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Feb

Stage 8 – Dakar Rally

All three TGR crews in the Top 5 after Week 1

- 2^nd on Stage 8 for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel

- 4^th on Stage 8 for Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings

- All three TGR crews in the Top 5 after Week 1

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing completed the opening week of the 2023 Dakar Rally in a strong position, with all three GR DKR Hilux T1+ cars in the Top 5. Stage 8 of the event, which brought the crews to Riyadh for the Rest Day, saw defending champions Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel record the second-fastest time, trailing the stage winners by just 2min 11sec. This leaves the TGR crew with a 1hr 3min 46sec advantage at the head of the field, with six stages remaining in the race.

The second fastest TGR crew on the day was Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings, who trailed the stage winners home by just 4min 53sec, over the 346km-long stage, which featured very rocky terrain. The pair recorded a clean run on the stage, with the GR Hilux running faultlessly. They remain in second place in the overall standings, placing two of the three TGR crews in first and second place after eight stages.

Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy had a solid day on Stage 7, going fourth-fastest. But Stage 8 bit back, with two punctures early in the stage. The South African Rally-Raid champions were forced into survival mode, driving 240km with no spare tyres, as cars in the T1+ class are only allowed to carry two spares. The crew relinquished 29min 44sec to the stage winners, dropping down to fifth place in the overall standings as a result.

The privately entered Hilux T1+ of Brazilian Lucas Moraes and his German co-driver, Timo Gottschalk, is still in third place in the overall rankings, making it a one-two-three for Toyota at the Rest Day – a remarkable achievement.

Stage 8 was the second part of a ‘mini marathon’ section, with the crews sleeping in a makeshift bivouac near Al Duwadimi after Stage 7. The return stage to Riyadh was a stern test, with many competitors reporting problems over the extremely rocky terrain.

The Rest Day is up next, and offers a day of rest and recuperation for the drivers and co-drivers, while the technical crews strip and rebuild the race cars in preparation for the final assault on the 2023 Dakar Rally. The event will feature six more stages, before concluding in the city of Dammam on 15 January, 2023.

QUOTES:

Glyn Hall, TGR Dakar Team Principal: “The first week of Dakar 2023 is finally done and dusted, and what a week it’s been for our team. If anyone had told me before the race that we’d have all three our cars in the Top 5 at the Rest Day, I’d have been a very happy man. Now this is our reality, and I have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. On the other hand, there are still six stages to go, including the Marathon, so we can’t relax at all. The Dakar is never over, and we have a lot of respect for the stages ahead.”

Nasser Al-Attiyah: “Today was a good one for us, and I must say I’m really happy at this point in the race. I think we’ve done a good job so far, despite some big fights with our competitors earlier in the race. But to reach the Rest Day with more than an hour lead was one of our targets, and I’m happy to have achieved this. Now we need to focus on the coming week, as the terrain is completely different.”

Giniel de Villiers: “The luck just doesn’t seem to be on our side this year, and we just can’t string two good days together at the moment. Today, we had to do 240km without any spare tyres, despite taking it easy early in the stage. But then Henk caught up with us after just 60km, and I figured I might’ve been taking it too easy. Just 20km further, we had our first puncture. Another 30km, and we had our second puncture. From there it was back to survival mode to the finish.”

Henk Lategan: “Today, we didn’t really push. We found a good rhythm early on in the rocky sections, which was great as we know how easy it is to get a puncture. We took it really easy in the rocky stuff, and then picked up the pace a bit in the dunes. I think it was a tough day for most competitors, so I’m glad that we managed to keep it clean in the stage today. I do think we have a little more pace left in the dunes, but Brett has been taking a beating, and we’ll save that for when we need it.”

