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The Americans probably invented badge engineering, as a means of building a huge catalogue of cars for not much money. It’s simply a simple idea where a manufacturer with a portfolio of several distinct brands develops a single body shell, that each brand can add their own styling and trim[...]
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You have seen them in the international motor shows. They are sleek, every man’s and woman’s dream. They look like something out of this world. Some are unbelievable, out-of-this-world cars, yet some look very close to the real deal. Do you know that many years ago, 1958 to be precise,[...]
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There are cars, and then there are cars that have changed the world. And in very many positive ways too. From horseback to the horse carriage, to the locomotive and today’s car that is an entertainment as well as comfort hub, we have really come a long away. And the[...]
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Nissan is a Japanese brand manufacturing giant with an active market in all continents. This is a very competitive brand, always producing vehicles in almost all categories. Africa is a large Nissan market and this is why we will look at one of their models. The Nissan Bluebird saloon is[...]
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Cotonou, the largest and the commercial city of Benin has a busy port around which the Beninese economy is shaped. There are bags or rice, cotton and cocoa being handled at this port. Alongside these valuable goods, there is also another cargo that gets offloaded here, used vehicles from Asia,[...]
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These cars aint loyal! One moment, everything is silent, the car is running as good as new, and then there is a squeak, well, at least that is what you think you heard. Must be a pebble that hit the side. You conclude and drive on. Tomorrow, the squeak becomes[...]
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So it seems that there is another SUV from Ghana, joining the ranks of the Kenyan-built Mobius, a simple yet very effective vehicle. Oh! Did we mention the Laraki Fulgura of Morocco? That was an awesome performance car! Today, we look at the Ghanian Kantanka SUV, a car that looks,[...]
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The first thing you need to know about buying a car is that there is no perfect vehicle, there is no one-size-fit-all. There are always different situations, budgets and regions that will demand a different car and not unless you have all the money to buy each type of car[...]
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In South Africa, you can only import a second-hand vehicle if you have been granted a permit to do so. The importation of used vehicles is restricted to protect the local motor vehicle manufacturing industry where permits are issued under specifically defined circumstances. Many returning South African nationals and immigrants[...]
Buying & Importing Cars · Car Care & Maintenance · The African Autos
Buying a used car is a process that should never be taken lightly. Unlike new vehicles, used cars have a lot going on and you will need to check quite a number of things before you take that money out of your pocket and replace it with a car key.[...]
