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Fascinating Cars For The Physically Challenged

  • June 17, 2013

Driving can be extremely difficult for the physically challenged persons. Africa has a fair share of handicapped people and with the whole continent fast becoming motorized, we will soon start seeing cars that have been modified to be used by people with different types of disabilities. In many places in [...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

How To Know The Age Of A Second Hand Car Before Buying

  • June 7, 2013

Many car buyers have varied reasons for choosing secondhand cars but the overall one is that used cars are cheap. On the other hand, new cars are usually expensive and as a rule of thumb, they have a high rate of depreciation as they age faster. However, this does not[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Reasons Behind Global Carmakers Fight For The African Market

  • June 5, 2013

There are many global car manufacturers around the world and they all fight for one thing; profit. It is because of this that they all scramble for the same market and the hottest one at the moment is the African continent. There are a few reasons behind this fact and[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Alarm Raised on Fraudulent Japanese Used Car Exporters – How to Spot a Genuine Supplier Online

  • May 27, 2013

One year ago, the Kenyan Embassy in Japan warned car importers from East Africa to be wary of fraudulent car dealers in Japan. the embassy raised this alarm after many alarms were raised by people who had lost money to unscrupulous dealers. Sadly, the trusted Japanese car market had been[...]

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Volvo, BMW and Subaru on the Tracks of the Nile – Top Gear 6 Million Viewership

  • April 6, 2013

I think I know the source of the world’s longest river, the River Nile, but I am not telling! However, it is interesting to see people come to trace its source and who is to stop a man who loves good adventure? The Nile has fascinated explorers for centuries and[...]

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Featured Articles

Win A Car Land Cruiser: Be Forward Kids’ Photo Contest

  • March 26, 2013

Do you love your kids? Ok, dumb question… who doesn’t? If you do, you would like them to ride in a big car! Now, your kids might just get you your dream car. The little burgers owe you one, you might say, with all the upbringing that you have given[...]

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Development & Industry

Spare Parts in Africa – How Customers Can Buy Genuine

  • March 25, 2013

Africa is home to millions of automobiles and this creates a great need for spare parts. Since Africa is still in its development stage and the economy is not all as good as in the developed world, there have risen many secondhand spare part shops. This makes it difficult for[...]

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Land Rover’s Epic Electric Defender – Made For offroad Terrains

  • March 12, 2013

With a history running all the way from 1948, Land Rover sure has what it takes to stay upfront in the automotive development world. The last few weeks have been one of a kind for the Land Rover brand especially with the new electric Defender at the Geneva Motor Show[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Importing Cars to Uganda – Duty and Regulations

  • March 6, 2013

Ugandan citizens just like any other in Africa’s developing countries prefer importing cars especially from Japan. The cars may be new or used hence some regulations have been put in place to manage this process. There is no age restriction for cars imported in Uganda. Both Left and Right hand[...]

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Infographic: African Facebook Users Interested In Autos

  • February 25, 2013

The internet has become a means of communication that we have all come to depend on so much, sometimes even addicted to! The growth of internet usage in Africa has outgrown all expectations, with hundreds of millions of users today, and still counting. There are many reasons why the Wide[...]

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