DAKAR 2023: Stage 8 Results

POS.	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	201	(FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB(BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN	BAHRAIN RAID XTREME	03H 34′ 24”
2	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH(FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	03H 36′ 35”	+ 00H 02′ 11”
3	207	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ(ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	TEAM AUDI SPORT	03H 37′ 55”	+ 00H 03′ 31”
4	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN(ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	03H 39′ 17”	+ 00H 04′ 53”
5	203	(POL) JAKUB PRZYGONSKI(ESP) ARMAND MONLEON	X-RAID MINI JCW TEAM	03H 44′ 43”	+ 00H 10′ 19”
6	206	(FRA) GUERLAIN CHICHERIT(FRA) ALEX WINOCQ	GCK MOTORSPORT	03H 44′ 45”	+ 00H 10′ 21”
7	230	(BRA) LUCAS MORAES(DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK	OVERDRIVE RACING	03H 45′ 33”	+ 00H 11′ 09”
8	231	(FRA) ROMAIN DUMAS(FRA) MAX DELFINO	REBELLION RACING	03H 51′ 16”	+ 00H 16′ 52”
9	202	(SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI(DEU) DIRK VON ZITZEWITZ	OVERDRIVE RACING	03H 51′ 29”	+ 00H 17′ 05”
10	213	(LTU) VAIDOTAS ZALA(PRT) PAULO FIUZA	TELTONIKA RACING.	03H 52′ 39”	+ 00H 18′ 15”
21	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS(ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	04H 04′ 08”	+ 00H 29′ 44”

DAKAR 2023: Standings after Stage 8

POS.	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH(FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	31H 02′ 58”
2	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN(ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	32H 06′ 44”	+ 01H 03′ 46”
3	230	(BRA) LUCAS MORAES(DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK	OVERDRIVE RACING	32H 23′ 20”	+ 01H 20′ 22”
4	201	(FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB(BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN	BAHRAIN RAID XTREME	32H 55′ 04”	+ 01H 52′ 06”
5	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS(ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	33H 07′ 18”	+ 02H 04′ 20”
6	231	(FRA) ROMAIN DUMAS(FRA) MAX DELFINO	REBELLION RACING	33H 30′ 09”	+ 02H 27′ 11”
7	210	(CZE) MARTIN PROKOP(CZE) VIKTOR CHYTKA	ORLEN BENZINA TEAM	33H 39′ 58”	+ 02H 37′ 00”
8	216	(ZAF) BRIAN BARAGWANATH(ZAF) LEONARD CREMER	CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM	33H 45′ 04”	+ 02H 42′ 06”
9	224	(CHN) WEI HAN(CHN) MA LI	HANWEI MOTORSPORT TEAM	34H 18′ 01”	+ 03H 15′ 03”
10	220	(ARG) JUAN CRUZ YACOPINI(ESP) DANIEL OLIVERAS CARRERAS	OVERDRIVE RACING	34H 43′ 20”	+ 03H 40′ 22”

source: https://motorpress.co.za/articles/

Feb

SECOND STAGE WIN FOR TOYOTA GAZOO RACING AT DAKAR 2023

- Stage win for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel

- 6^th on stage for Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings

- 8^th on stage for Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy

- Nasser/Mathieu extend overall lead

Another tough day marked Stage 5 of the 2023 Dakar Rally, which saw TOYOTA GAZOO Racing’s Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel record their second stage win of the 45^th edition of the race. The pair completed the 374km special stage in 4hr 13min 23sec, placing them 1min 57sec ahead of the second-placed crew. This result has cemented their position at the top of the overall standings, as they are now 22min 36sec ahead of their nearest competitors.

Nasser and Mathieu will also be campaigning their GR DKR Hilux T1+ in the FIA’s World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) this year, in defence of the title they won last year. As such, their performance at Dakar 2023 has a direct influence on that championship too, as the Dakar Rally is Round 1 of the 2023 season. At present, Nasser and Mathieu have earned 12 points towards the W2RC at the race thus far, leaving them three points behind their nearest rivals in the W2RC standings.

Stage 5 was a tough one for TGR’s two remaining crews. Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings posted the 6^th-fastest time today, some 12min 33sec adrift of the time posted by Nasser and Mathieu. The pair described the terrain on the stage as “punishing” on both the car and the body, and they found the going tough for most of the day. They lost time when a tire bead slipped off the rim after a hard landing into a rut early in the stage, and almost suffered a similar fate much later in the day. Luckily the tire re-seated itself on the second hard landing, and the crew managed to complete the stage without a second tyre change. They remain in 5^th place overall, 57min 58sec behind the lead.

Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy also had a challenging day. The harshness of the terrain played havoc with their bodies, but they still posted the 8^th-fastest time on the day, 19min 44sec behind the winners. They have retained their 7^th position in the general classification, with a 1hr 7min 57sec deficit to the leaders.

