We were grateful to be joined by Martina Biene, MD of Volkswagen SA, for a wide-ranging and candid interview with Ciro De Siena in our Cape Town podcast studio. Martina offered us tonnes of info about the future of Volkswagen in South Africa, including plans for hydrogen, plug-in hybrids, the cost of new Polos, the challenges around the the theft of Polo, the secret new model that they will be building in Kariega, the possibility of a half-tonne bakkie and the widely discussed delay of the Golf 8 R launching in South Africa.

In our latest podcast, Ciro De Siena is joined by Kabelo Rabotho, from Nissan South Africa. What does the future hold for this Japanese brand in SA? What’s the future of Nissan? Wide-ranging chat with Kabelo Rabotho, Country Director Nissan SA What do you want to know about the Nissan brand in South Africa? You’ll probably find the answer in this interview. Join us in the Cars.co.za podcast studio where Kabelo Rabotho joins Ciro De Siena for an in-depth discussion of Nissan’s future both globally and particularly in South Africa. Kabelo Rabotho was candid in his answers and gave us some exclusive insight into the future of the brand, and what they have planned for South Africa.

With the comprehensive EQ portfolio, Mercedes-Benz SA is confident that it can make inroads into the premium EV segment. We also chat about the Mercedes-Benz facility in East London and the challenges facing the South African EV landscape.

South Africans love to travel by road. Many of us have fond memories of family trips to holiday destinations, or to visit family across the country. But with the motoring world increasingly heading over to electrification, will we still be able to travel across our beautiful country in our electric vehicles? Winstone Jordaan, MD of Gridcars, along with his team, has been spearheading the electrification of South Africa’s road network. If you’ve seen a fast charger somewhere along the N1, N2, N3 or N4, it’s most likely a GridCars charger We were delighted to be joined by Winstone in our Cape Town podcast studio for a lengthy chat, hosted by our video guy Ciro De Siena.

Audi South Africa has made a bold move and announced the launch of 6 electric cars onto the South African market. The MD of Audi South Africa Sascha Sauer reveals all the details! We cover the new models arriving in 2022 and Audi’s plan for the future. We also discuss how Audi’s conversations with the South African government have progressed in helping move South Africa into a new era of electric motoring. Mr Sauer also discusses what the plans will be in terms of Audi’s traditional range of cars, particularly the Audi RS models and how long they will be available in South Africa for.