Happy New Year, BAIC Family! As we step into 2025, we want to take a moment to thank you for being such an integral part of our journey. Your support, enthusiasm, and trust inspire us to keep pushing boundaries and delivering vehicles that fit seamlessly into your lifestyle. Here’s to a year filled with new …
Fuzhou‘s “Dark Factory” – the centre of Jetour’s global manufacturing excellence
Located in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province in southeastern China, is a state-of-the-art automotive facility that boasts an impressive manufacturing pace of one car every 100 seconds, all while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability. This is Jetour’s “Dark Factory”, referred to as such because of the advanced automation and robotics utilised where minimal …
Ford Performance Celebrates Podium Finish and Thrilling Moments at the 2025 Dakar Rally
SHUBAYTA, SAUDI ARABIA, Jan. 17, 2025 – Ford Performance has today concluded an unforgettable 2025 Dakar Rally with a third-place podium finish in the Ultimate category in its debut year with the Ford Raptor T1+. After over two weeks of grueling racing through some of the harshest terrains on the planet, Team Ford M-Sport delivered unforgettable moments …
Stellantis Reports Q4 2024 Consolidated Shipment Estimates
-9% Q4 y-o-y decline in shipments improved vs. -20% in Q3, as inventory reduction actions concluded and new product launches in Europe reduced gaps in the Company’s offering related to our generational portfolio transition AMSTERDAM, January 16, 2025 – Stellantis N.V. today published global quarterly consolidated shipment estimates and provided commentary on related business trends. …
Chery achieves record-breaking global sales in 2024, celebrates milestones and prestigious awards
2024 marked a milestone year for Chery, with the Chinese automaker achieving record-breaking global sales over the past twelve months. Chery reported sales of 2,603,916 vehicles globally, reflecting a 38.4% increase that surpassed its annual target and outpaced the industry’s growth rate by 10-20 percentage points. Locally, Chery experienced an outstanding year. In December, the …
GWM invites South Africans to write their own story with the HAVAL H7
Great Wall Motor Company is kicking off the new year with its long-awaited new model, the GWM HAVAL H7. This all-new model is the new flagship for the HAVAL range – slotting in above the perennially popular HAVAL H6 – and it brings together two of GWM’s areas of technical mastery: luxury and off-road capability. …
Building the Ranger Engines
Building the Ranger Engines Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Nelson Mandela Bay has played an instrumental role in the success of the locally assembled Ford Ranger – both in South Africa and in the more than 100 markets it is exported to around the world.All the engines used in the Silverton-built Ford Ranger are proudly …
OMODA & JAECOO secure top 10 spot in South Africa’s new passenger car sales with strong December performance
OMODA and JAECOO, the marques comprising the Brand O&J division, have reached a significant milestone in South Africa, securing a spot among the top 10 new passenger car sales in December 2024. With 655 vehicles sold last month, Chinese brands were the country’s tenth best-selling passenger car purveyors, competing with established brands. Within the Brand …
Stellantis Partners with dSPACE to Accelerate Cloud-based Development of Vehicles AMSTERDAM, January 7, 2025 – Stellantis, one of the world’s leading automakers, and dSPACE, a leader in simulation and validation solutions, today announced they have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at accelerating the cloud-based development of Stellantis vehicles. The collaboration will integrate …
GLOBAL SUPERSTAR ALAN WALKER ANNOUNCED AS JETOUR BRAND AMBASSADOR
Jetour, the global SUV brand that focuses on affordable, stylish, and feature-rich vehicles, has this week announced its partnership with British Norwegian DJ, music producer, and electronic music artist, Alan Walker, a collaboration which stems from their shared passion for travel, music and lifestyle. Since first launching globally in 2018, Jetour has been guided by …