Stage 6 of this year’s Dakar Rally was meant to see the bivouac shift from the city of Ha’il to Al Duwadimi but flooding in the Al Duwadimi area has forced the organisers to reroute the Dakar caravan to the Saudi capital of Riyadh instead. Stage 6 will be shortened by 100 km, and as such the competitors will have to complete a post-stage liaison of 300 km.

The organisers will determine the stages to follow based on the conditions at the time, but the rest day of the 2023 Dakar is schedule for January 9^th, in a bivouac near the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The event will draw to a close on January 15^th, in the Eastern city of Dammam.

QUOTES:

Glyn Hall, TGR Dakar Team Principal: “Today saw the implementation of the FIA’s Equivalence of Technology (EOT), which is a system that is designed to balance the performance between cars that feature vastly different power technologies in the T1 category. The calculations are quite complex, but in essence all the top teams had agreed to this approach prior to the start of the race, and while we were somewhat surprised by the decision, it is in line with the rules and our prior agreement, and it will be implemented throughout the year at the FIA’s W2RC events. The EOT will be reassessed during the Rest Day. In the end, all that we can do is focus on our own race and our own results, and I extremely pleased with Nasser and Mathieu’s win today.”

Nasser Al-Attiyah: “It was a good stage for us today. Not easy at all, and really hard on the body, but despite this we managed to push, and I’m very happy to have won the stage. There’s still a long way to go, but at this point we’re happy to be in the lead. We’ll keep trying to increase our lead, of course, but for now we are content to be at the head of the field.”

Giniel de Villiers: “It was a very physical stage today, very tough on the body and especially on the neck. There were endless fields of camel grass and very tricky dunes. We were caught out a couple of times and had to slow down, before getting back on the attack. Certainly, a very tough stage today!”

Henk Lategan: “We had a good start to the stage, which was run on some sandy tracks. But then we had a problem with one of our tyres, before entering the dunes. I struggled a bit in the dunes, especially compared to some of the crews who have been doing this for many years. We took a couple of hard knocks today, but overall, I’m relieved that we got through a very tough stage.”

DAKAR 2023: Stage 5 Results

	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH(FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	04H 13′ 23”
2	207	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ(ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	TEAM AUDI SPORT	04H 15′ 20”	+ 00H 01′ 57”
3	204	(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL(FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER	TEAM AUDI SPORT	04H 17′ 07”	+ 00H 03′ 44”
4	202	(SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI(DEU) DIRK VON ZITZEWITZ	OVERDRIVE RACING	04H 22′ 06”	+ 00H 08′ 43”
5	206	(FRA) GUERLAIN CHICHERIT(FRA) ALEX WINOCQ	GCK MOTORSPORT	04H 24′ 32”	+ 00H 11′ 09”
6	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN(ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	04H 25′ 56”	+ 00H 12′ 33”
7	230	(BRA) LUCAS MORAES(DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK	OVERDRIVE RACING	04H 29′ 39”	+ 00H 16′ 16”
8	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS(ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR HILUX T1+	04H 33′ 07”	+ 00H 19′ 44”
9	201	(FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB(BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN	BAHRAIN RAID XTREME	04H 33′ 21”	+ 00H 19′ 58”
10	213	(LTU) VAIDOTAS ZALA(PRT) PAULO FIUZA	TELTONIKA RACING.	04H 33′ 55”	+ 00H 20′ 32”

DAKAR 2023: Standings after Stage 5

	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH(FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR Hilux T1+	20H 47′ 36”
2	204	(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL(FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER	TEAM AUDI SPORT	21H 10′ 12”	+ 00H 22′ 36”
3	202	(SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI(DEU) DIRK VON ZITZEWITZ	OVERDRIVE RACING	21H 14′ 37”	+ 00H 27′ 01”
4	207	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ(ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	TEAM AUDI SPORT	21H 22′ 28”	+ 00H 34′ 52”
5	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN(ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR Hilux T1+	21H 45′ 34”	+ 00H 57′ 58”
6	230	(BRA) LUCAS MORAES(DEU) TIMO GOTTSCHALK	OVERDRIVE RACING	21H 49′ 19”	+ 01H 01′ 43”
7	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS(ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACINGGR DKR Hilux T1+	21H 55′ 33”	+ 01H 07′ 57”
8	211	(SWE) MATTIAS EKSTROM(SWE) EMIL BERGKVIST	TEAM AUDI SPORT	22H 23′ 32”	+ 01H 35′ 56”
9	210	(CZE) MARTIN PROKOP(CZE) VIKTOR CHYTKA	ORLEN BENZINA TEAM	22H 39′ 41”	+ 01H 52′ 05”
10	231	(FRA) ROMAIN DUMAS(FRA) MAX DELFINO	REBELLION RACING	22H 39′ 46”	+ 01H 52′ 10”

