Smart card vendor On Track Innovations (OTI) Africa and BP Africa have signed an agreement to expand the FuelMaster network throughout 10 additional sub-Saharan African countries.
BMW SA unveiled five new models at the Auto Africa Expo at Nasrec last week, with the launch simultaneously streamed on the BMW Web site via Webcams through a streaming server hosted by UUNet SA.
BMW SA has launched its Vendue auctioning system, a Lotus Domino Web application, with the assistance of Lotus Development.
OTI Africa, a smart card company, has signed a three-year agreement with BP Southern Africa to co-operate in the marketing and support of FuelMaster technology to the fleet and private motorist markets.
New data from the US indicates a sharp increase in the role of the Internet in vehicle marketing, although there are warning signs that this rate of growth may be about to slow.
Volkswagen SA is allowing customers to design, finance and insure their new VW Citi Golf on the Web.
BMW SA has gone live with its Virtual Centre, a Web site designed to aid customers` pre-purchase research. The site offers a number of options to customers, but falls short of incorporating true e-commerce.
SalesBid, a provider of auction-focused Web applications, has auction-enabled Hertz Rent A Car's Web site to assist it in auctioning its rental services online.
Business-to-business (B2B) portal Autospares.com has invited local motoring businesses to join its online marketplace, which is expected to have a monthly turnover of between R35 million and R65 million by the end of the year.
A US car rental company has rolled out a travel information kiosk system running on Sun technology. The multilingual kiosks will be deployed in over 50 locations in the US within the next two years.
CCH Software Development, local Iona representative, says the Ford Motor Company has chosen Iona`s Orbix e-business infrastructure as the integration platform for its applications.
Nokia says the Kerridge Dealer Management System has gone online with the Customer Online Module to allow users to access it via Wireless Application Protocol-enabled phones.