Category: Auto

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June
July 16, 2016 No Responses

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June

By Moses Ebosele –  For the month of June 2016, Kia Motors Corporation has announced global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of...
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Ford invests in self-driving map for cars
July 16, 2016 No Responses

Ford invests in self-driving map for cars

Ford Motor Company is among five investors providing $6.6 million in seed funding for Civil Maps, a California startup that creates three-dimensional maps for autonomous cars. The other participants are Motus Ventures, Wicklow Capital, StartX Stanford and AME ...
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Hyundai workers vote for strike action
July 16, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai workers vote for strike action

Hyundai Motor’s unionized workers in South Korea voted to go on strike for a fifth year in a row after wage talks broke down, adding to the automaker’s troubles as it battles a sales slowdown. According to Automotive News, a...
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Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June
July 15, 2016 No Responses

Kia Motors declares 268,886 sales in June

 For the month of June 2016, Kia Motors Corporation has announced global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 268,886 units so...
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Auto dealers under scrutiny over alleged fraud
July 11, 2016 No Responses

Auto dealers under scrutiny over alleged fraud

By Moses Ebosele   The Federal Government through Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has commenced full scale investigation to unravel the identities of automobile  dealers responsible for alleged under-declaration at the nation’s seaports.   Specifically, Cit...
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Lobbying for NAC DG post intensifies at presidency
July 5, 2016 No Responses

Lobbying for NAC DG post intensifies at presidency

Not less than six contenders are jostling for the position of Director General of National Automotive Council (NAC), as the tenure of the incumbent, Engineer Aminu Jalal expires early next year (2017).    City BusinessNews gathered this morning that four...
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July 2, 2016 No Responses

FRSC explains alternative routes along Lagos-Ibadan expressway

THE Lagos Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorist who intend plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between 1st to 3rd July,  2016 to either move early or take alternative routes to avoid being trapped in traffic along...
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$11.117 b Lagos-Calabar rail contract to be ready in two years, says Amaechi
July 2, 2016 No Responses

$11.117 b Lagos-Calabar rail contract to be ready in two years, says Amaechi

THE Federal Government has signed  $11.117b  contract agreement with the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar railway line.  According to the minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the first seg...
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FAAN pledges more allowances for staff
December 4, 2015 No Responses

FAAN pledges more allowances for staff

The management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has agreed to increase allowances and claims for workers in the agency. This was contained in a communiqué singed by leaders of three aviation unions and the management team of...
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FG tasks NAC on vehicle purchase scheme
November 10, 2015 No Responses

FG tasks NAC on vehicle purchase scheme

The Vice President,  Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has challenged the National Automotive Design and Development Council to develop a comprehensive vehicle credit purchase scheme that would enable Nigerians to afford new vehicles. A statement issued by the Vice Preside...
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VW gets 7-day ultimatum
November 4, 2015 No Responses

VW gets 7-day ultimatum

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Volkswagen Nigeria to provide information on the status of its vehicles in relation to the emissions cheating software, which has allegedly affected 11 million cars worldwide. In a lette...
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Senate rejects N64b budges for second Abuja Airport runway
October 29, 2015 No Responses

Senate rejects N64b budges for second Abuja Airport runway

The Senate has described  the proposed N64b budget for the  second runway for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport as “bogus and too high’. In a motion sponsored by Senator Dino Melaye APC, Kogi West, Senate acknowledged the fact that a second...
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Customs impounds bullet-proof Toyota SUVs
September 2, 2015 No Responses

Customs impounds bullet-proof Toyota SUVs

FOR allegedly bringing the vehicles into Nigeria illegally, the  Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ Owerri has impounded 13 new vehicles, including two bullet-proof Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs). The Custo...
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Ministry inaugurates committee on national carrier
August 25, 2015 No Responses

Ministry inaugurates committee on national carrier

The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of aviation, Binta Bello, has inaugurated the committee on the establishment of the country’s flag carrier. Speaking at the inauguration in Abuja,  Bello charged members of the committees to pursue the assignment with...
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