Source: https://motorpress.co.za//

Feb

Follow the 2023 Dakar Rally – Saudi Arabia

The Toyota Hilux and Land Cruiser 300 are popular off-road vehicles and have been used by enthusiast all over the world to take on various off-road competitions. The Hilux has won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2016, 2017 and 2021 and the Dakar Rally in 2019 and 2022.
We are happy to share with you that he 2023 Dakar Rally raid event is being held in Saudi Arabia which is the 45th edition of the rally organized by Amaury Sport Organisation.
The event kicked off on the 31st of December 2022 and ends on the 15th of January 2023. This will be the fourth time the rally is being held in Saudi Arabia.
Toyota is once again taking part for it has proven its high quality, durability and reliability in Dakar Rally, well known as world ‘s toughest cross-county rally. The tough tested Toyota models being used are Land Cruiser 300 and the Hilux. Follow the updates and highlights on Instagram and Facebook from the provided links and read more from our website.

https://www.facebook.com/toyotazambia
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Feb

TOYOTA GAZOO Racing on stage 4 of DAKAR 2023

- Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel 4th on stage and extend overall lead

- 6th on stage for Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings

- 9th on stage for Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy

A relatively clean 4th stage allowed defending champions, Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel, to extend their overall lead in the 2023 Dakar Rally to 18min 18sec over the privately entered Toyota Hilux T1+ of Yazeed Al Rajhi in second place. A single puncture was the only blot on an otherwise clean sheet for the Qatari superstar and his French co-driver.

Nasser and Mathieu posted the 4th-fastest time on Stage 4, trailing the stage winners home by just 2min 06sec over the 425km-long special. Their nearest competitors relinquished 7min 04sec on the day, increasing the GR DKR Hilux T1+ crew’s advantage in the overall standings.

Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings also had a successful stage, completing the stage without a single puncture. They started the stage as the second car on the road, which made it somewhat tricky to find the route. However, they found a good pace, often sharing the road with one of their competitors, and making it to the finish just 7min 23sec adrift of the stage winners.

Despite a harsh penalty of 20min incurred in the first stage, Henk and Brett have moved up into 5th place in the overall ranking, just 45min 25sec off the lead, and within 13min of 4th place. Having completed Stage 4 as the 6th-fastest car, they’ll be the 6th car on the road for Stage 5, placing them in a good position from which to attack.

Stage 4 also brought a clean run for Giniel de Villiers and co-driver Dennis Murphy. The pair started the stage as the 27th car on the road, which hampered their progress in the thick, wet sand that marked the early parts of the stage. They pushed on despite the road conditions, recording the 9th-fastest time on the stage, 16min 11sec behind the winners.

This result leaves them in 7th overall, though their deficit to teammates Nasser and Mathieu have grown to 46min 13sec. They are just 46sec behind the crew ahead of them, less than a minute behind Henk and Brett in 5th. Their road position for Stage 5 sees them start in 9th place, which should increase their chances for a more competitive stage time.

Stage 5 of Dakar 2023 will start and finish at the bivouac near the city of Ha’il, where cold weather and a rainstorm marked the arrival of the Dakar Rally on January 3rd. A liaison of 145km will take the crews from the bivouac to the start of the stage, whereafter they will complete a timed special of 374km. Finally, a liaison of 130km will bring them back to the bivouac.

Three more stages will follow Stage 5 before the rally reaches the rest day at the Saudi capital of Riyadh. The second week of the event will take place largely in the so-called Empty Quarter in the southern part of Saudi Arabia, before the event concludes in the coastal city of Dammam on January 15th.

QUOTES:

Glyn Hall, TGR Dakar Team Principal:
“Someone once said that any day where you lead the Dakar is a good day, and as such today was another good day for us. Nasser drove a very steady stage with no problems, to extend his lead at the top by five minutes. So, no complaints today – let’s see what tomorrow brings.”

