Grammy-winning South African DJ Black Coffee has won a landmark $438,000 court battle against Italian luxury carmaker Maserati. Black Coffee wins landmark $438,000 court battle against Maserati
IndustryFirst reported yesterday, 08:07 / 4 outlets
Black Coffee wins $438,000 court judgment against Maserati over undelivered supercar
The Johannesburg High Court ordered Maserati South Africa to pay the DJ over a customized MC20 Cielo that never arrived.
Headline written by Le Raver across 4 outlets. Each outlet’s own headline is on its report below.
The story
- Black Coffee had agreed in 2024 to trade his existing Maserati MC20 Coupé for a customized MC20 Cielo convertible valued at R9 million, with R7 million credited as trade-in.
- The DJ maintained the customized vehicle was due by July 2025, but Maserati informed him in June it would only enter production in August without providing a delivery date.
- Acting Judge Sanet van Aswegen granted summary judgment ordering Maserati South Africa to pay R7 million plus 10.5% annual interest from August 2025 and legal costs.
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Coverage breakdown
4 sources
4 original reporting
0 ran the press release
How this story was covered
4 tracked outlets have reported this story, first published yesterday, 08:07. We Rave You published first among the outlets Le Raver tracks. Coverage spread across the tracked outlets over 13h 27m. Of the 4 reports Le Raver has classified, 4 carried original reporting. That is 4 of the 26 outlets Le Raver tracks.
How it unfolded
- Yesterday, 08:07We Rave YouFirstBlack Coffee wins landmark $438,000 court battle against Maserati
- Yesterday, 14:02EDM.com+5h 54mCourt Orders Maserati to Pay Black Coffee $438,000 Over Undelivered Supercar
- Yesterday, 19:21EDMTunes+11h 14mBlack Coffee Wins Lawsuit Against Maserati
- Yesterday, 21:34EDM Sauce+13h 27mBlack Coffee Wins R7 Million Court Battle With Maserati South Africa
Sources, in order of reporting
4 outletsThe Grammy-winning DJ won a summary judgment against Maserati over the trade-in value of a custom MC20 Cielo that never arrived. The post Court Orders Maserati to Pay Black Coffee $438,000 Over Undelivered Supercar appeared first on EDM.
Black Coffee just scored a major win—and this time, it wasn’t behind the decks. The Grammy-winning South African DJ and producer has won a R7 million court battle against Maserati South Africa following a dispute over a customized supercar that was never delivered. In US dollars,…
The Johannesburg High Court ordered Maserati South Africa to repay Black Coffee R7 million after a customized MC20 Cielo he traded his car in for was never delivered. The post Black Coffee Wins R7 Million Court Battle With Maserati South Africa appeared first on EDM Sauce.