Motoring

UK Motoring: AION and parent company GAC have signed a deal to become the Official Automotive Partner of Chelsea Football Club in London.

UK Motoring: Omoda&Jaecoo will show the new Omoda 4 at its first Paris Motor Show, with the compact SUV confirmed for a UK launch in 2027.

UK Motoring: The Kia PV5 Passenger 7-seat now qualifies for the £1 500 UK Electric Car Grant, cutting its starting price to £35 495.

UK Motoring: Citroën has added an OUTDOOR trim above MAX on the C3 and C3 Aircross ranges in the UK, priced from £21 850 on the road.

UK Motoring: LEPAS adds 0% APR PCP, HP and 50/50 finance for the L8 plug-in hybrid SUV, with free 30-day driveaway insurance.

Ebotse Links in Benoni welcomes back the Hyundai Open from 12 to 15 November 2026, alongside a five-part golf documentary series called The Long Drive.

UK Motoring: Porsche AG has raised its shareholding in Manthey Racing GmbH to 67 per cent as it expands its high-performance vehicle business.

UK Motoring: Toyota Woven City has completed its first year with about 30 trials under way, 31 Inventors and Phase 2 construction started.

UK Motoring: Vauxhall adds a 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine with a six-speed manual to the Frontera, lowering the UK entry price to £22 820.

UK Motoring: KGM Motors UK has launched the Musso Commercial, a two-seat version of the Rebel and Saracen pick-ups with a secure load area.

UK Motoring: Škoda marks 30 years of the Octavia with two special editions, the Edition 30 and the vRS Plus, both offered with extra standard equipment.

South African buyers will see the Next Generation N-Series trucks from Isuzu launch in November, featuring Euro 5 engines, ADAS and a redesigned cab.

UK Motoring: Chery UK has launched an Approved Used programme at every UK retailer as its network reaches 100 sites across the country.

Buyers can now put the MG HS on the road from R4 999 per month through More DRIVE, a guaranteed future value finance plan introduced by MG Finance.

Hot exhausts, failing catalytic converters and dragging brakes can ignite dry grass, says MasterDrive, which also explains how drivers should respond to fires.

UK Motoring: Audi has put the electric A2 e-tron on sale in the UK, priced from £32 200, with up to 397 miles of range and deliveries in early 2027.

Women and youth empowerment and skills creation work has earned Hyundai Automotive South Africa a place as a finalist in the 2026 Future of HR Awards.

From 19 to 24 October, Chery will host its International User Summit in China, with family mobility, safety tests and new-model debuts on the programme.

Delivering 37 care packages to young cancer patients in Pretoria and Polokwane on the first day, JMC joined the 2026 Seven7 Drive.

Ticket proceeds will go to charity when Honda Motor Southern Africa hosts a Family Fun Day with motorcycle demos at Hartbeespoort on 18 October 2026.

Priced at R914 900, the P300 2.0T Pioneer Hi4-T PHEV from GWM South Africa is its first electrified P300 bakkie, delivering 310 kW and 750 N.m.

An 18-year-old Toyota Hilux won the 2026 Atlantis 4x4 Fun Day, where media crews also drove the all-new Hilux on the dunes.

October's petrol and diesel increases will add to pressure on motorists, taxi commuters and businesses already facing higher costs, NADA warns.