Category: Auto

Nissan Appoints Lavanya Wadgaonkar As VP Of Global Communications 
March 11, 2022 No Responses

Nissan Appoints Lavanya Wadgaonkar As VP Of Global Communications 

Japanese automobile manufacturer, Nissan has promoted divisional GM of global communications, Lavanya Wadgaonkar as its VP of global communications.    In her role, Wadgaonkar (pictured) will be responsible for leading all of Nissan’s communications including building the company’s reputation globally, engaging inte...
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NADDC Seeks Partnership As Pantami Test Drives New Hyundai Kona 
March 8, 2022 No Responses

NADDC Seeks Partnership As Pantami Test Drives New Hyundai Kona 

The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu has called on the digital economy sector for support and partnership as part of efforts to develop and sustain the automotive industry in Nigeria.    ...
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VIN: Auto Dealers Get One Month’s Grace To Clear Vehicles
March 8, 2022 No Responses

VIN: Auto Dealers Get One Month’s Grace To Clear Vehicles

The Nigeria Customs Service has approved a month grace for the clearance of a backlog of vehicles following recent Customs/Stakeholders town hall meeting held in Lagos on Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)-Valuation.  This is to enable clearing of t...
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More Safety Features For Hyundai Creta, Alcazar 
March 5, 2022 No Responses

More Safety Features For Hyundai Creta, Alcazar 

Hyundai Motors has concluded plans to standardise certain safety features on the Creta and the Alcazar.  These safety features include 6 airbags, Electronic Stability Control with Vehicle Stability Management, and ISOFIX child seat anchorages.&n...
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Kia Targets 14 EVs  In Six Years  
March 5, 2022 No Responses

Kia Targets 14 EVs  In Six Years  

Kia has unveiled fresh plans to develop new electric cars starting from next year.   Kia says it will release two new Electric Vehicles (Evs) in 2023 and build a full line of 14 EVs by 2027.    The development mar...
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Ford Budgets $50b For Electric Vehicles In Three Years
March 4, 2022 No Responses

Ford Budgets $50b For Electric Vehicles In Three Years

Ford Motor Company is to increase its electric vehicle (EV) investment to $50 billion through 2026, up from the previous $30 billion investment till 2025.The automaker aims to produce more than 2 million electric vehicles annually by 2026, representing ab...
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Hyundai Motor To Invest $79.2b ln Eight Years 
March 3, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Motor To Invest $79.2b ln Eight Years 

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it planned to invest about 95.5 trillion won ($79.21 billion) through 2030, including about 19.4 trillion won ($16.10 billion) towards electric vehicle (EV) related businesses.  Hyundai Motor, which together...
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Toyota, Honda, VW, Jaguar Land Rover, Others Cut Business In Russia 
March 3, 2022 No Responses

Toyota, Honda, VW, Jaguar Land Rover, Others Cut Business In Russia 

Japanese car makers Toyota and Honda have joined the growing list of corporates pulling out of Russia as the Ukraine crisis continues to intensify. They follow western car makers Volkswagen, Volvo and General Motors, motorcycle maker Harley...
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Nissan Nigeria Introduces New Navara To Customers
February 27, 2022 No Responses

Nissan Nigeria Introduces New Navara To Customers

Stallion NMN Limited, Nigeria’s exclusive representative of Nissan brand, has officially revealed the new Navara pickup truck to its Nigerian customers.   Held on Friday evening at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, the Navara Customer launch attrac...
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Vitafoam Begins Production Of Oil Filter For Automobiles
February 24, 2022 No Responses

Vitafoam Begins Production Of Oil Filter For Automobiles

Vitaparts Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, has commenced manufacture of oil filters for automobiles.  The Company’s Operations Manager, Eghosa Osadolor, in a statement on Wednesday explained that the innovation puts the compan...
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Thailand Approves Tax Breaks For Electric Vehicles
February 24, 2022 No Responses

Thailand Approves Tax Breaks For Electric Vehicles

Thailand’s cabinet has approved tax incentives to promote a shift to electric vehicles (EVs), and to attract “high potential” foreigners to help boost the economy, the finance minister said.Reuters report that the vehicle tax measures inclu...
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Toyota Delivers 239,723 Units In Thai, Targets 284,000 In 2022 
February 21, 2022 No Responses

Toyota Delivers 239,723 Units In Thai, Targets 284,000 In 2022 

The Thai unit of Toyota Motor Corporation expects its car sales in the Southeast Asian country to rise 18.5% to 284,000 vehicles this year.  Reuters report that Toyota, which commands about a third of the Thai vehicle market, recorded sales...
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Kia Unveils Carens In 19 Variants
February 20, 2022 No Responses

Kia Unveils Carens In 19 Variants

Kia India has announced the launch of its fourth and latest ‘Made-for-India’ offering, the three-row recreational vehicle, Carens.   The highly anticipated model is available in five trims, three engine, and three transmission options.  With...
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NAJA Reelects Ocheoma As Chairman
February 19, 2022 No Responses

NAJA Reelects Ocheoma As Chairman

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has reelected Mike Ocheoma of Business AM Newspaper as Chairman to pilot the affairs of the association for another three years.   In the keely contested election held in Lagos on Friday, Ocheoma emerged ...
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