Lindsay Saker History  ( From http://www.lindsaysaker.co.za/)

Lindsay Saker is one of South Africa’s oldest brands and has been selling cars 
for over 100 years many people think that Lindsay Saker was an actual person but
 in fact the name of our business is a combination of names of people that played
 a key role in making Lindsay Saker one of the biggest motor retail networks in
 Southern Africa today.In 1902 two brothers, Charles and DH Saker started DH 
Saker Limited: one of the first businesses to get a concession to sell some of
 the very first cars like Crosley, White Steam and De Dion Bouton, at a time 
when Johannesburg was still a gold mining town.

In the early days they hit the headlines with their first of a kind, non-stop 
trips to such remote destinations as Durban and Cape Town! In the early 1930’s
 the company acquired the Studebaker franchise which it held until production 
was stopped in 1966.

This 30 year period saw considerable diversification in the business and in 
1946 Anglo Transvaal Consolidated acquired control.  The name of the company 
was changed to the Saker Motor Corporation when former Johannesburg Mayor, 
Jack Mincer took control of the company.

Whilst the Saker Motor Corporation was becoming a major force, GK Lindsay 
became one of the first Volkswagen dealers in Johannesburg area, in 1951.  
On the 31 August of that year, the first Beetle rolled off the production 
line in Uitenhage; the People’s Car had come to South Africa. In 1957 The
 Sakers Finance and Investment Company merged with GK Lindsay and the name 
Lindsay Saker was coined.  In order to fund expansion the company was listed 
on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, in 1963.  The Cargo Motors Group was 
amalgamated in 1976 and Saficon Investments Limited was formed.  In 1995, 
The Saficon Group was acquired by Imperial Holdings and today Lindsay Saker 
is a proud member of the Imperial Group’s Motor Retail division. The future 
is an exciting place for all of us and as cars and transport get even more 
sophisticated, the Lindsay Saker Group looks forward to all the changes and 
opportunities that will surely unfold in the next hundred years!