August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

The Sandton Motor Show, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 29-30 August 2015, will offer consumers the biggest opportunity they have this year to admire, select and buy a car, 4×4 or bakkie on the floor.

Organised by Future Group, which also manages TruckX, the largest truck show in South Africa, the Sandton Motor Show offers dealers, manufacturers and consumers the best possible place to do business at South Africa’s biggest car show and sale.

“Budgets are tight, competition is stiff, choices are abundant and consumers are pressed for time. As a result, there is a demand for a faster, more efficient means of shopping for a car,” explains Nina Harms, project manager of the show.

“According to results of the 2015 People’s Wheels survey, almost 9 out of 10 respondents (88%) say convenience is a major influencing factor in their purchasing decisions, which is where the Sandton Motor Show comes in.”

Instant deals

“By putting together all the marques under one roof, consumers can compare makes, models and deals – because all the exhibitors must have a show special that is enticing enough to do business then and there. Buyers will also be able to negotiate finance and insurance packages on the floor and have their intended trade-in vehicles evaluated on the spot.”

According to Richard Lendrum, MD of the Future Group, a Times Media company, “With never-to-be-repeated deals, a selection of vehicles stretching across all price points and even an auction of luxury vehicles, city runabouts and classics on the cards, the 2-day Sandton Motor Show offers a one-stop purchasing solution right in the heart of South Africa’s economic hub.”

Entrance is R100 per person. For further information on how to attend or participate, either as a corporate partner or exhibitor, please contact nina@thefuture.co.za.

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August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

The Sandton Motor Show, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 29-30 August 2015, will offer consumers the biggest opportunity they have this year to admire, select and buy a car, 4×4 or bakkie on the floor.

Organised by Future Group, which also manages TruckX, the largest truck show in South Africa, the Sandton Motor Show offers dealers, manufacturers and consumers the best possible place to do business at South Africa’s biggest car show and sale.

“Budgets are tight, competition is stiff, choices are abundant and consumers are pressed for time. As a result, there is a demand for a faster, more efficient means of shopping for a car,” explains Nina Harms, project manager of the show.

“According to results of the 2015 People’s Wheels survey, almost 9 out of 10 respondents (88%) say convenience is a major influencing factor in their purchasing decisions, which is where the Sandton Motor Show comes in.”

Instant deals

“By putting together all the marques under one roof, consumers can compare makes, models and deals – because all the exhibitors must have a show special that is enticing enough to do business then and there. Buyers will also be able to negotiate finance and insurance packages on the floor and have their intended trade-in vehicles evaluated on the spot.”

According to Richard Lendrum, MD of the Future Group, a Times Media company, “With never-to-be-repeated deals, a selection of vehicles stretching across all price points and even an auction of luxury vehicles, city runabouts and classics on the cards, the 2-day Sandton Motor Show offers a one-stop purchasing solution right in the heart of South Africa’s economic hub.”

Entrance is R100 per person. For further information on how to attend or participate, either as a corporate partner or exhibitor, please contact nina@thefuture.co.za.

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August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

The Sandton Motor Show, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 29-30 August 2015, will offer consumers the biggest opportunity they have this year to admire, select and buy a car, 4×4 or bakkie on the floor.

Organised by Future Group, which also manages TruckX, the largest truck show in South Africa, the Sandton Motor Show offers dealers, manufacturers and consumers the best possible place to do business at South Africa’s biggest car show and sale.

“Budgets are tight, competition is stiff, choices are abundant and consumers are pressed for time. As a result, there is a demand for a faster, more efficient means of shopping for a car,” explains Nina Harms, project manager of the show.

“According to results of the 2015 People’s Wheels survey, almost 9 out of 10 respondents (88%) say convenience is a major influencing factor in their purchasing decisions, which is where the Sandton Motor Show comes in.”

Instant deals

“By putting together all the marques under one roof, consumers can compare makes, models and deals – because all the exhibitors must have a show special that is enticing enough to do business then and there. Buyers will also be able to negotiate finance and insurance packages on the floor and have their intended trade-in vehicles evaluated on the spot.”

