Matrix gives you the option of buying your tracking product online

South African’s looking to purchase and install a vehicle tracking device, can now do so online, from the comfort of their home or desk, through Matrix. This is the second brand within the MiX Telematics Africa Group to offer this market first.

“As a company focused on delivering innovative offerings to our customers and the market, we are pleased to launch our fully enabled e-commerce site,” says Grant Fraser, director of products and marketing at Mix Telematics Africa. “By simply visiting www.matrix.co.za; and following the 5 easy steps¹, consumers can securely purchase the product of their choice, directly online, as well as choose the fitment centre and date that suits them best for the installation, all through the click of a button.”

“We have also launched a budget payment programme via the online site, giving you a payment programme that is more suited to your monthly budget,” adds Fraser.

E-commerce is growing exponentially, with a recent report by McKinsey & Company stating that e-commerce could account for 10% of retail sales in Africa’s largest economies by 2025². “South Africa is certainly part of this growth, and many of our own customers have indicated that they would prefer to undertake purchases online via a secure site, which we are pleased to give them,” says Fraser.

Matrix has increased its technology innovation for customers over the last few months. The e-commerce site launch follows the recent announcement of the availability of its Mobile App.

Continues Fraser; “Our app is a great extension for customers. Through a Smartphone or Tablet that support IOS or Android, customers  can now receive “harsh” driving alerts, but more importantly, they can instantaneously report if their vehicle has been stolen or if roadside and medical assistance is needed at any time of the day or night, directly from their mobile device. We have also enhanced personal security features within the app, and now users get ‘early warnings’ of vehicle movement. Once ‘early warning’ is enabled, and a customer has parked their vehicle, they able to lock the car position from the app. Any unauthorised movement will result in an alarm being generated to our 24/7 national operation centre and the owner notified immediately.

“From start to finish, the app guarantees peace of mind through real-time feedback on vehicle location, as well as an immediate response in an emergency, in a time where every second counts with regards to your safety. This app, together with our fully enabled ecommerce site, ensures customers can interact with Matrix at their own convenience and time – with ease,” Concludes Fraser.

Notes:

¹ Step 1: select package, Step 2: supply personal details, Step 3: set up direct debit order with banking details, Step 4: Select fitment centre, Step 5: Processing of an upfront account initiation fee*

²http://www.africa-ontherise.com/category/editorials/page/3/

About MiX Telematics

MiX Telematics is a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions delivered as SaaS to customers in over 120 countries. The company’s products and services provide enterprise fleets, small fleets and consumers with solutions for safety, efficiency, compliance and security. MiX Telematics was founded in 1996 and has offices in South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uganda, Brazil, Australia and the United Arab Emirates as well as a ne2rk of more than 130 fleet partners world-wide. MiX Telematics shares are publicly traded on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: MIX) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MIXT).

Matrix gives you the option of buying your tracking product online

Nissan’s Super Bowl Ad Gives an Epic 1st Glimpse at the 2016 Maxima

Watching the massive game? Provided you weren’t away from the TV on a nacho/beverage/bathroom run, you just got your very first full appear at the upcoming 2016 Nissan Maxima, courtesy Nissan’s 90-second “With Dad” commercial. In case your eyes were averted, here’s an additional look.

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Catch that deep-red sedan there at the finish? That, friends, is the new Maxima. Here’s the parting shot:

Truth be told, this production-seeking car in this 90-second spot positive looks a lot like Nissan’s Sport Sedan Concept that we very first laid eyes on at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. At the time, Nissan was adamant that we shouldn’t refer to the notion as the Maxima. Cheeky, Nissan. Go ahead, examine our Detroit images to the vehicle you see above. Even a person as blind as an NFL referee could see the resemblance.

Not in the mood for a Maxima? The undoubted star of the industrial was Nissan’s GT-R LM Nismo, the strangely seductive, front-engine racer that Nissan will enter in the LMP1 class at Le Mans.

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Yes, Nissan’s betting huge on a front-engine auto to win in the Prototype class at Le Mans, something that hasn’t occurred in more than 50 years. As for that Maxima? Bet on it getting a extremely traditional front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout.

