With a wealth of experience in the automotive media industry, Mike Fourie adds significant muscle to the expanding Cars.co.za content team

Cars.co.za is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Fourie as Content Manager. Fourie's appointment follows a near 15-year stint at South Africa's largest motoring (print) publication, CAR magazine, of which five years were in the position of Deputy Editor. He previously also managed CAR's online presence.Fourie is one of only two South Africans on the World Car Awards (WCA) jury, along with Hannes Oosthuizen, Cars.co.za Consumer Experience Manager.

"We are thrilled to have someone of Mike's calibre join the team," says Oosthuizen. "Mike is very highly respected in the South African automotive industry.In his new role, he will furthernurture the skills of a young, talented and already very experienced editorial team, as well as play a leading role in defining the brand's content strategies going forward."

“I am very excited to join the enthusiastic Cars.co.za team," says Fourie. "Cars.co.za has grown tremendously in terms of readership and influence in a short time and I look forward to rekindling my love affair with online media, which is, after all, where my career as a motoring journalist began.”

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