According to Richard Lendrum, MD of the Future Group, a Times Media company, “With never-to-be-repeated deals, a selection of vehicles stretching across all price points and even an auction of luxury vehicles, city runabouts and classics on the cards, the 2-day Sandton Motor Show offers a one-stop purchasing solution right in the heart of South Africa’s economic hub.”

Entrance is R100 per person. For further information on how to attend or participate, either as a corporate partner or exhibitor, please contact nina@thefuture.co.za.

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August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

The Sandton Motor Show, taking place at the Sandton Convention Centre from 29-30 August 2015, will offer consumers the biggest opportunity they have this year to admire, select and buy a car, 4×4 or bakkie on the floor.

Organised by Future Group, which also manages TruckX, the largest truck show in South Africa, the Sandton Motor Show offers dealers, manufacturers and consumers the best possible place to do business at South Africa’s biggest car show and sale.

“Budgets are tight, competition is stiff, choices are abundant and consumers are pressed for time. As a result, there is a demand for a faster, more efficient means of shopping for a car,” explains Nina Harms, project manager of the show.

“According to results of the 2015 People’s Wheels survey, almost 9 out of 10 respondents (88%) say convenience is a major influencing factor in their purchasing decisions, which is where the Sandton Motor Show comes in.”

Instant deals

“By putting together all the marques under one roof, consumers can compare makes, models and deals – because all the exhibitors must have a show special that is enticing enough to do business then and there. Buyers will also be able to negotiate finance and insurance packages on the floor and have their intended trade-in vehicles evaluated on the spot.”

According to Richard Lendrum, MD of the Future Group, a Times Media company, “With never-to-be-repeated deals, a selection of vehicles stretching across all price points and even an auction of luxury vehicles, city runabouts and classics on the cards, the 2-day Sandton Motor Show offers a one-stop purchasing solution right in the heart of South Africa’s economic hub.”

Entrance is R100 per person. For further information on how to attend or participate, either as a corporate partner or exhibitor, please contact nina@thefuture.co.za.

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August brings biggest buying/selling opportunity at Sandton Motor Show

Tesla Motors is Still Waiting for a Profit—Even as It Brings Property Record Initial-Quarter 2015 Sales

Tesla’s record 1st quarter comes with sales numbering 10,030 and a celebratory sales ban from West Virginia. Today, the Property of Musk (Elon, that is, not body odor) mentioned sales for the duration of the past 3 months have been its highest ever, adding that it saw a 55-percent year-over-year boost. Tesla also mentioned it would release sales 3 days after each quarter instead of waiting 40 days to publish them in its required 10-Q SEC filings, despite the fact that it still refuses to give out monthly sales numbers like every other publicly-traded automobile business.

So where does Tesla Motors go from here? The company expects to sell 55,000 vehicles this year, including in that quantity sales of the nonetheless-not-on-sale Model X that is nevertheless operating about prototype guise. That 55K figure is way, way up from the 31,000 vehicles Tesla moved final year. Because Model S production began in July 2012, the company has sold 66,798 of the electric sedans worldwide through March 31. Only 1350 cars have been purchased on a lease last year the rest were straight money or finance.

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None of that satisfied talk—nor the $ 216 million in zero-emission credits Tesla sold to rival automakers—has helped Tesla net an actual profit. Final year, Tesla lost $ 294 million, compared to $ 74 million in 2013 and $ 396 million in 2012. Shares closed these days at $ 191, down 13 % given that the start off of the year and a number of elevator flights under September’s record higher of $ 291. We’ll get a fuller monetary picture when Tesla files its very first-quarter report in mid-May, but in the meantime, you can bet the company is busy functioning to bring the Model X to market—and studying techniques to capture these evasive profits.

