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A clean silhouette, a tribute to previous Transporters situated in the grille and headlights, makes the car stand out

The VW Transporter: Built like the Ford Tourneo but not better

Ford’s VW Transporter might have the same vibe as the Tourneo Custom on the road but it’s not as practical on the inside

The VW Tayron has a stylish front with an illuminated VW badge

VW Tayron is a comfortable and stylish family SUV but the small engine lets it down

The Tayron replaces the Tiguan Allspace and sits as VW’s seven-seater vehicle. A 2-litre variant would’ve done it more justice

The Polo Vivo was the best-selling passenger vehicle in South Africa in 2025, selling 26 067 units.

National Consumer Commission announces the recall of more than 25 000 Polo Vivos

The affected vehicles were made available for sale from February 2025 to February 2026

Hot hatch: The Golf 8.5 impresses in every department

VW Golf 1.4 TSI R-Line+ review: A bargain within its segment

Exceptional looks, ride quality and quality of the product means that the Golf 8.5 continues to be the hot hatch it is meant to be

South Africa has a mature automotive sector, including OEMs that export globally. (BMW Press Group)

More vehicle recalls in 2025 than in previous years, says National Consumer Commission

Last week, four brands issued recalls on vehicles and these attracted significant attention on social media

Stylish: The new Tiguan includes a LED strip across the front of the vehicle.

The new VW Tiguan: Premium, posh and affordable

Volkswagen has produced the finished article with the new Tiguan

The wine, steel, vehicle and insurance sectors are among those most affected by protectionist US tariffs.

US tariff shake-up sends ripples through African trade and global supply chains

This latest wave of tariff changes signals a broader trend toward economic nationalism and trade realignment.

The updated T-Cross has come into its own in terms of looks.

Just too pricey: The VW T-Cross

The vehicle is comfortable, but in a flooded compact SUV market, is the price tag justified?

How much has the VW Polo Vivo changed since my bachelor days?

It certainly looks different, but VW has kept the core of the product simple since it entered the market in 2010

It’s old but it’s good: The immaculate 1959 VW bus we drove in was comfortable, spacious and airy.

Back to the 1950s in a VW splitty

We took a trip down memory lane in a beautifully restored Volkswagen Kombi

Cool driving experience: The locally built Polo GTI, one of the few remaining affordable performance cars, comes in far cheaper than its Golf sibling.

Polo GTI: Last of the compact hot hatches

The Polo GTI is an absolute hoot to drive and offers excellent value for the price

Best of both worlds: The locally built Amarok PanAmericana, a collaboration between Volkswagen and Ford, might be a tad expensive but it makes up for this with great features.

The VW Amarok: When motoring titans come together

The VW Amarok is a Ford, sure, but it also has more VW than some VWs

New season: The new VW Amarok bakkie, built by Ford at its plant in Gauteng, has great on-road manners and a well laid-out cabin, which has been updated.

VW’s new bakkie bristles with quality and tech

The second-generation Amarok shares more than underpinnings with Ford’s new Ranger

It’s here: Volkswagen finally debuts all-new Amarok

Should the bakkie segment be afraid?

More belt-tightening at VW to fund electric new start

Bad data: No, VW Polo drivers aren’t the worst in South Africa

The headlines vilifying one group of drivers miss the point about an important road safety report.

In love: Natalie Bell has had an emotional connection with her deep blue 1960 Porsche 356 from the day she got behind its idiosyncratic wheel. (Paul Botes)

Me and my car: The Porsche 356 is simply idiosyncratic and pure

Natalie Bell felt an instant emotional connection the moment she first climbed into her 1960 Porsche 356 coupe. Here is her story

Bright and beautiful: The new Audi A1 has everything in the looks department, but the ride quality is nothing to shout about. (Rob Till)

Audi A1 will put you in the red

Latest iteration has what it needs but lacks that special extra — something not even a fancy colour name can rectify

After admitting in 2015 to manipulating millions of diesel vehicles worldwide to appear less polluting in regulatory tests, Volkswagen hopes to leave its “dieselgate” scandal behind with a massive electrification programme. (Reuters)

More belt-tightening at VW to fund electric new start

The belt-tightening drive comes on top of a programme launched in 2017 that has already found €2.2-billion of savings

EU regulators working the investigation launched a series of raids a year ago in Germany. (Christod Stache/AFP)

EU targets BMW, Daimler, VW in pollution cartel probe

The probe lands three years to the day after shock revelations in the US that VW installed software in its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests