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March 29, 2018 No Responses

COSCHARIS Unveils Special Easter Package For Jaguar Customers In Nigeria

Jaguar, represented by Coscharis Motors in Nigeria is offering customers who buy any Jaguar variant between now and April 2, 2018, the opportunity to enjoy an all expense paid trip to South Africa for The Jaguar Simola Hill climb. Scheduled...

March 29, 2018 No Responses

UK Car Production Drops In February

The number of cars made in Britain fell in February as domestic demand slumped by “double digit figures”, industry figures suggest. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that 145,475 vehicles were built during the month –...

March 22, 2018 10 Responses

BMW Targets Pre Tax Profit of 10B Euros In 2018, Sets Aside 7B Euros For Electric, Autonomous Cars

BMW will increase research and development spending to an all-time high of up to 7 billion euros ($8.6 billion) this year as part of efforts to bring 25 electrified models to market by 2025 BMW said that despite higher...

March 21, 2018 No Responses

Pirelli Records Fresh Innovation In Tire Technology

Pirelli has recorded fresh breakthrough in tire technology. It’s called Cyber Car and it’s a tire that connects the rubber with the car and provides loads of information and data. Under the arrangement, the tire can relay information such as...

March 21, 2018 No Responses

Global Kia Sportage Sales Hit Five Million

Kia Motors is celebrating five million cumulative sales of its global best-selling Kia Sportage compact SUV. Launched in 1993, and spanning four generations since, the Kia Sportage has achieved this milestone on the year of its 25th anniversary. The latest...

March 19, 2018 No Responses

Uber Unveils Self-Driving Trucks

Uber has unveiled its self-driving semi-trailer trucks under the new service identified as Uber Freight. According to the New York Times, Uber has had the self-driving trucks in service for a few months in the state of Arizona. ...

March 17, 2018 No Responses

New Audi Q8 Debuts In June

The head of Audi Research and Development, boss Peter Mertens has revealed that the Auto firm will reveal the new Q8 in June, 2018. According to him, the new Q8 will be revealed at a special event to be...

March 16, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Consolidates Expansion Drive, Opens $93m Headquarters In Atlanta

World acclaimed auto firm, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled new $93 million headquarters in Atlanta, United States of America. This summer, parent Daimler AG will open a fourth office of Lab1886, its global incubator venture, in Atlanta, joining existing locati...

March 15, 2018 No Responses

Nissan Appoints Munoz, Ex-U.S Chief To Lead China Expansion

Nissan Motor Company on Wednesday said Chief Performance Officer and former U.S. chief Jose Munoz would become head of its China operations, leading the Japanese automaker’s ambitious expansion in the world’s largest auto market. The Japanese aut...

March 12, 2018 No Responses

Weststar Joins Firefighting Truck Segment, Unveils Atego 1725

The Commercial Vehicles Department of Weststar Associates Limited, Authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has unveiled its first unit of the new Atego 1725 firefighting truck for the year 2018 to support firefighting operations in Nigeria. ...

March 12, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Emerges Most Valuable Brand In Global Study

Mercedes-Benz is now the most valuable automotive brand in the world. According to the latest study conducted by Brand Finance, Mercedes managed an impressive 24 percent year-over-year growth in its brand value to $43.9 billion. The German...

March 10, 2018 one Response

Audi Partners Airbus on Autonomous Flying Car Project

Audi has partnered Airbus and Italdesign to bring a self-driving car with flying drone capabilities to life. At the 2018 Geneva International Auto Show, the firms presented an evolution of the Pop.Up concept unveiled by Airbus and Italdesign one year...

March 9, 2018 No Responses

Range Rover SV Coupe Debuts, To Cost $295,000

Land Rover’s Range Rover SV Coupe is now available worldwide at a starting price of $295,000. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, SV Coupe’s Power comes from Jaguar Land Rover’s 5.0-liter supercharged V-8. It&#8...

March 8, 2018 3 Responses

Mercedes, BMW Penetrates South Korea

Mercedes-Benz and BMW both sold more cars in South Korea than General Motors for the first time last month, helped by the growing popularity of German premium brands and as consumers shied away from GM after it announced a major...