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2 4 8 12 The Phoenix | february 2015 What’s the Buzz Contents Cover Feature Auto Alert aBr words in action Technology and Feature 14 16 18 19 20 22 24 South African Automotive Week Customer C.A.R.E. Publishing Editor Graham Erasmus 083 709 8184 Industry News e-CAR Editor Tristan Wiggill 076 330 6743 Supplier Awards Road Safety Midas Franchise 12 local, show and leisure 26 29 32 Corporate Conscience 36 38 39 40 Moving Matters 42 44 46 48 49 50 Bosch eXtra Vehicle Launch 30 Music on the Move People, Places, Products, Potential UD Trucks Correspondents Frank Beeton Baron Claude Borlz Graham Duxbury Dave Fall Gavin Foster Austin Gamble Eugene Herbert Gilbert Hogg Larry Khumalo Stephen Matthews Roger McCleery Alwyn Viljoen Fingal Wilde Published by Litage Publishing Formula One from the Inside 33 Global Motorsport Overview Dakar Rally GM Sales & Production Marlene Erasmus Cell: 082 837 2668 E-mail: [email protected] Editorial Office 81 Alma Road, Wendywood Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.abrbuzz.co.za New Cars What’s the Rev Midas Motorsport Overview 54 Readers’ Page 52 54 56 60 64 CEO Rajan Govinden 011 656 2198 The Fink Bikers’ Corner AIDC Guess the Celebrity Branding Beat Last Writes 61 MEDIA SUPPORTER of Audited June 2014 circulation: 12 682 @aBrmag Facebook.com/aBrmagazine SOUTH AFRICA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PUBLICATION Subscriptions and Data Management Trilogy Trading & Promotion P O Box 69 Wendywood 2144 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Printing Business Print Centre, Pretoria Photo Credits: Quickpic • Motorpress The publisher and contributors have done their best to ensure the accuracy of the articles and cannot accept responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader as a result of information or advice in Automotive Business Review. The information provided and opinions expressed in this publication are provided in good faith and do not necessaraly represent the opinion of the publisher. No article may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission from the publisher, except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews.