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#BestofBiz 2024: Automotive

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2024 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and company news. Discover the most read content on Bizcommunity's Automotive site over the past year below.

17 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Automotive

Most-read stories

1	Chinese automotive giant LDV enters South African market	04 Apr 2024
2	Suzuki outsells VW: SA's top 5 selling car brands in April 2024	06 May 2024
3	Hyundai unveils new budget-friendly SUV in South Africa - Aa-isha Hassiem	25 Sep 2024
4	New Chinese cars are everywhere – but are they tough? - Nicholas Pillay	05 Jul 2024
5	Volkswagen to introduce a new automotive brand	29 Apr 2024
6	Ford Ranger XLT: Dominating the roads with power and style - Imran Salie	10 Jan 2024
7	F1 heading to Africa, but not South Africa	20 Aug 2024
8	Will South Africans buy a R1m Chinese double cab? - Lance Branquinho	01 Oct 2024
9	Cape Town's car scene among world's best, new study reveals	18 Jul 2024
10	SA classic car market on world map after rare barn find	21 May 2024
11	Volkswagen brings new electric SUVs to South Africa - Imran Salie	17 Jul 2024
12	‘UP Beetle’: The heritage behind the car that’s generating renewed nostalgia – and online buzz - University of Pretoria	19 Sep 2024
13	Our top 10 favourite car brands in SA - CHANGECARS	15 May 2024
14	November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms	31 Oct 2024
15	REVIEW: The awe-inspiring Ford Ranger Raptor - Imran Salie	06 Mar 2024
16	New car brand Jetour launches in SA with affordable, feature-packed SUVs - Aa-isha Hassiem	25 Sep 2024
17	SA’s best-selling double-cab bakkies of 2023 - Ryan Bubear	25 Jan 2024
18	2024 SA Car of The Year winners announced	09 May 2024
19	Audi SA and Ogilvy team up to create new AI-powered ad campaign	12 Mar 2024
20	South Africans rejoice at fourth fuel price drop	03 Sep 2024

Most-read contributors

1	Billy Tom
2	George Mienie
3	Rikus Blomerus
4	Tarryn Knight
5	Greg Maruszewski

Most-viewed press offices

1	AutoTrader
2	Kia South Africa
3	Feltex

View the most-read lists for our other industries: Marketing & Media, Agriculture, Automotive, Construction & Engineering, Education, Energy & Mining, Entrepreneurship, ESG & Sustainability, Finance, Healthcare, HR & Management, ICT, Legal, Lifestyle, Logistics & Transport, Property, Retail and Tourism & Travel.

Top stories

H&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

ESG & SustainabilityH&M targets 100% recycled or sustainably sourced materials by 2030

1 hour

The SABC has addressed the ongoing discussion around the cancellation of the SABC news channel show Face the Nation (Image source: © SABC News Image credits: Luyanda Danca)

Marketing & MediaSABC: Face the Nation cancelled due to underperformance, not political interference

2 hours

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LegalSCA judgment: Why placing property in your spouse's name might not protect it from your creditors

Mole Tshikare 4 hours

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ESG & SustainabilitySassa announces 2026 grant increases alongside new payment dates

5 hours

What Takealot’s House of Beauty says about the future of retail

RetailWhat Takealot’s House of Beauty says about the future of retail

Evan-Lee Courie 6 hours

Social and influencer marketing has become the fastest-growing sector of the global advertising industry (Source: @ The Alvin Report

Marketing & MediaSocial-first: The future of brand building?

4 hours

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While linguistic patterns do exist and certain words have increased in frequency, the real issue is not the presence of AI, it is the absence of a distinctive voice (Source: @ Novelty Insider

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Healthcare

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Energy & Mining

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Agriculture

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Marketing & Media

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Education

Teaching mathematical statistics: One lecturer’s way of testing what students understand

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HR & Management

UJ's inaugural Neurodiversity Career Fair to spotlight emerging talents

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Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

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Electric vehicles could soon be cheaper than petrol cars in Africa – if financing barriers fall

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Healthcare

Vibrant collaborative study pioneers microbiome-based treatment

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Education

Christel House SA extends 2027 admissions catchment to Gugulethu, Nyanga

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Legal

Mutual separation vs retrenchment: LAC ruling provides clarity

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