Great month for SA car sales, Ranger Raptor to be built in SA... 8 top motoring stories

Cape Town - From another great month in local sales, to Ford announcing it will build more bakkies in SA... check out these top motoring stories of the week.

Ranger Rapto to built locally

Ford will invest R3-billion to expand production capacity at its Silverton factory to meet growing local and international demand for its Ranger bakkie, the automaker has also confirmed that the Ranger Raptor will be built locally as of 2019.

Vehicle crime stats

From 'danger months' to worst affected provinces, we look at vehicle theft trends in South Africa.

Here are your top motoring stories of the week:

8. SA vehicle sales dashboard: Another great month for local car market

7. SA vehicle quality: Most common car problems revealed

6. BMW recalls 1-million cars due to fire risk, recommends 'parking outside'

5. This Bugatti owner will make nearly R20-million in profit when he sells his 'used' Chiron

4. 'Don’t wait until December' - why you should have pre-holiday car checks

3. Ford invests R3-billion to build more bakkies in SA: Ranger Raptor to be locally built 

2. Vehicle crime in SA: Patterns behind car theft

1. King of the hill: Range Rover Velar tops SA luxury SUV sales