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Featured Articles · Trends & Opinions

Celebrities on wheels! What is your celebrity driving?

  • January 9, 2013

Africa is known for its breath-taking sceneries, wildlife, wonderful climate and the hospitable population. However, on close examination, one will most likely notice the existing variety in social status among the people. Here we seek to analyze several of Africa’s renowned celebrities with interest on their car models of choice.[...]

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Development & Industry · News & Events · Trends & Opinions

Maruti Suzuki in the Race for a Piece of the African Auto Market

  • January 6, 2013

With the constantly decreasing sales for cars in Europe and Asia, many car manufacturers are now focusing their efforts on the search for new selling avenues, and Africa offers just that. Maruti Suzuki Company of India has considered it time to settle in Africa. This company, which released its first[...]

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The African Autos

The African Bulldog- Kenya’s All Purpose Truck

  • January 3, 2013

Most parts of Africa face accessibility challenges. Therefore, any person coming up with viable solutions to these challenges will actually be providing solutions to what Africa needs. Engineer Heino is one of such rare persons whose creative minds comes up with what Africa needs. When he envisaged an all-purpose truck,[...]

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Trends & Opinions

Hunger for Luxury Cars in Africa

  • December 27, 2012

There has been an increasing interest for luxury cars in Africa by individuals, institutions and the governments at large. The trend has indicated that this is a great selling opportunity for the makers of these cars and they are not taking any chances with it. Governments’ thirst for luxury cars[...]

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The African Autos

The Brainchild of Nigerian Ezekiel Izuogu – The Amazing Izuogu Z – 600

  • December 27, 2012

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. So is the Ezekiel Izuogu’s Z- 600. Ezekiel Izuogu, a Nigerian citizen, an engineer and a lecturer of communication & electronic engineering, invented the Z-600 model in 1997. The dream was to adopt the engine of the Z-600 to perform[...]

Libyan Rocket

The African Autos

Libyan Rocket – Our African Muscle Car?

  • December 23, 2012

This project was named ‘Saroukh el-Jamahiriya’, loosely translated to Libyan Rocket. It was the brainchild of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. The late Libyan leader designed this stylish sedan with its rocket lookalike nose and tail, hence the fancy name. This project, a special one of its kind in Africa, was financed by[...]

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Development & Industry · News & Events

Renault to Start Building Cars in Algeria: The New Scramble for Africa?

  • December 21, 2012

French vehicle maker Renault announced that they will build a new plant in Algeria to better serve the African market. France is the former colonial master of Algeria and their company Renault holds about 25% of the overall market share for vehicles in this vast North African country. The demand[...]

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Buying & Importing Cars

Importing a Car to Kenya: Current Applicable Costs and Regulations

  • December 21, 2012

Trying to understand the costs and regulations of importing a car to Kenya will land one in a quagmire. However, the regulations and the charges are very clear. At flyer-online.com, we set out to find out the costs and the regulations for importing a car to Kenya. Today we shall[...]

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The Best...

Finding the Best Car Hire in Kenya – A Growing Trend

  • December 20, 2012

As human nature has an inclination to get the best things in the world so is the urge to get the best car hire in Kenya. Many businesses in the country offer car hire services to their customers and as is always the case, customers look for the best services[...]

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Finding the Best Car Repair Shops in Kenya

  • December 20, 2012

If you own an automobile in Kenya, this might come as great news for you because by natural instinct, you would want to maintain your automobile in good condition and shape. The good news is that there are great car repair shops in Kenya! The question, therefore, should be which[...]

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