With about 840 fuel stations on the African continent, Puma Energy aims to broaden its footprint on the continent, with even cleaner and better fuel technologies.
News
Welcome to the NamWheels News section! This is where we publish news and press releases from the car industry:
Suzuki Vitara ‘Hungary’ for adventure
On Wednesday morning at the crack of dawn, Suzuki South Africa waved off a group of intrepid explorers on an epic 4 000 km road trip to Mount Elgon in Kenya.
Ferrari’s turbo-charged V8 is voted the best engine of the last 20 years
A record number of six awards
Stuttgart, 5 June 2018 – The latest iteration of Ferrari’s turbo-charged V8 that equips, in various forms, all Ferrari’s V8-engined cars, has been nominated the best engine in the world for the third year running in the 2018 International Engine of the Year Awards.
DAYTONA MEMORIES TO BE REKINDLED AT THE THIRD CONCOURS SOUTH AFRICA ON 10-12 AUGUST, 2018.
At the third Concours South Africa, to be held this year on 10-12 August, Johannesburg Ferrari afficionado and racing driver Libero Pardini will be showing his 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4, otherwise known as the Ferrari Daytona.
Volkswagen Driving Academy
“I am the best driver in the world”
Whether you have just finished your K53 training, have been driving for 50 years, or aspire to become a racing driver, most of us like to be reassured that we are competent and well-rounded drivers. However, truth be told, everyone makes mistakes, even if you manage to win a Formula 1 race every other weekend.
New car assembly plant in Namibia
Groupe PSA and the Namibian government have signed an investment agreement facilitating the joint-venture agreement between Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) to assemble OPEL and PEUGEOT vehicles in Walvis Bay.
Electric Explorer African Challenge: the first EV expedition ever across Africa
Rosslyn, South Africa (21 February 2018) – Contemporary electric vehicles boast a driving range of about 250 kilometers. This is enough to use a car in urban traffic for up to a week or to travel from Cape Town to Swellendam free from range anxiety. In the advanced version, vehicles such as Nissan LEAF make it possible to cover the distance between the UK and Mongolia. In the highly advanced version, an attempt can be made to cross Africa, as planned by Polish travellers Arkady Fiedler and Albert Wójtowicz.
SBV TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS 300TH HINO-BASED CASH-IN-TRANSIT VEHICLE
SBV, a leading cash solutions and services company in South Africa, recently took delivery of its 300th cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle based on a Hino chassis-cab. The latest unit, based on a Hino 815 with fully automatic transmission, was built by Ballistic Armour Technology (BAT) and is the third generation of these highly sophisticated cash-in-transit vehicles.
Rain in the desert, the smell of home and lots of attention for Badger
Mother Africa is certainly full of surprises.
After many months travelling through Africa and over 19 000 overland-kilometres, Team Tane found themselves in the worst of rainstorms in none other than Namibia.
Volvo/Polestar just changed the way we might think about cars in two years’ time!
Volvo has long been associated with the growth of more safety, electronic and self-driving vehicles. Today they made a big announcement in terms of these three focus areas.