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Dodge Viper SRT10 Will Live On

Zwartkop, Pretoria – Chrysler Group LLC, parent company to Chrysler South Africa (Pty) Ltd, announced today that production will continue for the legendary Dodge Viper SRT10. Originally slated to cease production in December 2009, the Chrysler Group Conner Avenue Assembly Plant — the exclusive home of Dodge Viper production since 1995 — will continue to [...]

Review: 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 vs 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS

“Not fair!” howled a bunch of Ford fans when we pitted the 2010 Mustang GT against Chevy’s new Camaro, and it lost. “What about the Shelby GT500? You should be comparing the top-of-the-range Camaro with the top-of-the-range Mustang.” Hey, it’s not our fault Ford brought a knife to a gunfight. The simple truth is you [...]

Decline in truck sales starts to slow

VEHICLE manufacturers expect the precipitous decline in the truck market to bottom out in the second half of this year. Last week manufacturers said the rate of decline in new truck sales was stabilising. In April, sales fell 63% year on year and in May declined by 57%. David van Graan, an executive at MAN [...]

June car sales continue to show slowdown in rate of decline

New passenger vehicle sales for June have yet again indicated that consumers remain under severe pressure to afford new vehicles, but that the rate of year-on-year decline continues to ease. According to the latest figures released by NAAMSA today, total new passenger car sales for June 2009 showed a 22,6% decline year-on-year, compared to 39% [...]