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October 27, 2021 No Responses

Autochek Secures $13.1m To Boost Technology

Automotive technology company in Africa, Autochek , has secured $13.1million in seed funding to boost its technology and deliver efficient services. Mr Etop Ikpe, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Autochek, in a statement on Tuesday explained that the funding was secured in collaboration...

October 26, 2021 No Responses

Tesla Hits $1 trillion Value As Hertz Orders 100,000 Electric Cars

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) surpassed $1 trillion in market value on Monday after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz, a deal that reinforced the electric car leader’s ambitions to top the entire auto industry in sales...

October 22, 2021 No Responses

Russia To Export Premium Cars To Middle East, Africa In 2022

Russia will begin exporting its premium car Aurus to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa next year, Adil Shirinov, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, has said. “I think that it [export] will definitely start next ...

October 21, 2021 No Responses

Kia Nigeria Partners Custodian Insurance On Sponsorship Of Indian Golf Cup Tournament

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — As part of measures to foster sports development and promote the game of golf in the country, Kia Nigeria in partnership with the Indian Golfers Association of Nigeria (IGAN) on Thursday rolled out plans for t...

October 20, 2021 No Responses

Honda Introduces Anti-Viral Cabin Air Filter

The management of Honda Cars India on Tuesday introduced an advanced cabin air filter that captures viral aerosols.According to the company, the anti-virus, cabin air filter was developed in co-operation with Freudenberg and ...

October 17, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai CRETA Displays Style, Performance

All-New Hyundai CRETA Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has successfully settled in the Nigerian market. Fortified with more strength, award-winning CRETA was recently honoured with the global CarandBike 2021 Award as the Compact SUV of the year. C...

October 16, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Cuts Global Production Plan By 15%

Toyota Motor Corporation on Friday cut its planned global output for November by as much as 15% due to ongoing chip shortages, but indicated it would ramp up production from December by sticking to its latest full-year production target.Japan’s lead...

October 14, 2021 No Responses

NAJA Opens Nominations For Nigeria’s Car Of The Year

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has announced date for the 2021 edition of the NAJA Awards. A statement issued by the 2021 NAJA Awards Planning Committee Chairman, Theodore Opara explained that the 2021 edition is scheduled for...

October 12, 2021 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 92,710 Units In Q2

For the second quarter ended September 30, 2021, Jaguar Land Rover delivered 92,710 vehicles, 18.4% lower than the 113,569 vehicles sold in Q2 last year. Retails were lower year-on year in most regions, including North America (-15.6%), China (...

October 5, 2021 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Begins Delivery Of New SUV F-PACE

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday commenced deliveries of the new Jaguar F-PACE SVR Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to customers in India.Powered by a petrol engine with an output of 405kW, the vehicle can accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4 seconds.The performanc...