{"id":462512,"date":"2021-01-21T13:02:04","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=462512"},"modified":"2021-01-21T13:02:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:02:04","slug":"topauto-motoring-news-for-south-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/462512\/topauto-motoring-news-for-south-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"TopAuto &#8211; Motoring news for South Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MyBroadband Media, which owns business site BusinessTech and ICT site MyBroadband, has launched a new motoring news website \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/topauto.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TopAuto.co.za<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TopAuto aims to be the best source of motoring content in South Africa, providing the latest news, reviews, analysis, features, and advice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/topauto.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to visit TopAuto<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>TopAuto is completely free to access and read, and the site works smoothly across laptops and PCs, smartphones, and tablets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTopAuto has a clean, modern design which makes it a pleasure to use as a reader,\u201d said MyBroadband Media\u2019s Kevin Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe content is equally impressive, and you will find the latest news and insightful features being published seven days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Officially launched<\/h3>\n<p>The beta version of TopAuto\u2019s website was launched for public testing in late 2020, and the official launch of the live news website took place on 1 January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response so far has been great,\u201d said Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTopAuto is already gaining traction and getting thousands of South African readers on the site each day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TopAuto\u2019s Facebook and Instagram pages are showing growth out of the gate, too, with discussions such as whether the Toyota Hilux or Ford Ranger is the best double-cab bakkie around.<\/p>\n<p>The site is not just for car fanatics, however, and provides coverage of \u201ceveryday\u201d topics.<\/p>\n<p>Is the VW Polo Vivo a better choice than the Toyota Agya for a first-time buyer? What type of second-hand car can you get for under R100,000? How much will petrol cost next month?<\/p>\n<p>These articles will provide information to a wide range of South Africans who are car owners or in the market to buy a vehicle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MyBroadband Media has launched a new motoring news website &#8211; TopAuto.co.za.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":462530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[15728],"class_list":["post-462512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-topauto"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=462512"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":462650,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/462512\/revisions\/462650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/462530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=462512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=462512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=462512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}