Dealership walk-ins have decreased dramatically over the last few years, which is why the car industry is determined to make their showrooms as intriguing and entertaining as possible, adding restaurants, bars, displays and other elements to their offering (and selling a lot of cars in the process). Gumtree Auto identified their top picks for petrol…
Claire Cobbledick is the new GM of Gumtree South Africa
Gumtree South Africa has appointed Claire Cobbledick as General Manager replacing Johan Nel who is moving abroad. Cobbledick joined Gumtree SA in 2014 as Head of Marketing and became Head of Core Business in 2016. She is a former MD of The Jupiter Drawing Room advertising agency in Cape Town and was marketing manager for…
Kristofferson races towards Killarney in impressive form
The 2018 Gumtree World RX of SA will be held at Killarney International Raceway in Cape Town on 24 and 25 November. It will be the 12th and final event of the 2018 FIA World Rallycross championship. Sweden’s Johan Kristoffersson won at Killarney last year to put the seal on his 2017 world title and…
Online sellers need to change fast to meet customer expectations
By Claire Cobbledick Entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of Gumtree. So much so that we have coined the term Gumtrepreneurs for anyone who is building a business, or a making bit extra on a side hustle, through the country’s biggest online classifieds site. This thriving community online retail space, which anyone with an internet connection can…
Four Leadership Lessons I learnt while running the Comrades
By Nunben Dixon, Head of Operations: Gumtree Auto Running a marathon is tough, but an ultra-marathon even more so. I have run the Comrades several times now and it doesn’t get easier. Twice the length of a traditional marathon (with an extra 5kms to boot), giant hills, the heat and the humidity all make for…
Five car companies that are teaming up with Techies
Futurologists believe that cars, as we know them, will soon become obsolete. The humble automobile will evolve from a vehicle that takes you from A to B into an extension of our smart phones. They will communicate with us, come complete with AI and earn an income by renting themselves out while not in use…