Category: Auto

Weststar Joins Firefighting Truck Segment, Unveils Atego 1725
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.   According to...
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Mercedes-Benz Emerges Most Valuable Brand In Global Study
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...
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Audi Partners Airbus on Autonomous Flying Car Project
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...
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Range Rover SV Coupe Debuts, To Cost $295,000
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...
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Mercedes, BMW Penetrates South Korea
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...
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Toyota Votes $2.8B For Self-Driving Cars
March 3, 2018 No Responses

Toyota Votes $2.8B For Self-Driving Cars

Toyota Motor Corporation and its top two suppliers said they will plow $2.8 billion into a new company to create the software that runs self-driving cars, as Japan’s largest automaker steps up investments in new fields such as autonomous driving...
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Kia Declares 195,962 Global Sales In February
March 2, 2018 No Responses

Kia Declares 195,962 Global Sales In February

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its February 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 195,962 units sold, decreasing 9.1% from 2017. In February, sales in Korea totaled 37,005 ...
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BMW records 23,508 sales in February
March 2, 2018 one Response

BMW records 23,508 sales in February

For the Month of February, 2018, sales of  BMW brand vehicles increased to 23, 508, an increase of 4.2 percent when ­ compared to 22,558 vehicles sold within same period in 2017.  Collectively, the BMW X models had a very...
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Ford Begins Delivering Of Pizza With Self-Driving Cars
March 1, 2018 one Response

Ford Begins Delivering Of Pizza With Self-Driving Cars

Ford has extended trial of its self-driving cars to the delivery of pizzas in the United States.      Already, Ford self-driving cars in collaboration with Domino are on the streets of Miami and Miami Beach delivering pizzas, and more cities...
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New powertrains and fresh design for Kia Optima
February 28, 2018 No Responses

New powertrains and fresh design for Kia Optima

Kia Motors Europe has introduced a range of design enhancements and new engines for the new Kia Optima.    Sold in Europe as a sedan or Sportswagon, the car makes its debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and...
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Daimler Confirms Geely As Biggest Shareholder With $9B Stake
February 27, 2018 No Responses

Daimler Confirms Geely As Biggest Shareholder With $9B Stake

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz parent company has confirmed that Geely, which also owns Volvo and Lynk & Co., plus its own car brand, has acquired 9.69 percent of its shares in a deal valued at $9 billion.   The shares were purchased...
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Nissan to Unveil Self-Driving Taxi March 5
February 24, 2018 No Responses

Nissan to Unveil Self-Driving Taxi March 5

Come March 5, 2018, Nissan will launch its first public trial of a self-driving taxi service in Tokyo, Japan.  The service, called Easy Ride, will see a handful of self-driving Nissan Leaf electric cars ferry passengers on a set route...
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New Hyundai Santa Fe Debuts March 6
February 23, 2018 No Responses

New Hyundai Santa Fe Debuts March 6

Hyundai on Thursday released full details and photos on its redesigned Santa Fe ahead of the sales launch.  The Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), whose formal debut will take place on March 6 at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, will...
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Nissan Team In Nigeria, Discusses Modalities for Vibrant Auto Market
February 21, 2018 one Response

Nissan Team In Nigeria, Discusses Modalities for Vibrant Auto Market

As part of on-going appraisal of its vehicle assembly project in Nigeria, Nissan Motor Company has deployed a high-powered delegation from its headquarters in Japan to discuss compelling strategies with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (N...
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