Nasser Al-Attiyah:
“It was a very difficult day yet again. Not an easy one. But I’m happy to have come through the stage without any serious drama, except for one flat tyre. We finished in fourth place on today’s stage, so our road position tomorrow will be much better. We’re still in the overall lead, and to me it is quite important to hold onto that lead, so that we can control the first week of the race.”

Giniel de Villiers:
“We had a fairly good stage today, though the wet sand made the going quite difficult in the morning. We had a relatively clean day, and the car ran well all day. At the very least we’ve moved up the order in terms of our road position, which should make things a bit easier tomorrow.”

Henk Lategan:
“The stage didn’t start of very well for us, as we struggled to find a good line early in the day. Maybe my inexperience in the dunes showed a bit, but when Stephan [Peterhansel] caught up with us, we managed to follow him for most of the day. When there were roads, we were in front, and when we went off piste, he was in front. We learnt a lot from him today, and overall, we’re happy with today’s result.”

DAKAR 2023: STAGE 4 RESULTS:

POS.	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	201	(FRA) SEBASTIEN LOEB (BEL) FABIAN LURQUIN	BAHRAIN RAID XTREME	04H11’34”
2	204	(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL (FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER	TEAM AUDI SPORT	04H11’47”	+00H00’13”
3	207	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	TEAM AUDI SPORT	04H13’24”	+00H01’50”
4	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	04H13’40”	+00H02’06”
5	202	(SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI (DEU) DIRK VON ZITZEWITZ	OVERDRIVE RACING	04H18’38”	+00H07’04”
6	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN (ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	04H18’57”	+00H07’23”
9	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS (ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	04H27’45”	+00H16’11”

DAKAR 2023: STANDINGS AFTER STAGE 4

POS.	N°	CREW	TEAM	TIME	VARIATION
1	200	(QAT) NASSER AL-ATTIYAH (FRA) MATHIEU BAUMEL	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	16H34’13”
2	202	(SAU) YAZEED AL RAJHI (DEU) DIRK VON ZITZEWITZ	OVERDRIVE RACING	16H52’31”	+00H18’18”
3	204	(FRA) STÉPHANE PETERHANSEL (FRA) EDOUARD BOULANGER	TEAM AUDI SPORT	16H53’05”	+00H18’52”
4	207	(ESP) CARLOS SAINZ (ESP) LUCAS CRUZ	TEAM AUDI SPORT	17H07’08”	+00H32’55”
5	217	(ZAF) HENK LATEGAN (ZAF) BRETT CUMMINGS	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	17H19’38”	+00H45’25”
7	205	(ZAF) GINIEL DE VILLIERS (ZAF) DENNIS MURPHY	TOYOTA GAZOO RACING GR DKR Hilux T1+	17H20’26”	+00H46’13”

source: https://toyotagazooracing.com/dakar//

Feb

Toyota Service Plan -Launched

To serve our customers better, CFAO Motors (Zambia) Limited has launched the Toyota Service Plan.

Customers have an option of choosing between 5 years/100,00km or 5 years/150,000km (whichever comes first) service cover. The service plan can be purchased from any of the Toyota branches in Zambia and covers the standard replacement parts, lubricants, and labour of regular scheduled services. The scheduled intervals for Toyota Vehicles are 5,000km and replacement parts are stipulated for each interval by the manufacturer based on the service mileage.

For more information you can call us on +260971268000 or WhatsApp us on +260764862705

Feb

Guaranteed Buy Back Scheme – In Partnership With FNB

We are excited to inform you that Cfao Motors (Zambia) Limited and FNB Zambia have partnered to the Guaranteed Buyback Scheme which will provide a more affordable and rational finance solution to corporations and individuals at large. In this scheme the customer can finance the ownership of a new vehicle for a tenure of between 12 and 60 months, while CFAO Motors guarantees the residual value. At the time of maturity, the customer will have the option to take the ownership of the vehicle by making the full payment either through cash or securing another finance arrangement or returning the vehicle to CFAO Motors.

The following are the benefits of the Buy Back Scheme:

- You can structure your payment plan as per your comfort and needs.

