It seems like Ford Kuga and Ford EcoSport, are not the only cars making its way back to the assembly hole. Recalling around 1-million cars and SUV’s, particular Mercedes Benz cars have encountered a bit of a problem. Certain Mercedes Benz model variants are experiencing an overheat to a starter part, resulting in the vehicle…

It all started with ‘a weird noise in the engine’. In 2014, the Fire Protection Association of South Africa have reported more than 2,000 vehicles igniting, with an average of 6 per day. Ford Kuga has placed itself on South Africa’s fire brigade watch list this year, with consistent reports of the SUV’s 1.6-litre variant…

Having a car doing the driving, sounds like an utopian world for most motor vehicle drivers. But when really digging deep into the idea of autonomous cars, the first thing that comes to mind is, “what if there’s a system failure?” So, what are manufacturers doing to give automotive consumers a ‘piece of mind?’ In…

Britain’s diesel industry is rolling downhill with talks of a diesel scrappage scheme. If diesel is scrapped, car owners would be forced to trade-in their car for one emitting no CO2 into the atmosphere. But this seems to be the goal for British Government’s introduction to the diesel scrappage scheme – to fight pollutive emissions…

Air pollution has and will always be a top concern for eco-environmentalists. As ‘green’ enthusiasts take a stand towards the issue of toxic contributions to the Earth’s atmosphere, countries such as Barcelona are delving into the automotive industry’s carbon release into the environment. Barcelona and Munich are not wasting anymore time. They are simply taking…

The creation of public road transportation has played a vital role in contributing to the growth of Modern South Africa. However, the country’s economic growth has led to high statistics of road accidents; not only involving motor vehicles but also pedestrians. But, the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has provided a safety net for situations like…

Cape Town – Annually, schools enter their holiday period while families plan holidays to celebrate the religious Easter weekend. But, statistics are showing high rates of carnage, caused by accidents on South African roads. Last year’s Easter death tolls proved inaccurate after South African Minister of Transport, Dipuo Peters, released the country’s prelim stats of…

Too often, reckless drivers have the perception that nothing will happen to them on the road. But, it only takes one other reckless driver to cause complete road pandemonium. Over a million people are killed annually and hundreds of thousands are injured, as a result of road accidents – most of which have led to…

Emergencies are always unanticipated. Road users only realise the importance of a vehicle safety kit once it’s too late. Vehicle breakdowns are more common than the average road user expects. In fact, car failures generally occur in the most undesirable contexts – a scorching-hot deserted location with no cell phone signal to contact your roadside…

Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of road injury within South Africa, especially where pedestrians are concerned. South African road traffic statistics show that more than 450 kids are injured on a daily basis, due to road accidents. With road fatality statistics including over 4,800 of pedestrians, more than 200 were kids. Adopting the…