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BMW

Neo M Matsunyane on being king of the open road
Article
/ 29 October 2015

Neo M Matsunyane on being king of the open road

TV’s Neo M Matsunyane is a superbiker and finds he has more fun behind the camera than in front of it.

By Katlego Mkhwanazi
Waste not, want not power plant
Article
/ 29 October 2015

Waste not, want not power plant

Determined engineer Sean Thomas’s green dream of a biogas plant in Bronkhorstspruit is paying off after years of delays.

By Lynley Donnelly and Roger Friedman
Making Scents: Scent of a car named Maggie
Article
/ 20 November 2014

Making Scents: Scent of a car named Maggie

Now is an exciting time for cars and scents, because we can harness smell to tell a story about the beliefs of a brand, writes Tammy Violet Frazer.

By Staff Reporter
Metalworker employers meet Numsa for strike talks
Article
/ 9 July 2014

Metalworker employers meet Numsa for strike talks

Industry body Seifsa is said to be meeting with Numsa on Wednesday morning to discuss a wage agreement.

By Rene Vollgraaff
Numsa ‘close to agreement’ to end strike
Article
/ 8 July 2014

Numsa ‘close to agreement’ to end strike

SA’s biggest metals union is verging on a wage agreement with employers one week after embarking upon a strike, the department of labour says.

By Rene Vollgraaff
Do more with less? All right – let’s have at it
Article
/ 25 October 2013

Do more with less? All right – let’s have at it

Efficiency is in, waste out. The Mail & Guardian takes a look a look at why the motor-vehicle industry is causing the state’s headache.

By Kevin Davie
Workers are not your whipping boys
Article
/ 18 October 2013

Workers are not your whipping boys

Anger towards unions is misplaced. Blame the strikes on the ANC’s abandonment of the left.

By Staff Reporter
Mercedes-Benz to invest a further R3-billion in SA
Article
/ 16 October 2013

Mercedes-Benz to invest a further R3-billion in SA

Mercedes Benz plans to push ahead with a R3-billion investment plan, despite other car makers’ concerns over labour instability.

By Staff Reporter
BMW labour woes hit hard
Article
/ 14 October 2013

BMW labour woes hit hard

BMW has lost 13 000 cars in production, missed supply targets and taken a decision to stop expansion into South Africa following the four-week strike.

By Rene Vollgraaff
Acrimony puts SA at back of the class
Article
/ 11 October 2013

Acrimony puts SA at back of the class

The IMF’s report highlights more than just labour issues as faults in our economy.

By Lynley Donnelly
BMW owners vent anger at months-long wait for spare parts
Article
/ 28 August 2013

BMW owners vent anger at months-long wait for spare parts

Drivers have expressed anger as BMW faces huge lag times in replacing parts due to a new supply-management system at its central warehouse.

By Staff Reporter
‘Very German’ Daimler aims to diversify
Article
/ 8 March 2013

‘Very German’ Daimler aims to diversify

Car-maker Daimler has brought in a "foreigner quota" to ensure that more non-Germans reach management positions.

By Geneva Guest
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Article
/ 20 February 2012

Car investment is economic ‘vote of confidence’

BMW will invest R2.2-bn in the economy with a new vehicle series — indicating a "vote of confidence" from the private sector, says Ebrahim Patel.

By Staff Reporter
South Africans affected by Mini recall
Article
/ 16 January 2012

South Africans affected by Mini recall

BMW South Africa says about 3 350 customers in South Africa will be affected by a worldwide Mini Cooper S and Mini John Cooper Works models recall.

By Staff Reporter
Buyers baulk at cost of ‘green’ cars
Article
/ 13 January 2012

Buyers baulk at cost of ‘green’ cars

A lot still needs to happen in the alternative fuels vehicle market before sales figures start to rise.

By Dominic Rushe
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Article
/ 13 January 2012

Rolls-Royce ratchets up record sales

UK-based carmakers making a fortune from emerging markets’ penchant for luxury vehicles.

By Dan Milmo
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Article
/ 8 November 2011

The new BMW 1-series: Still a Marmite car?

The BMW 1-series was always a "Marmite car"; you either loved it or hated it. But it still hit a high note with consumers. So what about the new one?

By Ray Leathern
Just start me up
Article
/ 30 August 2011

Just start me up

In her long-term test of the BMW 530d, <b>Sukasha Singh</b> finds herself questioning life, the universe and everything.

By Sukasha Singh
If it makes you happy –
Article
/ 25 July 2011

If it makes you happy –

<b>Sukasha Singh</b> explains why she thinks the BMW 530d deserves its Car of the Year title — along with the VW Polo 1.6 TDI.

By Sukasha Singh
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Article
/ 17 November 2010

Time to grow up. Or not

The new BMW 5 Series could well be the best of its type. The problem for <strong>Steve Smith</strong> is the type.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 August 2010

Cars that make you go …. hmm

Why, wonders <b>Steve Smith</b>, would one buy a burger that’s also a pizza … or a BMW 5-Series GT?

By Staff Reporter
So fresh and so clean
Article
/ 15 June 2010

So fresh and so clean

The new generation of electric cars is going further than ever before — or so current thinking goes, writes <em>Martin Love</em>.

By Martin Love
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Article
/ 5 March 2010

Poor return on job investment

Less than 3 000 posts have been spared so far, despite government pumping R2.4‑billion into training layoff scheme.

By Mandy Rossouw
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Article
/ 5 October 2009

BMW pumps R2,2bn into SA production plant

At a time when just about every vehicle manufacturer in SA is downsizing its workforce, BMW has announced a R2,2-billion investment.

By Sukasha Singh
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Article
/ 6 August 2009

Hope for Sauber as investor search continues

The BMW-Sauber team hopes to be able to continue in Formula One in some guise despite the the German carmaker’s withdrawal from the sport.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 July 2009

BMW to quit Formula One at end of season

German car manufacturer BMW announced on Wednesday that they will pull out of Formula One at the end of this season.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 23 March 2009

Nobody lives in Rosslyn …

… but many make their livelihoods there. Faranaaz Parker, Qudsiya Karrim and Percy Mabandu report.

By Faranaaz Parker, Qudsiya Karrim and Percy Mabandu
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Article
/ 18 March 2009

Bank pledges bail-out billions

The European Investment Bank’s statutes state that its outstanding loans portfolio cannot exceed 250% of its capital.

By David Gow
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Article
/ 16 March 2009

The fat cat’s whiskers

The new 7-Series — like any car in this class — is a barge and there’s only so much you can do to make a barge pretty.

By Sukasha Singh
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Article
/ 9 March 2009

Your motorised personal DJ

Lloyd Gedye takes a tour of BMW’s Munich research and development laboratory.

By Lloyd Gedye
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Article
/ 15 December 2008

A battery-powered classic

To a casual observer, it looks no different from a standard modern Mini, the British classic reimagined, to great plaudits, by BMW.

By Alok Jha
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Article
/ 3 December 2008

Another Mini adventure, but this time with the sound off

To a casual observer, it looks no different from a modern Mini. But look closer and there’s something different about the Mini E.

By Staff Reporter
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