Back in 2005 when I was in my early twenties I had spent a Sunday hanging out with friends at a braai (aka a barbeque). I was watching the meat sizzle on the fire with a beer in one hand while I sampled (read as devoured) any and all snacks in sight. I’d skipped breakfast […]
Only five months after its inception in Cape Town, Beat the Price is set to become a game-changer for the way we buy and sell new cars. “Where you can’t compare like-for-like with used cars, you certainly can with new cars,” says Marius du Toit, MD of Beat the Price. The platform has an alliance […]
E-bikes are booming around the world and South Africa is starting to catch the trend. They are essentially ordinary bicycles, but with a small electric motor which provides a power boost in combination with pedalling and more than 200 million of them already are in use globally. China is by far the biggest market but […]
The used car industry has a reputation for being underhanded, murky and sleazy. It needed a makeover, and that’s exactly what CarZar is trying to do – turn the process of selling cars into a safe, simple and hassle-free experience that customers walk away from feeling satisfied. CarZar is an online car buying service that […]
The South African Guild of Motoring Journalists (SAGMJ) is proud to announce the finalist vehicle ranges for the 2018 WesBank South African Car of the Year (COTY) competition. Announced by Master of Ceremonies, Derek Watts, during an interactive reveal event hosted by WesBank at the Bryanston Country Club, the finalists represent the robust relationship between […]
This weekend AutoTrader, South Africa’s trusted motoring marketplace, invites car fans attending the WesBank SA Motoring Experience to enter the safari of shred competition, to win a lap in the Monster Energy Gymkhana GriD which hits South African shores in November. Fresh off a sizzling European season the Gymkhana GriD is the brainchild of American […]
Media representatives from various publications and outlets gathered in the parking lot of Carnival City this Wednesday, August 23, for the official media launch of Gymkhana GRiD in South Africa. Visitors were greeted by a host of high powered drift machines, Monster Energy entertainment and the lovely ladies from both AutoCircus powered by AutoTrader, and […]
Taxify has launched Taxify Tuesdays … Which means from now on, every Tuesday, a new category will appear in the Taxify app giving each customer a 50% discount on every ride! While lowering the prices, they’ll be compensating their drivers with bonuses, so their earnings wouldn’t decrease. Drivers will in fact have increased earnings due […]
Volvo are making a serious play for a piece of the electric car industry, a market surging forward in the wake of fossil fuel uncertainty. The Polestar is their new battery powered vision. General Motors, Nissan and Toyota began the electric craze with modest hatch-back and sedan offerings, and then Tesla re-invented the game with […]
FNB has once again disrupted the industry with one of the most innovative additions to hit banks across SA. From this week, you can now renew your vehicle license on the FNB app, and the whole process is as easy as ABC. Part of a full platform called Nav Car, this smart online tool provides several […]