- Every Toyota vehicle financed by Toyota Buyback Guarantee comes with Toyota Service Plan.

Note the following
(1) Monthly Repayment Rate: $500 includes principal, interest rate and VAT. The rate excludes Full Comprehensive Insurance, which is mandatory, however, the customer is at liberty of choosing an insurance provider.
(2) Vehicle Hilux Double Cab 2.4L GD-6 4×4 6M/T Comfort Plus price: $50,600 with VAT
(3) Service Plan for 5 years and 100,000km, whichever comes first price: $4,900 with VAT
(4) This scheme is currently only available to FNB customers

We are excited to assist you in making you commute in style and class with our partnership with FNB Zambia. For more information call us now on 0971268000. Terms and Conditions apply

Feb

Chipolopolo’s’ New Coach – Mr. Avram Grant

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) have officially presented Israeli coach Avram Grant as the new head coach for the Chipolopolo.

Speaking at the press briefing, Mr. Kamanga the FAZ president stated that the former Chelsea and Ghana coach comes with experience and has penned a two-year deal with an option to extend subject to performance. Mr. Kamanga further stated that he has all the confidence that Avram Grant will take the Chipolopolo to greater heights. While at the press briefing, Mr. Grant said he received many offers but chose Zambia because he sees potential in the talents that Zambia has at its disposal. When asked about the pressure he is about to face from the public at large, “I love the pressure, it’s what makes the game beautiful,” he said. “I will be almost clocking 50 years in my coaching career, and I understand what it means to play under pressure. There has always been pressure everywhere I have coached. Yes, I received other offers, but I was looking for the right challenge, and I chose Zambia because I have seen so much potential, and I thank the Football Association of Zambia for choosing me.” I came here because of the challenge, and I look forward to making history”, he said.

Zambia has missed out on qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations three times in a row; the last time they took part, in 2015, they were eliminated at the group stage.

Congratulations to Avram Grant for the new role of Zambian National Team Coach, we wish him success in his new role.

Feb

Beyond Zero- “Achieving zero, and adding new value beyond it”

The need to promote clean energy in Zambia has always been evident owing to the increased effects of climate change on weather patterns and rising cost of petroleum. This presents an opportunity for mobility powered by renewable energy, including electric vehicles. The government of Zambia has already zero-rated excise duty for electric vehicles and halved their customs duty.

It is with this regard that we are happy to share that as part of Toyota’s efforts to pass our beautiful “Home Planet” to the next generation, Toyota has identified and is helping to solve issues faced by individuals and overall society, which it calls “Achieving Zero,”

Find out more on: https://global.toyota/en/mobility/beyond-zero//

Feb

Don’t Drink And Drive

It is a well-known fact that the festive season is the booziest time of the year because not only do people want to relax and commemorate Christmas but also look forward to the new year.

Notably, there are no exceptions to the rule: If you have been drinking, do not drive. The effects of alcohol on your driving can include:

1. False sense of confidence
2. Increased tendency to take risks.
3. Reduced co-ordination and concentration.
4. Slower reaction times.
5. Impaired vision
6. Impaired perception of obstacles
7. Poor Judgment

These side effects put the driver, potential passengers, other vehicles, and pedestrians at risk. Therefore, Cfao Motors (Zambia) Limited would like to remind customers to enjoy this festive season by responsively ensuring not to mix alcohol and driving.

Happy Festive Season, and wishing you safe rides.

Feb

Festive Season Working Hours

Dear Esteemed Customers,

Please be informed that the trading hours of all Toyota Zambia branches, and Authorised Service Centres will vary over the Christmas and New Year period.

Below are the details.

· 25^th December 2022, Gazetted Public Holiday (Christmas)

· 26^th December 2022, Day following Christmas Day which falls on Sunday

· 27^th– 31^st December 2020, Only Skeleton Staff in place.

· 30^th December 2022, Half Day (Normal Working Day)

· 1^st January 2023, Gazetted Public Holiday (New Year )

· 2^ndJanuary 2023, Public Holiday. Day following New year’s Day which falls on Sunday

· 3^rd January 2023, Fully opened for business

Wishing you and your families “A happy Christmas and safe festive season” as we cross over into 2023.

For further information visit our Website www.toyotazambia.co.zm or call us on +260971 268000.

Thank you for your continued business support.

By Management.

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