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An enormous tree in the middle of Trevor Street, Lorraine, had many motorists up in arms on Wednesday morning.
The tree was left in the middle of the road in the early hours of Wednesday morning, with the words "Speed bumps please!" written on the road.
Who the culprit was remains a mystery.
The tree lay in front of Braam du Plooy's house, who told of how motorists yelled and screamed at him on Wednesday morning.
"I don't know who did it, but it wasn't me.
"Last night (Tuesday night) at about 01:00 I heard the screech of a car's tyres. When I went outside, I saw that a car had crashed into the tree."
'Wild racing'
According to Du Plooy, the car drove away.
His neighbour, Dean Sale, who has lived in Trevor Street for 33 years, is tired of begging and pleading for a speed hump.
"Even if you know who put the tree there, you aren't going to say anything. We're sick and tired of the wild racing in the middle of the night.
"I've also had a few chickens trampled here."
According to DA council member, Gustav Rautenbach, this is the second time that this road has been barricaded by tree stumps.
"It happened on Monday as well. I understand their frustrations, but it's illegal to do it this way."
Democratic platforms for issues
Kupido Baron, spokesperson for the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, said on Wednesday that nobody has the right to block a public road.
He also asked that the public come forward if they have any information.
"The metro won't take note of senseless attempts to focus attention on a particular issue.
"There are various democratic platforms to bring issues such as the building of speed bumps to the attention of the local authority."
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2010 Miss Tuning Finalists Revealed
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500 contestants have been narrowed down to 20.
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GM to Bring Chevrolet to Korea - Camaro in 2011
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GM will be bringing the Chevrolet brand, starting with the Camaro model, to South Korea.
GM has been building Chevrolet into a powerful global brand ever since it switched its GM Daewoo division cars to carrying a Chevy badge in most markets around the world. In South Korea, GM continues to sell its current global Chevy lineup under the Daewoo brand.
The announcement was made at the Busan International Auto Show in Busan, Korea by GM Daewoo president and CEO Mike Arcamone. "The introduction of Chevrolet will enable us to provide our customers an array of exciting new vehicles from the brand's global lineup, giving them more driving options," said Arcamone in the press release.
GM says it will not be replacing the Daewoo brand in Korea with Chevrolet, something GM Daewoo's union opposes. "Our decision to launch Chevrolet is in the best interest of GM Daewoo and Korea," said Arcamone.
The Chevrolet Camaro will go on sale in Korea in 2011.
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BMW overtakes Toyota as most valuable car brand
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According to a recent Millward Brown survey, BMW is the most valuable automotive brand.
The company surpassed last year's winner, Toyota, with an estimated value of $21.82 (€16.52) billion. Toyota, while second, was valued at $21.77 (€16.48) billion. Due to the economic downturn, both companies had lower valuations than last year.
Honda came in third with a value of $14.30 (€10.83) billion, Mercedes was fourth with $13.74 (€10.40) billion, and Porsche was fifth at $12.02 (€9.10) billion.
The big gainers were Volkswagen (up 20 percent) and Ford (up 19 percent), while the big losers were Porsche (down 31 percent) and Toyota (down 27 percent).
World's most valuable car brands in $ billion; (rank in top 100)
1. BMW $21.82-- (25)
2. Toyota $21.77 -- (26)
3. Honda $14.30 -- (46)
4. Mercedes $13.74 -- (53)
5. Porsche $12.02 -- (65)
6. Nissan $8.61 -- (86)
7. Ford $7.04 -- *
8. VW $6.99 --
9. Audi $3.62 --
10. Renault $3.26 --
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Car smugglers target Mozambique borderhttp://www.maxauto.co.za/CntView.aspx?CatID=26&CntID=1459
As many as 100 stolen vehicles a month are being smuggled over the border to Mozambique, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) said on Thursday.
Criminal syndicates were using the mountainous terrain of the Mozambican border to hide their activities before the vehicles were driven to the nearby N4, giving them a clear path to Maputo, said Colonel Patrick Ncba Bobelo.
"More than 100 vehicles a month: Land Cruisers, 4x4s, Mercedes-Benz, even small cars," he told Parliament's defence committee, which is inspecting conditions on South Africa's borders.
The syndicates drove the vehicles to the border where South African villagers sheltered them, hid the vehicles and provided information on local law enforcement before each crossing was attempted.
Syndicates
Along South Africa's border with Zimbabwe, the syndicates cut holes in the border fence then repaired them to conceal their activities. It was difficult for casual observers to see the repaired holes.
Villagers were paid R1 000 to R2 000 for their assistance said Bobelo.
Where several hundred metres of the fence were missing, it was because locals had stolen the wire, presumably to re-sell it elsewhere.
Defence Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and the defence committee were assessing conditions on the border before the SANDF takes over border monitoring from the police.
Sisulu said in a statement that the SANDFs redeployment would be a challenge.
"This is a major programme, the infrastructure is not the best it can be, the fence is not in a good state, we have an over 2000m long, land border we have to look after and that requires both financial, technology and human resources," she said.
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BMW announces return to DTM to challenge Audi/Merc
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BMW has made a tentative decision to rejoin the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) race series, according to a press release issued by the automaker. Assuming BMW fulfills specific requirements set out by ITR, the association behind DTM, the German manufacturer will participate in the 2012 race season with the BMW M3.
"The planned return to the DTM is an exciting challenge for our team," said BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen. "Over the coming months we will be making all the necessary technical preparations that should allow us to be competitive right from the start should we join the series in 2012."
The DTM, known in English as the German Touring Car Masters, is currently raced exclusively with cars built by BMW's main rivals. In 2009, racing versions of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class AMG and the Audi A4 were used by the seven participating teams. These teams fielded 21 drivers over ten rounds of racing from May to October. Circuits utilized for the series are based mainly in Germany, with additional races in France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
BMW had participated in the original DTM series for a period of time before the series folded after the 12th season in 1996 due to a lack of interest by the manufacturers. Ìt was later reorganized in 2000.
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