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Exposure

In the Media

Africar Group has been recognised in different media around the world.

Africar Group & Auto24 has also been featured in conferences in Paris/France, Lisbon/Portugal, Barcelona/Spain, Sydney/Australia, London/UK, Kigali/Rwanda, Bangkok/Thailand, Abidjan/Ivory Coast, Johannesburg/South Africa, Dakar/Senegal, Nairobi/Kenya, Casablanca/Morocco…

Below is a selection of our media exposure.

Africar Group, trading as Auto24.africa and present in Ivory Coast, Morocco, South Africa, Rwanda and Senegal, has introduced Rwandas first Tesla EVs.

The New Times – March 2024

https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/15477/news/featured/auto24-rwanda-introduces-tesla-evs-in-rwanda

Stellantis expands offer of mobility solutions in Africa: Africar Group and its AUTO24 launches its pre-owned car marketplace to four new markets : Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and South-Africa.

African Business – September 2023

https://african.business/2023/09/apo-newsfeed/stellantis-expands-offer-of-mobility-solutions-in-africa-auto24-launches-its-pre-owned-car-marketplace-to-four-new-markets-morocco-rwanda-senegal-and-south-africa

Africar Group and its AUTO24 launches its pre-owned car marketplace to four new markets : Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal and South-Africa.

Stellantis Press release – September 2023

https://www.media.stellantis.com/me-en/corporate-communications/press/mea-stellantis-expands-offer-of-mobility-solutions-in-africa-auto24-launches-its-pre-owned-car-marketplace-to-four-new-markets-morocco-rwanda-senegal-and-south-africa

Xavier Duchemin (Stellantis): “Sell more than a million used cars online by 2030… This will be done thanks to Spoticar, Aramis, but also to start-ups, as is the case in Africa. We started in Ivory Coast with a stake in the company Auto24, which buys back vehicles and resells them to individuals. This business is growing very fast. We therefore wish to expand into other African countries, such as Morocco and Senegal”.

Largus – March 2023

https://www.largus.fr/pros/actualite-automobile/xavier-duchemin-stellantis

The 37-kilometre-long Abidjan metro is keeping with the Ivory Coast government policy that encourages ecological transportation. In this regard, charging stations were recently erected by the Ivorian start-up Auto24, which specializes in acquiring and selling used cars. The firm [Auto24] will release its first line of pre-owned electric vehicles for individuals and companies in January 2023 (Kia e-Soul, Kia e-Niro, and Hyundai Porter Electric made in Asia).

AEP African Energy Portal – January 2023

https://africa-energy-portal.org/news/ivory-coast-encourages-electric-transportation-systems-ecological-benefits

Stellantis, a leading global automaker and mobility provider, has invested in Africar Group to create Auto24, an African used-vehicle start-up. Auto24 is billed as a faster and safer way to buy and sell used vehicles across the continent.

Ventureburn Media Group – November 2022

https://ventureburn.com/2022/11/stellantis-investment-gives-birth-to-used-vehicle-start-up/

Africar Group and Stellantis announce the launch of Auto24 activities in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Auto24 is a direct to consumer used car company that brings new, innovative solutions ensuring transactions are conducted in a transparent and secure way.

Stellantis Press release – September 2022

https://www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/corporate-communications/press/stellantis-invest-in-africar-group-to-create-auto24-african-used-vehicle-start-up

AfricarGroup helps local individuals and professionals buy and sell their vehicles faster and safer than ever, as well as managing their inventories and leads online with a complete SaaS solution.

Africa Tech Report – Jan 2020

https://africatechreport.com/2018/10/04/africargroup-leads-the-car-dealers-platform-in-africa/

With now about 94 million internet users in Nigeria ….. Nigerians are more and more using online services to buy and sell goods. Social media users in Nigeria have grown by 26% since January 2018 , which shows that the country’s social media development keeps progressing fastly.

Today NG – May 2019

https://todayng.com/first-online-marketplace-for-cars-launch-in-nigeria

Emerging Classifieds Ventures-backed used auto vertical AfriCar entered the African market last year and has since spread its business model to 40 countries; despite it failing elsewhere.

AIM Group – October 2018

www.aimgroup.com/2018/10/02/africar-executes-differently-in-africa/