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Sudha Cars Museum is an automobile museum located in Hyderabad, India. [1] [2] [3] The museum displays "crazy cars" that resemble everyday objects.These cars are handmade by Kanyaboyina Sudhakar (known mainly as K. Sudhakar or K. Sudhakar Yadav) who started it as his hobby in his school days and opened the dedicated museum in 2010.
Rickshaws were introduced to Durban, South Africa, and by 1904 there were about 2,000 registered rickshaw pullers. [8] [29] [30] Rickshaws operated in Nairobi in the beginning of the 20th century; pullers went on strike there in 1908. [31] In the 1920s, they were used in Bagamoyo, Tanga, Tanzania and other areas of East Africa for short ...
[2] [3] In the 19th century, rickshaw pulling became an inexpensive, popular mode of transportation across Asia. [2] Peasants who migrated to large Asian cities often worked first as a rickshaw runner. [4] [5] It was "the deadliest occupation in the East, [and] the most degrading for human beings to pursue." [5] [nb 1]
In 1988, Ford withdrew from South Africa for economic and political reasons. [6] Samcor produced car and commercial vehicle models of the Ford and Mazda brands as well as the South African version of the Mazda 323 as Sao Penza. A source confirms the sale of the Mazda 323 under the Sao Penza brand name in the UK between 1991 and 1992. [7]
For motor vehicle manufacturing companies of South Africa see Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers of South Africa. Pages in category "Cars of South Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
In 1966, SAMAD was renamed Volkswagen of South Africa Limited at an extraordinary general meeting. [1] In 1966, SAMAD, in which Volkswagenwerk AG held 63% of the shares at the time, had around 2,460 employees and sold 21,888 vehicles. [4] With 36,315 vehicles, Volkswagen became the best-selling brand in South Africa for the first time in 1973.
In 2004, South Africa was responsible for the manufacture of 84% of all vehicles produced in Africa, 7 million of which are on the South African roads. Also in 2004, the industry made a 6.7% contribution to the GDP of South Africa and 29% of all South African manufacturers made up the country's automotive industry. 2004 also saw 110,000 ...
Birkin Cars, Ltd. is a South African-based car manufacturer. The company's specialty and only currently-produced vehicle is the S3 Roadster, a kit-car copy of the Lotus Super 7. The founder and owner of the company is John Watson, a descendant of pioneering race car driver Tim Birkin. Birkin Cars was formed in 1982.