Geely

Geely Auto confirms SA launch plan and models

Geely Auto will return to South Africa next month. We travelled to China to learn more about the brand and the models it will offer in Mzansi.

Geely Auto confirms launch plan, models for South Africa

Cars CMS

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Nafisa Akabor has been covering consumer and business technology for more than eight years. Her work has been published in some of South Africa’s top publications, including TechCentral, Forbes Woman Africa, ITWeb, Marie Claire, Sawubona, and Women’s Health. Nafisa focuses on smartphones, tablets, apps, home entertainment, VR, as well as infotainment. She served as a judge for the MTN Business App of the Year awards in 2015.

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Audi

Chrysler

Fiat

Honda

Hyundai

Mercedes-benz

Standout car technologies from #CES2020

General Car

Each year kicks off with a bang at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, and every year more car concepts are showcased that are clearly worthy of being at a tech show… rather than an auto show. #CES2020 brought us some incredible concepts, most of which will never make it to production – but they

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Toyota

The Best Car Concepts from CES 2019

Electric

Flying Car

Each year starts off with a bang in Las Vegas, which hosts the largest annual consumer electronics show in the world. We saw a plethora of TVs, robots, AI and typically weird and wacky gadgets at CES 2019, but it was also abundantly clear that vehicle manufacturers' involvement in the tech expo shows no sign

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Jaguar

I-Pace coming to SA: How Jaguar hopes to make it work

Hatchback

The I-Pace is Jaguar's first all-electric car, but as it has no proprietary recharging infrastructure in place in South Africa (where the newcomer will be launched in 2019), how does the Coventry-based premium brand plan to get the ball rolling and dispel doubts about range anxiety, charging station locations and reliability? In March this year, Jaguar

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Ford

Nissan

Volkswagen

Motoring tech of the future – CES 2018

Another instalment of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has come and gone, and for yet another year it was dominated by automotive brands. Cars.co.za tech correspondent Nafisa Akabor takes a look at some of the coolest concepts and motor tech out of CES 2018. Volkswagen I.D. Buzz Remember the old VW Bus? VW

Motoring tech of the future - CES 2018

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Leaf

EV Charge Stations in SA: How Many & Where?

While sales volumes of full electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles remain small in South Africa, the recharge network has grown considerably. Let's have a look at just how many such facilities there are in Msanzi. Four years ago, Nissan took a bold step in bringing its full electric vehicle – the Leaf – to the

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New Car Technologies Showcase: More integration, personalisation

CES 2017 marked the show’s 50th anniversary, and while the automotive industry has been increasing its presence at the show over the years, this year, at least 9 of the somewhat largest car manufacturers chose to share their roadmap for the future. CES is the largest consumer electronics tradeshow that takes place in Las Vegas in early

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Land Rover

Range Rover

Range Rover Evoque Convertible (2016) First Drive

Cabriolet

The Range Rover Evoque Convertible, branded as the "world’s first luxury compact SUV convertible" is now available in South Africa. It's arrived just in time for summer, but how much does making such an emphatic style statement cost you? More than a million… Based on the Evoque’s cachet as a status symbol, let alone the

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7 Series

BMW 7 Series: A Tech Showcase [with Video]

Sedan

  BMW South Africa has updated its 2016 7 Series line-up with new technologies, some of which are standard on all models. The Munich-based company announced these updates earlier this week in Johannesburg, after revealing that it has already sold a total of 292 of these ultra-luxurious sedans from January to July, with the 730d making

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Android and Apple versus car infotainment systems

Buying

Buying a smartphone today is no longer about the hardware; it all comes down to operating system preference. It’s easier to stick to a familiar interface, instead of starting from scratch with something completely different. It has taken a couple of years but we have now adapted to using voice commands, and by extension, using

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Why the tech in your next car matters

As car manufacturers step up the development of in-car infotainment systems and technology giants Apple and Google continue to make their presence felt, smartphone integration is set to become far more important in vehicle purchasing decisions   In February this year, I attended Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona as a guest of Ford South

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