The Opel Astra is the Wesbank South African Guild of Motoring Journalists' 2017 Car of the Year, making South Africa the thirteenth country where the Opel Astra has been recognised as a Car of the Year since its global introduction in 2015. The latest accolade, which was announced at an industry banquet at Kyalami on March 15, comes on the back of a multitude of awards both here and abroad for the 11th-generation Astra. The most significant of these is the European Car of the Year for 2016, … [Read more...] about Thirteenth National Car of the Year Award for Opel Astra
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Opel Astra Named as South African Car of the Year Finalist
GMSA's Opel Astra, the reigning European Car of the Year, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 Wesbank South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition. This is the second successive year in which an Opel has been named COTY finalist in South Africa after ADAM and Corsa were voted as finalists last year. The Astra which was launched in South Africa in April this year has received great accolades from local as well as international media. Packed with segment leading safety, … [Read more...] about Opel Astra Named as South African Car of the Year Finalist
Joint Winners of Car of the Year
The Volkswagen Polo made it two in the row for local car manufacturer, Volkswagen Group South Africa, when the 77KW Volkswagen Polo 1.6 Comfortline TDi was announced as the joint winner, together with the BMW 530d, of the 2011 South African Car of the Year, at a gala dinner in Midrand on Tuesday, 8 March. Golf was crowned as the 2010 SA Car of the Year. "Volkswagen Group South Africa is delighted to have the new Polo named as the winner of the 2011 South African Car of the Year. This is an … [Read more...] about Joint Winners of Car of the Year
