehicles. Petrol and diesel vehicles imported from the EU into South Africa have a customs duty of 18%, while for electric vehicles it is 25%. It is […].

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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Honda takes ‘Made-in-India’ Elevate SUV to its home bastion of Japan

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litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. Honda Cars India has launched the Elevate in Japan which is their home market. This is the first time in Honda Cars India’s business that a car is being exported from India to Japan.

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Amaze returns with 2-star safety rating at Global NCAP, Honda reacts

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Honda Cars reacted to the latest safety rating of the Amaze sedan. The carmaker issued a statement that read, “The South Africa spec second Generation Amaze has already been tested as 4 star by GNCAP in 2019. petrol and a 1.5 While the petrol engine delivers 89 bhp of power, the diesel unit pushes out 98 bhp of power.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

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Shell, in collaboration with Professor Gordon Murray and engine specialist Osamu Goto will co-engineer an ultra-compact, efficient car for city use based around the internal combustion engine (ICE). The Shell car will be a ground-up, total re-think of the Gordon Murray Design T.25 Once built, the car will be tested on-the-road.

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New Maruti Swift retains winning formula in a new avatar | Autocar Professional

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Maruti Suzuki India’s (MSIL’s) latest offering – the fourth-generation Swift hatchback – which was launched on May 9, continues to retain its key USPs that have made it a popular choice among Indian car buyers since 2005. New, three-cylinder fuel-sipping engine One of the key recipients of this investment is the development of the new 1.2-litre

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: EV ute overload: The electric pickup trucks coming soon READ MORE: Why electric cars will be more capable off-road. JAC will roll out right-hand drive SUVs the same year, while passenger cars will follow after that. litre turbo-petrol engine. 2023 JAC T9 Hunter pick-up. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.