Category: Auto

Weststar Breaks into Light-Duty Truck Segment in Nigeria with Mercedes-Benz Accelo
February 20, 2018 3 Responses

Weststar Breaks into Light-Duty Truck Segment in Nigeria with Mercedes-Benz Accelo

Customers can now order Mercedes-Benz Accelo truck in various applications depending on specific needs, Weststar Associates Limited, Authorised General Distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria said on Monday.   The company explained that following its successful launch in 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Accelo...
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Nissan’s crossover, SUV sales up by 12% in 2017
February 19, 2018 No Responses

Nissan’s crossover, SUV sales up by 12% in 2017

Nissan’s global crossover and SUV sales increased more than 12% in 2017 to more than 2 million vehicles, driven by the all-new Nissan Kicks small crossover, the Rogue, X-Trail and Qashqai compact models, a refreshed Armada full-size SUV and the...
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Motorists Decry Scarcity of Vehicle Number Plates
February 19, 2018 No Responses

Motorists Decry Scarcity of Vehicle Number Plates

Motorists in Anambra State have expressed concern over the scarcity of vehicle number plates in the state. Some motorists told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Awka that they were going through hardship to...
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Isuzu Mu-X SUV to Debuts In Sub-Saharan Africa market This Year
February 17, 2018 No Responses

Isuzu Mu-X SUV to Debuts In Sub-Saharan Africa market This Year

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSA) announced on Friday they will be entering the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment with the introduction of the Isuzu mu-X into the South African and Sub-Saharan Africa market in the second half of the year....
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Serena Williams Begins Special Campaign for Redesigned Lincoln Navigator
February 15, 2018 one Response

Serena Williams Begins Special Campaign for Redesigned Lincoln Navigator

Lincoln Motor Company has tapped tennis star Serena Williams to help sell the redesigned Navigator Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in a social media advert campaign that launches Thursday.   Williams said she has had a connection to the brand since...
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Coscharis BMW Unveils Valentine Special Packages
February 14, 2018 No Responses

Coscharis BMW Unveils Valentine Special Packages

Coscharis Motors Plc,  exclusive representative of the BMW brand in Nigeria has commenced the celebration of love with its customers through the Valentine Special promo for select BMW variants starting from February 12 to February 19, 2018 nationwide.  Accor...
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Ford Unveils Agenda To Build More SUVs
February 13, 2018 No Responses

Ford Unveils Agenda To Build More SUVs

Ford Motor Company has set aside $25 million to meet growing demands for its Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs).    Already, Ford has spent $900million to upgrade its Kentucky Truck Plant as part of measures to launch the 2018 Ford Expedition...
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Nissan Declares $752 million Operating Profit
February 10, 2018 one Response

Nissan Declares $752 million Operating Profit

Nissan Motor Company reported a halving of its fiscal third-quarter operating profit, weighed by costs from improper final inspection procedures at home and higher discounts in the U.S.   Operating profit was ¥82.4 billion ($752 million) October through Dec...
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Mercedes-Benz records 193,000 sales in January
February 8, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz records 193,000 sales in January

Daimler AG has reported January sales of over 190,000 units in the Mercedes-Benz Passenger cars segment, making it the most successful start to a year in the company’s history.  With this new sales record which also represents a growth of...
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Mercedes-Benz delivers 115 Atego trucks to Chile
February 3, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz delivers 115 Atego trucks to Chile

Mercedes-Benz has delivered 115 trucks of the model Atego to Chile. They will be put to action in the garbage industry.   A statement explained that an important factor for the contract with Mercedes-Benz was the Atego’s maneuverability and its...
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Hyundai revamps 2018 Santa Fe SUV
January 30, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai revamps 2018 Santa Fe SUV

Hyundai Motor unveiled on Tuesday a re-designed Santa Fe, hoping the first makeover of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in six years will help rectify a sales slowdown at the South Korean automaker, especially in the key U.S. market.  The...
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New Mercedes-Benz S-Class arrives in Nigeria with more innovations
January 25, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class arrives in Nigeria with more innovations

Displaying more luxurious, safety and security innovations, new Mercedes Benz S-Class has arrived in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associate Limited, authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria.    Weststar Associates confirmed on Wednesday that t...
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Jaguar Land Rover scales down production
January 23, 2018 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover scales down production

Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars.   The company will temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models later this year....
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Audi delivers 1.8m vehicles in 2017
January 20, 2018 No Responses

Audi delivers 1.8m vehicles in 2017

For the year 2017, Audi AG increased its global sales for the eighth year in a row.   Despite a turbulent first half of the year, the company achieved a new record-breaking figure: Around 1,878,100 deliveries represent an increase of...
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