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Nissan’s Super Bowl Ad Gives an Epic 1st Glimpse at the 2016 Maxima

Q&A: Buick Avenir Designer Gives Us Hope for a Rear-Drive Flagship

The Buick Avenir idea arrived at the 2015 Detroit auto show as a comprehensive surprise in a lot more than one way. First, its debut was so far off the radar that it surprised even the assembled media, who often know what’s behind the curtain prior to it lifts. Far more important, the Avenir suggests a future for the Buick brand that is a lot more—more thrilling, more luxurious, a lot more fitting of the brand’s history—than rebadged Opels. Curious about the Avenir’s origins and its possible as a future production vehicle, we sat down with lead exterior designer Warrack Leach, who oversaw the creation of the concept auto in Basic Motors’ Australian design studio.

Car and Driver: It’s fascinating to see a Buick idea coming out of the Australian design studio, contemplating the brand is only sold in America and China. Is that a challenge?

Warrack Leach: We do study up, but Buick is a international brand. It has a huge presence in China, and you have style studios in the U.S., Europe, China, and Australia operating on Buick. We’re a global design and style organization. Truly, the core values of Buick are universal. They’re pretty automobiles. As a designer, I really like functioning on Buick because there’s an expressive line and kind, really emotive design.

Obtaining stated that, we move around as designers. I’ve worked here [in the U.S.] and I’ve worked in China. Australia actually straddles these 2 cultures nicely. We have a automobile industry with 62 or 65 brands fighting over a million units, so it is the most dense and diverse vehicle industry anyplace and you’re exposed to all of these influences as well. That is beneficial when you’re functioning in international advanced studio when you’ve got that sort of factor going on around you.

C/D: The rear of the automobile virtually looks like a hatchback regardless of the robust preference for sedans in the American and Chinese markets. Why is that?

WL: It is a sedan and it opens as a conventional sedan would. What we’ve got here is a sedan format, with a coupe upper integrated into a boattail decklid. That’s a nod to the third-generation Riviera. It is a extremely striking style, a quite memorable design and style.

When you get handed a short for a Buick flagship, you do want to pay tribute to those standout, landmark Buicks that have been in the previous. At the identical time it’s about progressing the brand and forecasting the design remedy that we’ll be taking in our goods going forward.

C/D: Why not call it Riviera?

WL: We have constantly used a distinct name for a concept than what we might use for production. Avenir in French indicates “portending the future.” That’s what notion vehicles are about. It is forecasting what’s coming forward. I believe it is the excellent name for the auto.

C/D: Is it challenging to style a concept with rear-wheel-drive proportions when Buick production autos are based exclusively on front-wheel-drive architectures?

WL: On the contrary. When you’re performing a flagship vehicle for a brand, a rear-wheel-drive architecture is the ideal spot to start off. You have got that confident, dynamic stance, wheels out in the corners, a long dash-to-axle ratio. What it does it harks back to Buicks when Buick was performing actually impressive rolling style designs. It is about positioning the brand with one particular of these cars.

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C/D: Could this vehicle be constructed on the Omega platform, alongside the Cadillac CT6?

WL: It’s not primarily based on any particular platform. It is roughly the dimensions of a large rear-wheel-drive architecture. This one in particular has genuine packaging it is got true headroom in the rear seat. What you see right here is a fairly sincere proportion ought to we do it.

C/D: And will you create it?

WL: Honestly, I’d like to see it, but I have no concept at all. That’s the truthful truth.

Q&A: Buick Avenir Designer Gives Us Hope for a Rear-Drive Flagship

Package insurance: Who gives outstanding worth?

Each year CANSTAR research and rate both building and contents insurance policies across Australia to determine which ones offer customers outstanding value for money. This year CANSTAR has obtained more than 14,900 quotes across 120 building, contents and package insurance products from 49 providers, to see which offer customers outstanding value, and for home & contents package insurance we congratulate CommInsure and AAMI on taking the national award.

The features offered by CommInsure clinched its win and the availability of a multi-policy discount is a welcome addition. It’s a combined package that finds a balance between price and features.

AAMI is strongly competitive on price, reducing its premiums by between 30% and 50% over the past 12 months. This competitive price is offered along with features that will suit budget-conscious households and has seen AAMI scoop 4 state home and contents awards.

Want to know more? Full details can be found in the 2014 Home and Contents Insurance star ratings report. 

Package insurance: Who gives outstanding worth?