Category: Auto

Kia hands over secondary school, healthcare center to communities
August 5, 2017 No Responses

Kia hands over secondary school, healthcare center to communities

 As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kia Motors Corporation has handed over a community-run school to a local community in Tanzania and a healthcare center in Malawi. According to the company, “these are the latest facilities to be...
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BMW records 21,965 sales in July
August 2, 2017 No Responses

BMW records 21,965 sales in July

Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 14.8 percent in July for a total of 21,965 compared to 25,777 vehicles sold in July 2016. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 4.6 percent in the U.S. on sales of 171,051 vehicles compared...
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Forces behind new $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII
July 29, 2017 No Responses

Forces behind new $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its luxurious   Phantom VIII, designed specifically to meet more customer’s expectations.    Regarded as “The ultimate luxury machine”, one of the longest-running automobile nameplates in the world and the flagship of...
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Porsche recalls 22,000 cars
July 28, 2017 No Responses

Porsche recalls 22,000 cars

Germany’s transport minister has announced a recall of 22,000 Porsche cars to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software. He said that luxury marque Porsche would bear the cost of the recalls of the affected 3-litre Cayenne models. It....
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Jaguar Land Rover opens first engine plant outside UK in China
July 23, 2017 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover opens first engine plant outside UK in China

Jaguar Land Rover is opening an engine plant in China, its first outside of the UK as the premium carmaker ramps up its international expansion. It will provide petrol engines for its local assembly site. JLR has a joint venture...
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Firm unveils LPG powered tricycle
July 22, 2017 No Responses

Firm unveils LPG powered tricycle

A Nigerian based firm, Thld International Logistics Limited has launched an air-cooled tricycle powered by LPG and vehicles converted to operate on LPG/petrol bi-fuel systems.  The chief executive officer of the firm, Oluwasegun Olajuwon, explained that there...
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‘Emerging economies hold key to future of auto industry’
July 21, 2017 No Responses

‘Emerging economies hold key to future of auto industry’

What are the main future of work challenges the automotive industry faces around the globe? International Labour Organisation (ILO) News spoke with Tommaso Pardi, author of a research paper commissioned by the ILO through the France-ILO cooperation agreement,...
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Mazda recalls 19,000 more vehicles
July 18, 2017 No Responses

Mazda recalls 19,000 more vehicles

Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 19,000 cars in South Africa due to airbag safety concerns as the Japanese carmaker extends a global recall to cover a wider manufacturing period, its local unit said on Monday. The recall was prompted by...
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Honda recalls 2.1m Accords worldwide
July 15, 2017 No Responses

Honda recalls 2.1m Accords worldwide

American Honda will voluntarily recall 2.1 million Accord models worldwide made between 2013 and 2016, after five reports that the vehicle’s battery sensors caused engine fires. Honda said 1.1 million of the recalls would take place in the U.S. and...
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BMW Group delivers 1.2m vehicles in six months
July 13, 2017 No Responses

BMW Group delivers 1.2m vehicles in six months

BMW Group sales achieved their best ever June, with sales in the month totalling 232,620, a 2.1% increase year-on-year.    It was also a record first half-year with sales of the BMW Group’s three premium brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce,...
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Porsche under investigation over alleged fraud
July 11, 2017 No Responses

Porsche under investigation over alleged fraud

The Stuttgart prosecutor’s office said on Monday employees at German sports car maker Porsche AG and its U.S. subsidiary were being investigated for suspected fraud and false advertising related to diesel emissions.   The probe is the latest twist in...
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Audi manager comes under scrutiny over VW emission scandal
July 8, 2017 No Responses

Audi manager comes under scrutiny over VW emission scandal

(BBC)-German authorities have arrested an Audi manager in connection with the Volkswagen diesel scandal. This is the first arrest in Germany related to Volkswagen’s emissions-test cheating scandal. Munich prosecutors declined to comment on whether the ar...
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Mitsubishi Pajero Sport debuts in Nigeria
July 7, 2017 No Responses

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport debuts in Nigeria

The all new Mitsubishi Pajero Sport has formerly settled in Nigeria courtesy Massilia Motors, sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Nigeria.     Massilia Motors, a joint venture of CFAO and Kewalram Chanrai Group boast of seasoned personnel and strong ...
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PSA Group secures approval to buy Opel
July 6, 2017 No Responses

PSA Group secures approval to buy Opel

PSA Group secured unconditional European Commission (EU) antitrust approval on Wednesday to acquire General Motors’ German unit Opel, a move that will make it Europe’s second-largest automaker after the Volkswagen Group.   The European Commission...
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