1 EDITOR’ S LETTER Women and the future of automotive innovation
3 THE PHOENIX Are lighter, smarter cars of the future happening?
4. EASTERN CAPE INDUSTRY Record numbers and new production boss for VWSA
6-7 INDUSTRY NEWS What does a record new sales month really mean?
8 DIGITAL INDUSTRY The risks behind online vehicle sales
10-11 DESIGN INSIGHT Audi’ s amazing Nuvolari could start European design revival
12 AUTOGLASS INDUSTRY Panoramic sunroofs and the autoglass aftermarket
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16 WIPER BLADE INSIGHT Heavy-duty wiper blades for bakkie and SUV owners
18-19 BAKKIE INSIGHT Ford still leads in the most profitable bakkie segment
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30-31 MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY Castrol and Efficiency Motorsports announce partnership
32-33 MOTORSPORT TIME ATTACK Podiums for Efficiency Motorsports at Kyalami
36 MOTORSPORT MOTORCROSS How a Gauteng teenager is tearing up local MX racing
40 F1 INSIGHT Tech or talent? Is it the car or driver that matters most?
41 CHINESE AFTERSALES What Jetour is doing to ensure uptime and parts availability
42 AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE INSIGHT How safety and sophistication are driving insurance costs
14-15 CHINESE EXPORT RECORD Chery emerges as China’ s automotive export champion |
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22 FUTURE WIPER BLADE INSIGHT Will technology replace the wiper blade? |
25 AUTO SHOW INDUSTRY Why Kyalami’ s Festival of Speed matters
26-27 MOTORSPORT RALLY Toyota dominates at the fearsome and fast Rally Finland
28-29. RALLY RAID How South Africa is a global force in off-road racing
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44 BAKKIE INSIGHT Is this simple single-cab the future of bakkie design?
48 F1 HISTORY South Africa’ s F1 pioneer – Tony Maggs
52-53 BOSCH MILESTONE German auto industry giant’ s proud history and future in SA
54-55 NEW MODELS Everything you need to know about the latest from Audi, Omoda, Lexus, and Toyota
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Editors at Large Lance Branquinho lance @ abrbuzz. co. za |
Managing Executive Sales Judith Van Tonder judith @ abrbuzz. co. za |
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