Autotrader.co.za is an online automotive classifieds advertising website, which is part of Auto Trader South Africa. The company publishes an automotive classifieds magazine Auto Trader as well. Auto Trader South Africa was previously a subsidiary of the

Auto Trader Group Auto Trader Group plc is a British automotive classified advertising business. It specialises in new and second hand automotive sales, including cars sold by private sellers and trade dealers. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is ...

. In 2013, the Auto Trader Group sold their South African business, Auto Trader South Africa, which then became a wholly South African-owned business. The autotrader.co.za website is South Africa’s largest automotive marketplace

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for buyers and sellers of both new and used

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s and other types of

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s. According to

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, autotrader.co.za is South Africa's largest website in their ''Autos and Vehicles'' category.

History

On 16 April 1992, the South African ''Auto Trader'' was launched. The company, led by CEO George Mienie, has since transitioned from only an automotive classifieds

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

business to an online business via autotrader.co.za. In 2013, four local shareholders acquired autotrader.co.za. as well. On 2 November 2017, The Competition Tribunal approved the merger between AutoTraderZA &

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subsidiary OLX Group

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External links

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