2025 Annual Magazine
Welcome to the 2025 Annual Magazine by MasterTorque, your ultimate destination for all things vehicles! This year, we’re revving up your passion for automotive excellence with a curated selection of the latest innovations, in-depth reviews, and inspiring stories from the world of cars, trucks, and motorsports.
Electric vehicles (EV) are expected to comprise of 12% of the South African vehicle market share by 2030. This is in comparison to global vehicle market share of EVs which is estimated to reach 44.9% by the same year according to EV Volumes. The uptake of EVs in South Africa is slower due to several reasons but if projections are correct, this could soon change. Ultimately, rapid EV growth is inevitable.
South African drivers have likely not failed to notice the sheer amount of delivery bike riders sharing the road. In 2023, it was estimated there were approximately 50 000 delivery bikes on the roads which is expected to double by 2026. Ultimately, for drivers, this may only create more challenges as many have had a dangerous encounter with a rider before. What does this mean for all road users?
Successfully managing a fleet depends on using the services of several service providers. Access a comprehensive database of fleet management services in the 2025 edition of the MasterTorque magazine.
There are several safety benefits to reversing into a parking, yet a trip through a parking lot will reveal that those who reverse park are in the minority. If you do not reverse into your spot, there are certain steps one can follow to ensure their reversing skills leave even bystanders impressed.
The third Fleet Safety Awards was a great success awarding winners more than R200 000 in cash prizes as well as several other awards that will contribute to their further development. Read the Fleet Safety Awards Special to look back on the 2024 Awards, learn about some of the positive impacts that resulted and build your anticipation for the 2025 Awards.
Vehicles already feature impressive functions with the help of AI technology within mobility. It is also transforming telematics with the use of predictive analytics. Without AI, telematics provides immense amounts of data on drivers and routes. With AI, predictive analytics takes that data and identifies issues before they become a challenge allowing for proactive responses.
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