Automotive Business Review — February 2018

http://www.abrbuzz.co.za JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2018 9

e-CAR

by Terry Owen

Namibia rocks to e-CAR beat

To join the fastest growing workshop network in South Africa and to add a new dimension to your business,

contact Lorraine Hughes at 086 000 3227 (086 000 e-CAR)

ERONGO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Oosie and Aletta Oosthuizen, owners of Erongo Commercial

Vehicles in Ongwediva, went the e-CAR route in 2006, and they

say that business has been brisk.There are fi ve fully trained people

working at Erongo and everyone is kept on their toes ensuring that

the business runs smoothly.

Oosie says that people are coming to realise that for quick and

superior servicing, e-CAR is the only way to go.“For pricing and

products from Diesel-Electric, belonging to the e-CAR franchise

makes us a very competitive business,” he says.

Three businesses are going e-CAR strong in Namibia, proving that those dunes may be

great for rough-riding, but when it comes to the BIG FIX, e-CAR is the place to go!

WEIMANN’S GARAGE

Pieter and Tanja Praetorius, of Weimann’s Garage in Outjo are
delighted with their operation. The workshop has existed since
1952 and has been in the Weimann family since the fi rst screw
was turned.

Pieter says the shop was converted into an e-CAR business in

2005. “Belonging to the e-CAR franchise really helps, especially
      with product pricing and availability from Diesel-Electric and
      having state-of-the-art Bosch technology back-up. We wanted to
      off er superior, quick service and complete customer satisfaction
      and e-CAR has provided us the opportunity to do this.”

He says that since the transition in 2005, traffi c through the shop
has increased. The Weimann’s, though, want to expand even
more. “We need more fl oor space, so we can provide a complete
one-stop shop. We will cover tyres, shocks, air conditioning, ECU
diagnostics, general service, car wash, 3D wheel alignment, off -
road suspension, fuel injection and 24-hour breakdown.”

OOSTHUIZEN

MOTORS

Owner Hannelie

Oosthuizen comes

from a traditional

auto background and

together with Derick

Loteryman, converted

the business into an

e-CAR shop in 2012.

“Oosthuizen Motors, in

Windhoek, is going from

strength to strength,”

Derick says, “but there

are also challenges to

be faced in Namibia that

you don’t fi nd in South

Africa.”

Everyone that works at the shop has received the full training that

is required. Derick says that belonging to the e-CAR franchise

makes them feel special and they are working hard to make

Oosthuizen Motors a great success!