These are the semi-finalists of the 2024/25 Cars.co.za Awards – sponsored by Absa 2024-09-26 The 13 eventual category winners will be selected from this pool of vehicles, which collectively represent the best purchasing propositions in the new-car market. "Keep in mind that all cars on sale on 1 September 2024 were considered for semi-finalist (top 5) selection in the 2025 CarsAwards, not only cars launched in the past year," he explains. add_circle_outline
Toyota/Lexus Scores Big at Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2024-03-05 Toyota and its luxury arm Lexus amassed an impressive score of 88.3%, convincingly walking away with the #CarsAwards Brand of the Year trophy. Corolla Cross wins the Compact Family Car category GR Yaris wins the Performance Car category add_circle_outline
The Best of the Best: Kia Sportage named ‘Family Car of the Year’ at the 2024 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2024-03-05 5th generation Kia Sportage comes out top in the ‘Family Car’ category of the 2024 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards Highest score across all 39 finalists in this year’s awards First Korean car to win an award in the history of the competition add_circle_outline
CarsAwards heads for Gerotek – and Mall of Africa 2023-11-01 It’s a big week for the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards, with 39 finalist vehicles in 13 categories of the 2023/24 programme – as well as 20 judges – heading for the Gerotek testing facility to complete two days of back-to-back, real-world testing. Furthermore, the 39 contenders (and some of the judges) will appear at the Mall of Africa in Johannesburg this weekend! add_circle_outline
Finalists announced for the 2023/24 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2023-10-15 Leading online motoring portal Cars.co.za is proud to announce the 39 finalists of the 2023/24 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – South Africa’s most comprehensive and authoritative motoring awards programme. add_circle_outline
Cars.co.za announces the 65 semi-finalists across the 13 categories of its Consumer Awards 2023-09-14 The return of South Africa’s most definitive motoring awards programme – the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards – was recently announced. The first phase, in which five semi-finalists were selected in each of 13 vehicle categories, is now complete. Herewith the 65 semi-finalists of the 2023/24 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars and Epic Games bring real-time photorealistic visualisation inside next-generation Volvo cars with Unreal Engine 2022-06-01 The companies are teaming up to bring Epic’s Unreal Engine game engine into upcoming Volvo cars, providing unparalleled high-quality graphics inside the cabin. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars recognised for its leadership in climate action 2021-12-20 Volvo Cars has been recognised for its sustainability strategy by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing an A-score for its actions aimed at cutting emissions, mitigating climate risks and becoming a climate-neutral company add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations 2021-07-13 The new company will be a global supplier of complete powertrain solutions including next generation combustion engines, transmissions and hybrid solutions. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars and Google continue partnership for next generation safe and connected user experience 2021-07-06 It now continues its strategic collaboration with Google to take infotainment and connectivity to the next level. add_circle_outline
Volvo XC60 and Volvo XC40 triumph at Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2021-02-20 The Volvo XC60 and Volvo XC40 – which have already amassed a cabinet full of awards – have added yet another two accolades to their trophy collections. add_circle_outline
New Land Rover Defender named best Premium SUV at #CarsAwards 2021-02-18 New Defender adds to its growing list of accolades by taking category honours at the 2020/21 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards powered by WesBank add_circle_outline
TOYOTA WINS COVETED #CARSAWARDS BRAND OF THE YEAR FOR RECORD 3rd TIME 2021-02-18 Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has become the first local automotive manufacturer to win Cars.co.za’s prestigious Brand of the Year for a record third time. add_circle_outline
Volkswagen, still the most awarded brand in the history of the Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2021-02-18 Volkswagen won three awards at the sixth annual Cars.co.za Consumer Awards which recognises the best cars in South Africa add_circle_outline
Placeholder – Volvo Car Group’s 2020 full-year financial results 2021-01-18 This is a placeholder for a Volvo Car Group press conference to be held on Thursday, 4 February at 11:00 (GMT+2), covering Volvo Car Group’s 2020 full-year financial results. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars to show the ‘ultimate driving simulator’ in action 2020-11-19 Using unconventional technology in brand new ways, Volvo Cars has created what it calls ‘the ultimate driving simulator’ for the development of new safety, driver assistance and autonomous features. add_circle_outline
For PEUGEOT, a concept car is not a free exercise in style 2020-05-01 PEUGEOT always develops its concept cars so that they are functional and driveable, in order to offer a complete experience, even when dynamic. For several years now, PEUGEOT concept-cars have had realisticdimensions (architecture & wheel size) and are equipped with elements that can be seen in production vehicles. add_circle_outline
Sedona named Best Value Minivan thanks to affordable, family-friendly features 2020-04-18 PARENTS narrowed the field of more than 50 contenders by choosing the minivans (MPVs) and SUVs that passed government safety tests with excellent results add_circle_outline
The fifth annual Cars Awards took place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit on the evening of Thursday, 06 February and showcased 2020-02-10 The Audi Q3 35 TFSI S tronic, launched in South Africa in 2019, received a first place ranking in the Crossover SUV category against its key competitors. add_circle_outline
Toyota Two-Time Winners in Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2020-02-07 The individual category scores are made up by a 50% judging-panel vote and 50% consumer vote The highest-rated vehicle amongst the three pre-selected finalists, is then declared the winner based on their score. add_circle_outline
Volkswagen wins big at the 2020 Cars.co.za Consumer Awards 2020-02-07 Volkswagen was the biggest winner on the night walking away with the coveted Brand of the Year award and six category wins Johannesburg. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars calls on UN delegates to address deep-rooted road safety inequality 2020-02-26 Volvo Cars calls on governments and regulators around the world to address a large inequality in road safety between developed and developing economies. Despite progress made in recent decades, official data shows a significant gap in the number of traffic fatalities between both categories of countries. add_circle_outline
Suzuki also sold the most vehicles ever through its dealer channel 2019-11-05 Suzuki Auto South Africa is riding the wave of popularity after recording its best-ever sales-month in October 2019. add_circle_outline
Volvo Cars reports SEK130.1 billion revenue on record sales for the first half of 2019 2019-07-19 Market conditions are expected to put continued pressure on margins, but the combination of volume growth and cost measures is expected to result in a stengthened profit in the second half of the year compared with the same period last year. add_circle_outline