“Solving that Mystery”: Cape Town Man Shows How Cars Get Removed From Shopping Malls
- Wonga Tungata, a sales executive at Hyundai Cape Town, shared a post detailing how cars are removed from malls
- He also shared with Briefly News the challenges and safety concerns involved in removing the vehicles
- A few members of the online community joked about how they thought the cars had left the building
Source: TikTok
A man working at a Hyundai dealership shared with curious online community members how vehicles are removed from shopping malls. The intricate task answered many people's childhood questions.
On 10 June, 2025, Wonga Tungata, a sales executive at Hyundai Cape Town, took to his TikTok account and shared a video of himself behind the wheel of a Hyundai Santa Fe, which had been in the mall for a week. He drove the vehicle out of the doors of Canal Walk Shopping Centre and told people online:
"I'm sure you guys are always wondering how we get these cars out of the mall. Today, we are solving that mystery for you. We have to stay until really late and get them out one by one."
As he drove, he shared:
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"Fortunately, the Santa Fe has sensors all around, so it's going to tell me if I get too close on one side more than the other."
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Challenges of removing cars from malls
Speaking to Briefly News, Wonga highlighted the safety concerns of removing cars from malls. While it is a challenge to precisely drive the cars without scratching them, the drivers also need to ensure that they don't damage mall property.
Wonga further stated:
"You also have to be cognisant of people and not bumping them. Once cars are in, they have to be off to limit carbon emissions."
South Africans share comical theories
While some local social media users thanked the man for sharing the 'secret' of removing the cars from the mall, others comedically entered the comment section with how they thought the process was done.
An appreciative @ablipintime stated:
"I can finally die in peace, having learnt the answer. Thank you."
@violin_angel humorously shared under the post:
"So you don’t open the roof of the mall and lower the car using helicopters? Well, what do you know?"
@teacherintakkies wrote with a laugh:
"I want to play this video for my four-year-old daughter, but I love that she keeps coming up with different suggestions on how it gets in there."
@mighty_mouse_wrestling jokingly said to the online community:
"I thought they built the mall around the cars."
@_sanda._0, on the other hand, remarked:
"I thought they built the car in the mall."
Content creator @superinformative added in the comments:
"It baffles me how people ask this question when the doors they walk through at the mall are obviously wide enough for a car. Like, this shouldn't be a mystery."
Take a look at the TikTok video below:
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- In another article, Briefly News reported that Big Brother Mzansi winner Sweet Guluva reaped the benefits of fame when he was gifted a R1.2 million Hyundai Staria.
- A viral video of a woman's nervous first moments at a Hyundai dealership in Cape Town resonated with social media users when she confessed to her driving anxiety.
- South African actress Deli Malinga called out a Hyundai dealership. She shared that she wasn't happy with the R40 000 service she received.
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