16 May 2013

New editor to drive CAR

Seasoned journalist and media specialist Steve Smith is to step into the editorial driver’s seat of CAR. He joins SA’s leading men’s interest title on 18 June, becoming only the eighth editor in the automotive brand’s 56-year history.

20 February 2013

Last night’s CAR Top 12 Awards yielded several surprises as the best vehicle buys in 12 categories were revealed at a gala dinner in Johannesburg. Changes in the categories meant that only four of last year’s category winners retained their titles for 2013 – the VW Polo (Best Light Hatch), Hyundai Elantra (Best Compact Saloon), Ford Ranger (Best Double Cab) and BMW 5 Series (Best Luxury Saloon).

23 January 2013

CAR Engineering Challenge launches career

The future is bright for engineering graduate Michael Garces de Gois: he has won the CAR Engineering Challenge 2012, sponsored by Isuzu – and secured a career as an automotive engineer with General Motors South Africa. He will join GM’s Graduate-in-Training Programme that starts in March.

12 September 2012

CAR offers chance to win a career

CAR magazine and General Motors South Africa are offering engineering students the opportunity of a lifetime – a career as an automotive engineer.

20 July 2012

Special treatment for CAR subscribers

Some 20 000 copies of CAR’s August issue rolled off the presses looking decidedly different this month. The cover bears a single, evocative image and is entirely devoid of type, except for the masthead.

19 July 2012

Chance in a lifetime for car designer

Many youngsters dabble with designing cars, dreaming of recognition and a career in automotive styling. With no formal training programmes in South Africa, opportunities to realise that dream are few – until now. CAR magazine has announced the launch of the Design a Car competition, in conjunction with two internationally acclaimed South African companies, Luma Animation and …XYZ Design.