Metair acquires beleaguered AutoZone
Leading automotive aftermarket parts business, AutoZone, which has been in business rescue since July this year, appears to have been saved from liquidation.
- Industry News
- 13 October 2024
Kia South Africa this week introduced the new Sonet LS to the South African market. Positioned as an exciting new addition to the Sonet range launched in June this year, the LS brings style, features and value for money to the line-up.
What is it?
The Sonet is Kia’s entrant competitor in the very competitive Cross-over segment. The discontinuation of the Rio hatchback owing to production being moved to only left-hand drive configuration, left many Kia customers with a great desire for a spacious, comfortable and well-specified spiritual successor priced under R300 000.
For the remainder of the year, Kia will offer up to R40 000 in deal assistance across the remaining Sonet models.
Exterior:
From the outside, the new LS model shares the same exterior design as its siblings and is visually identical to the Sonet LX. The only visual difference is the application of 15-inch steel wheels with wheel cover.
Overall dimensions remain unchanged with a wheelbase of 2 500 mm and short rear overhang. The remainder of the Sonet line-up remains unchanged.
Interior:
Inside, the Sonet offers excellent leg- and headroom compared to many of its segment competitors, with its 385-litre boot capacity rated as one of the biggest in the segment.
The new Sonet LS mirrors the same interior as its siblings, with the familiar cabin layout featuring an 8-inch colour touchscreen and a combination of black cloth and synthetic leather upholstered seats as standard.
The inherent ‘big car’ engineering of the Sonet is complemented by features such as an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD), Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC), ISOFIX child seat anchors and dual front airbags remain standard, as does central locking with an immobiliser.
Engine:
The new Kia Sonet LS is powered by Kia’s familiar 1.5-litre MPI engine, with a choice of 5-speed manual or continuously variable transmission (CVT). The 1.5-litre engine produces 85 kW of power and 144 Nm torque.
Prices:
Kia Sonet 1.5 LS Manual (R299 995), Kia Sonet 1.5 LS CVT (R324 995), Available with up to R40 000 deal assistance is the Kia Sonet 1.5 LX Manual (R366 995), Kia Sonet 1.5 LX CVT (R391 995), Kia Sonet 1.5 EX CVT (R411 995), Kia Sonet 1.0 T-GDi EX DCT (R436 995), Kia Sonet 1.5 EX Plus CVT (R454 995) and the Kia Sonet 1.5 SX CVT (R484 995).
Leading automotive aftermarket parts business, AutoZone, which has been in business rescue since July this year, appears to have been saved from liquidation.
For an impressive 11th time, Volkswagen Group Africa has been honoured with the SJM Flex Environmental award at the 30th annual Exporters Eastern Cape awards.
OMODA South Africa has announced the official market introduction of the luxurious new OMODA C9, with this highly anticipated flagship model available from launch in two generously equipped derivatives.
Advertisement
Advertisement
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Henry Ford
OMODA South Africa has announced the official market introduction of the luxurious new OMODA C9, with this highly anticipated flagship model available from launch in two generously equipped derivatives.
Rarely has Citroën had so many new models to unveil on a motor show stand as at this year’s Paris Motor show in France.
The Jetour DASHING launched in South Africa last month, is now available at close on 40 dealerships nationwide. This new 5-seater SUV brings affordable luxury to South African consumers, says the manufacturer.