Category: Auto

Hyundai CRETA Displays Style, Performance
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.     CRETA is developed with new...
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Toyota Cuts Global Production Plan By 15%
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...
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NAJA Opens Nominations For Nigeria’s Car Of The Year
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...
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Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 92,710 Units In Q2
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 (...
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Jaguar Land Rover Begins Delivery Of New SUV F-PACE
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...
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BMW Lifts 2021 Annual Profit Forecast To 9.5%-10.5%
October 3, 2021 No Responses

BMW Lifts 2021 Annual Profit Forecast To 9.5%-10.5%

The management of BMW AG has lifted its annual profit margin forecast to between 9.5% and 10.5% from 7% to 9%.    The company in a statement also boosted its forecast for return on equity in its financial services segment to 20%-23% fr...
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Bajaj Auto Records 402,021 Sales In September
October 3, 2021 No Responses

Bajaj Auto Records 402,021 Sales In September

Bajaj Auto’s total vehicle sales (domestic + exports) stood at 402,021 units in September 2021, marking a decline of 9% compared to 441,306 units recorded in the same month last year.  The management of Bajaj Auto has also explained 16%...
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Toyota Outsells GM In Nine Months
October 3, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Outsells GM In Nine Months

Japanese automaker, Toyota Motor Corporation outsold General Motors Co in the United States for the first nine months of 2021 as the Detroit automaker grappled with production problems stemming from the semiconductor chip shortage.Toyota du...
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Rolls-Royce Targets All-Electric Range By 2030
October 2, 2021 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Targets All-Electric Range By 2030

 Rolls-Royce will produce only electric cars by 2030, the luxury carmaker has said, joining other premium brands making the switch such as Volkswagen’s Bentley and Jaguar‘s Land Rover.The BMW-owned brand explained in a statement that its first...
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Hyundai Records 45,791 Sales In September
October 2, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Records 45,791 Sales In September

 Hyundai Motors on Friday reported 34.2% decline in domestic sales in India to 33,087 units as against 50,313 units in September 2020.Total sales for the company stood at 45,791 units, down 23.6% in September. The company had sold 59,913 units in...
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Peugeot Loses Patent Case Against Piaggio
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Peugeot Loses Patent Case Against Piaggio

Peugeot Motorcycles, owned by Mahindra & Mahindra has been banned from selling three-wheeled scooter Peugeot Metropolis in France and Italy.Meanwhile, Courts in Paris and Milan have also slapped penalties on the French co...
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Rolls-Royce First Fully Electric Car Unveils Agenda
October 1, 2021 No Responses

Rolls-Royce First Fully Electric Car Unveils Agenda

In a historic announcement, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars on Thursday announced that on-road testing of its first fully electric motor car is imminent.   Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Chief Executive Officer, Torsten Müller-Ötvös, said: “Today is the most significant...
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Toyota Acquires Renovo
September 29, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Acquires Renovo

Toyota Motor Corporation Silicon Valley research arm has acquired automotive operating system software company Renovo to help accelerate the development of fully autonomous connected vehicles.“I am hoping to shave off years and months to our minimum via...
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Jaguar Land Rover Begins Bookings For New I-PACE
September 29, 2021 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Begins Bookings For New I-PACE

Jaguar Land Rover has commenced bookings for the new I-PACE Black in the India market.    According to the company, the all-electric performance SUV’s appeal is heightened further by the creation of the I-PACE Black, which comes with...
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