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The Race-ist Hits South Africa

1 Apr

We at Autostyle Motorsport have been an integral part of the technical side of the movie. Stuff like advising on race car models, design trends and popular products.   Being in Cairo means I missed the official launch and will most likely only watch it on dvd this June (unless Cairo Cinema decides otherwise:)

That said,  be sure to support South African cinema and support a movie with a positive message.  Their cast should appeal to all race groups in South Africa,  check out the trailer below. I’ve been told there’s tons of Autostyle placements from the race tracks to the vehicle signage to authentic street credible accessories.

The Race-ist Movie is showing at major cinemas in South Africa from 1st April 2010

Blast from the Past – Autostyle Overview

6 Jan

Way back in 2006 I created this little company overview to pitch us to potential suppliers, publishers and the like.

Earlier today I posted it on Slideshare.net to share the document with more clients.  At time of this post, Slideshare.net has it featured on their Automotive category

New Look Autostyle.co.za

28 Sep

old homepage

old homepage

Recently the Autostyle website was given a facelift.  Many new features on screen and behind the scenes were implemented to keep up with current trends and usability.

Right from the start, you’ll notice the site is a lot more wider.  On the old site (2 years old) we had to cater for a substantial 800×600 monitor resolution userbase.  Fast forward to 2009 using Google Analytics, I can now safely say that minimum monitor resolutions is now at 1024×768.

Colors and side navigation has not strayed too much from the old site. I have grouped the categories further and given the popular Car Audio its own menu bar. The titles of each category is also alot more visible. (more…)

Islam and Online Sales (ecommerce)

17 Jul

This is an interesting issue.  Over the years I have asked various scholars and received fairly mediocre answers.  Personally with the Autostyle online store, it was started with the correct intentions.  Sure one of it was to improve turnover but also to provide a service to our customers with:
1) online catalogue,
2) easier & quicker way to order,
3) safe online enviroment to purchase,
4) door to door delivery,
5) servicing customers who cant drive to our store.
However, in Islam one cannot sell a commodity without owning it.  For you to sell a tyre, you must own the tyre and then sell it to whoever. I suppose using this logic the world economy would be in a better place right now. (more…)

Web hosting Recommendations

19 Jun

Recently I have been subjected to a spate of emails and telephone calls from friends and strangers asking me to host their website.  I’m no web hosting guru, and do not plan to be one.  Yes I have a the odd dedicated server, shared hosting and so on which I use to host my own sites and a few close clients.

Everyone else? Allow me to recommend a few companies.  The first two I can personally testify to their excellent service and competitive pricing.  You get what you pay for and the $1.99 rubbish from the so called companies, well that can only end badly. (more…)