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Tesla Motors is Still Waiting for a Profit—Even as It Brings Property Record Initial-Quarter 2015 Sales

AMG Brings a Car to the Boat Show With GT S and Matching Cigarette

Mercedes-AMG this week reprised its slightly strange tradition of showing off customized land-primarily based automobiles at the Miami International Boat Show, parking a garishly black-and-yellow GT S sport coupe in front of a matching Cigarette speedboat. No, you can not tow the boat with the Benz. Quit asking.

In the wake (hah! That’s a boating joke, kid) of final year’s Benz-and-matching-boat duo, and 2013’s nuclear-glow-in-the-dark combo, Mercedes asked Cigarette Racing to generate the most outrageously apt sea-faring pairing to go with the twin-turbo, 503-hp sportster.  And this boat ain’t blowing smoke.

The dinghy-half of the duo is the Cigarette Racing 50 Marauder GT S Notion, billed as the world’s most effective production twin-engine overall performance boat, and hoo-boy does it earn it: Aft of the 5-seat passenger compartment, the engine room homes twin Mercury Racing V-8 engines kicking out 1550 horses every.

And it’s not like these sixteen pistons have to contend with a lot of dead weight: Cigarette says it sliced almost 1000 lbs from the boat’s dry weight, giving the 50-foot torpedo a claimed leading speed of more than 135 mph.

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The bodacious boat’s specs make the Mercedes-AMG GT S’s achievements seem like a drop in the bucket: The coupe only has one engine, for Pete’s sake, although it does hurdle to a terminal velocity of 193 mph. It also comes in at a rather reasonable $ 130,000—reasonable, at least, compared to the $ 1.2 million value tag for the one-off Cigarette.

As for towing the 13,200-pound boat? For that you’re gonna need to have a truck.

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AMG Brings a Car to the Boat Show With GT S and Matching Cigarette

Volkswagen Rally brings international flavour and local legends

The Volkswagen Rally, which starts at AutoPavilion on Friday and finishes at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, 11 and 12 July, will see amongst the national and local entries 2 international entries from the Volkswagen Sasolracing team. Regular national rally competitors Hans Weijs Jnr and Björn Degandt from Holland and Belgium will be joined by Raimund Baumschlager and his navigator, Klaus Wicha, from Austria and Germany.

Weijs and Degandt currently lie 4th in the national standings with Weijs particularly keen to experience the challenging stages of the Longmore Forest.

To keep the rally fans entertained and informed, 2 South African automotive legends will join forces. Regarded by many as the voice of South African motoring, Roger McCleery will commentate on the action of the Volkswagen Rally with none other than motorsport legend Sarel van der Merwe on hand to provide both a first-hand perspective and some anecdotes from his own time behind the wheel.

McCleery’;s voice is instantly recognisable from his long tenure on South African radio, covering the motoring industry and motorsport fans have long held Van der Merwe to be one of the best motorsport talents this country has ever seen – whether in the dirt or on the track.

The pair will be commentating on the Volkswagen Rally from a variety of spectator points during the event and their mix of automotive knowledge and history should provide a highly entertaining addition to the event this year.

With the rally starting at AutoPavilion, stages taking place in Port Elizabeth and Jeffrey’;s Bay and finishing at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday, the combination of local rally competitors from the Algoa Rally Club (the organising club), the field of national rally competitors, the 2 international teams competing here and 2 SA automotive personalities, there is much for motorsport fans to look forward to, with something to keep everyone entertained.

The Volkswagen Rally spectator guide will be available in 2 daily newspapers on Thursday, 10 July, in the Eastern Cape and will also be made available online. Visit the Volkswagen Motorsport (Volkswagen Motorsport_za) Facebook page, follow the Twitter account @VWMotorsport_za and the website http://www.algoarallyclub.co.za/ for rally information.

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July Brings New Guidelines for Drivers in Louisiana, Florida, Kansas

July 1 marks the day when a lot of pieces of legislation lately passed by state lawmakers go into effect.

And this July 1, a car insurance bill in Louisiana adjustments the rules for uninsured drivers although one more bill in Florida applies alterations to coverage for drivers with DUI convictions. Also, an auto insurance coverage-related bill about premium refunds kicks in for Kansas drivers.

