Category: Auto

Again, Nissan distributor wins Motor Firm of the Year Award
October 6, 2017 No Responses

Again, Nissan distributor wins Motor Firm of the Year Award

Japan Motors Trading Company (Japan Motors), Nissan’s sole distributor in Ghana,  continued its award-winning run when it was crowned 2016’s Motor Firm of the Year Award for a third consecutive time.  The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) conferred the...
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Cultural diversity on display as Coscharis welcomes new BMW 5 Series to Nigeria
October 5, 2017 No Responses

Cultural diversity on display as Coscharis welcomes new BMW 5 Series to Nigeria

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@HOTMAIL.COM –     The new BMW 5 Series Sedan has settled in Nigeria to continue the remarkable success recorded by its predecessors over the years. More than 7.6 million BMW 5 Series cars were sold across its...
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Again, Toyota Hilux emerges best in pick-up segment, delivers 3995 units
October 4, 2017 No Responses

Again, Toyota Hilux emerges best in pick-up segment, delivers 3995 units

Again, Toyota Hilux has emerged as South Africa’s best-selling vehicle as at September, 2017. Already, the Hilux has delivered 3995 units to Customers across the country. Within the period, Ford Ranger sold 2337 units, leaving Nissan NP200 in third place...
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GM unveils agenda for 20 electric vehicles
October 3, 2017 No Responses

GM unveils agenda for 20 electric vehicles

General Motors will launch two new electric vehicles over the next 18 months, the first step in an ambitious plan to have more than 20 such vehicles on sale by 2023, and begin production of hydrogen fuel cells at its...
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Sales of new Audi A8 begins October 5
October 2, 2017 No Responses

Sales of new Audi A8 begins October 5

The new Audi A8 will be on sale as from October 5, 2017 in Germany. With strikingly stylish design, first-class chassis solutions, a touch operating concept and the electrification of all drive units, the fourth generation of the A8 provides...
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Peugeot bounces back to pick-up segment
September 30, 2017 No Responses

Peugeot bounces back to pick-up segment

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com –  Barring any last minute adjustment, Peugeot will in the first quarter of 2018 bounced back to the pick-up segment in Nigeria.  The development is expected to compound ongoing competition and struggle for space b...
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Ford appoints soccer legend, Khumalo as Brand Ambassador
September 30, 2017 No Responses

Ford appoints soccer legend, Khumalo as Brand Ambassador

Doc Khumalo, one of the best-known names on the South African soccer scene, has been appointed a brand ambassador for Ford, and will be proudly be driving a Ford Mustang for the next 12 months. “Doc Khumalo is a legendary...
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Ford targets Saudi Arabian women with adverts
September 29, 2017 No Responses

Ford targets Saudi Arabian women with adverts

Some of the world’s biggest car makers including Ford have started advertising their vehicles directly to women in Saudi Arabia. The swift move follows the official announcement on 27 September by King Salman that the country’s ban on women drivers...
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Weststar pledges strong after-sales, diesel variants as more transporters settle for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
September 27, 2017 No Responses

Weststar pledges strong after-sales, diesel variants as more transporters settle for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com –     Based on the success of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter across the world, Weststar Associates Limited, General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria is preparing for the arrival of Mercedes-Benz Diesel Sprinter...
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More criticisms trail Nigeria’s Auto Policy
September 25, 2017 No Responses

More criticisms trail Nigeria’s Auto Policy

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com    Criticism has continued to trail implementation of Nigeria’s Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP).     Speaking in Lagos at the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) monthly industry forum, a senior...
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Mitsubishi intensifies marketing, gets new agency
September 23, 2017 No Responses

Mitsubishi intensifies marketing, gets new agency

Mitsubishi, now under Nissan’s control, is beefing up its U.S. marketing plans and has hired Butler Shine Stern & Partners as its agency of record for creative, social and digital duties.  The Sausalito, Calif.-based independent agency, which resign...
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Weststar Associates delivers 55 Mercedes-Benz trucks to Total Nigeria
September 22, 2017 No Responses

Weststar Associates delivers 55 Mercedes-Benz trucks to Total Nigeria

Weststar Associates, representatives of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has successfully delivered 55 units of Mercedes-Benz Actros 3340S Trucks to Total Nigeria Plc in Lagos.  Managing Director of Weststar Associates, Mr Mirko Plath, who described the transaction a...
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Ford donates $20,000 to conservation organisations
September 22, 2017 No Responses

Ford donates $20,000 to conservation organisations

Conservation and related education projects in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania have gained new impetus following the provision of $ 20 000  grants to leading environmental organisations by the Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company has donated $10 000 to the...
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Nissan production line hits 150 million vehicles in 84 years
September 20, 2017 No Responses

Nissan production line hits 150 million vehicles in 84 years

Nissan Motor Company  Ltd. has reached a new milestone with 150 million vehicles produced globally. It took 73 years for Nissan to produce its first 100 million vehicles after the company was founded in 1933, and another 11 years to build...
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