Beneath is a appear at those bills. Also on July 1, a number of pieces of state legislation kicked in that authorize e-commerce for auto insurance organizations and policyholders.

Louisiana’s Uninsured Drivers Face Greater Reinstatement Costs

Beginning Tuesday in Louisiana, there’s a greater charge for uninsured drivers who try to get their driving privileges back. That is thanks to Act 641, which was signed into law a couple of weeks ago.

Uninsured drivers could also face further citation- and court-related charges and fines. Reinstatement charges, which Act 641 hiked to a lot more than double the previous amounts, depend on the quantity of days that a driver went with out vehicle insurance coverage:

Florida Car Insurers Get Far more Time to Cancel Specific Policies

Successful Tuesday, the Sunshine State’s SB 490 gives car insurers in Florida 2 months to decide whether or not or not to keep a newly signed driver, if that driver is trying to buy coverage to get his or her privileges back right after a DUI conviction or lapse in vehicle insurance coverage.

Lawmakers voted unanimously to extend the so-named “underwriting period” to 60 days it was previously 30 days.

Also under SB 490, drivers covered by such policies can adjust amounts of bodily injury, property damage and private injury protection coverage after the underwriting period. Just before the bill, drivers had to cancel their existing policy and get a new one if they wanted to modify coverage limits.

Kansas Bill Clarifies Rules on Insurance coverage Premium Returns for Rejected Drivers

SB 321 goes into impact in Kansas today. It relates to premiums refunds for drivers who are terminated or denied coverage.

Now, Kansas law needs insurance coverage companies to refund any premiums it owes a canceled policyholder within 10 days of sending notice to that policyholder, or contain that premium refund with the notice itself.

According to a legislative summary, the bill rectifies a discrepancy amongst state statutes and provides insurers the selection of refunding premiums when it serves a notice or inside 10 days of that notice.

July Brings New Guidelines for Drivers in Louisiana, Florida, Kansas

Days that auto was uninsured	Existing reinstatement charge	Prior charge
1-30	$ 25	$ 25
31-90	$ 250	$ 100
91 or far more	$ 500	$ 200

Formula E brings eco automobiles to the track

The countdown has begun to the inaugural Formula E championship, which is reserved exclusively for emission-cost-free electric automobiles.

An electrical equivalent to Formula A single, Formula E will see 10 teams battle it out in single-seater racecars capable of hitting 150mph.

Teams taking element in the very first race in Beijing on September 13 will contain Renault and McLaren, as properly as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Racing group and the Venturi group backed by Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio.

Effortless does it

According to the organisers, Formula E centres around 3 core values: energy, environment and entertainment – all combining to drive the adjust towards an electric future.

“It represents a vision for the future of the motor market more than the coming decades, serving as a framework for research and improvement around the electric vehicle, accelerating general interest in these automobiles and advertising sustainability,” Formula E Holdings mentioned.

Vibrant sparks

For the inaugural championship, each group will run 4 Spark-Renault SRT_01E Formula E cars, 2 per driver, with the cars and teams based at a goal-built workshop at the Donington Park racetrack.

The very first batch of Formula E cars arrived at Donington Park last month.

Nevertheless, from season 2, Formula E will grow to be an “open championship”, with competing teams allowed to design and develop their personal automobiles in accordance with the technical specifications set out by racing physique the FIA.

Present technology

It is hoped that this will inspire producers and constructors to build their personal fully electric automobiles, and assist to push the boundaries of the technologies that is presently obtainable.

That’s surely why environmental campaigner DiCaprio got involved: “The future of our planet depends on our ability to embrace fuel-efficient, clean-energy automobiles,” he stated.

Eastern guarantee

The 2014 Formula E championship will commence on September 13 in Beijing and run for 10 races, ending in London in June 2015.

Other cities on the schedule incorporate Monte Carlo and Berlin.

It should be a closely fought occasion, as all the teams taking element in this championship will race employing the exact same concept vehicle.