Category: Auto

2021: Toyota Overtakes GM To Lead US Auto Sales
January 6, 2022 No Responses

2021: Toyota Overtakes GM To Lead US Auto Sales

Japanese carmaker Toyota led US automobile sales in 2021, overtaking General Motors for the first time as a shortage of semiconductors roils the car industry.  Toyota sold 2.332 million vehicles in the United States in 2021, compared with 2.218 million for General Motors, the...
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Hyundai Records 3.89m Global Sales In 2021
January 4, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Records 3.89m Global Sales In 2021

Between January and December 2021, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company attained global sales of 3.89 million vehicles, just short of its target of 4 million vehicles.   In a statemen t on Monday, the South Korean automaker also set its 202...
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Fixit45, CFAO Motors Seal Auto Parts Partnership
January 1, 2022 No Responses

Fixit45, CFAO Motors Seal Auto Parts Partnership

Buoyed by its continued commitment to enabling and facilitating value-creating interactions across stakeholders in the automotive industry, leading auto tech platform, Fixit45, with its sub-brand, Xparts has partnered with Winpart, a subsidiary of one of Afric...
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BMW Targets 6,000 New Jobs In 2022
December 31, 2021 No Responses

BMW Targets 6,000 New Jobs In 2022

BMW plans to create up to 6,000 new jobs next year to prepare for growing demand for its electric vehicles, the carmaker’s chief executive told daily Muenchner Merkur.BMW is on a very good path through the transformation and has its...
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Hyundai Completes $2.62b GTL Plant In Uzbekistan
December 31, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Completes $2.62b GTL Plant In Uzbekistan

Hyundai Engineering has completed construction of GTL (Gas-to-Liquid) plant worth $2.62 billion in Uzbekistan. At the unveiling ceremony were officials from the Uzbekistan government, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Abdulla Ari...
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Hyundai Raises Global EV Sales Target To 1.7m
December 23, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Raises Global EV Sales Target To 1.7m

Hyundai Motor Group has raised its global Electric Vehicle (EV) sales target for 2026 to 1.7 million units from 1 million units.   Hyundai Motor CEO Chang Jae-hoon made the remark in an interview with Automotive News published on Tuesday, s...
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Hyundai Appoints New MD For India
December 18, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Appoints New MD For India

South Korean auto major, Hyundai Motor Company, on Friday appointed Unsoo Kim as the new Managing Director of its India operations with effect from January 1, 2022.  A statement explained that Unsoo Kim, currently with the parent company in...
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Toyota Budgets $35b For Battery Production, Targets 30 EV Models
December 15, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Budgets $35b For Battery Production, Targets 30 EV Models

The management of Japanese Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)has concluded plans to introduce a full lineup of 30 battery electric vehicles by 2030 and will invest four trillion yen ($35 billion) to boost battery production, the company CEO Akio Toy...
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Hyundai To Unveil Six Electric Vehicles
December 12, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai To Unveil Six Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Motor Company has concluded plans to invest S$530million by 2028 to launch six electric car models in India, a market where the company is number two player.  “We want to be a key contributor to the electric vehicle story in India,”....
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Kia Partners Autochek On Car Loan, 60 Months Repayment Agenda
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Kia Partners Autochek On Car Loan, 60 Months Repayment Agenda

  By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — Kia Nigeria has sealed auto finance partnership with Autochek as part of measures to make new vehicle ownership easy and accessible for intending buyers.   Under the arra...
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Coscharis Motors Unveils New BMW 3 Series
December 11, 2021 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Unveils New BMW 3 Series

The management of Coscharis Motors has unveiled the new BMW 3 Series in Nigeria.      Unveiing the 7th generation 3 Series in Lagos,  Coscharis Group General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Abiona Babarinde,&...
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SHACMAN Nigeria Gets Truck Of The Year Award
December 7, 2021 No Responses

SHACMAN Nigeria Gets Truck Of The Year Award

The Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has pronounced SHACMAN truck, through its representative, Transit Support Services Limited (TSS) as the Truck of the year in Nigeria.   The annual awards celebrate the achievements of the industry and ...
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Mandilas Motors Gets Auto Workshop Of The Year Award
December 6, 2021 No Responses

Mandilas Motors Gets Auto Workshop Of The Year Award

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has declared Mandilas Motors as the winner of the Auto Workshop Of The Year 2021  Award.   At a colourful ceremony held at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, NAJA also pronounce...
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Daina Chen Bags 2021 Auto CEO Award
December 6, 2021 No Responses

Daina Chen Bags 2021 Auto CEO Award

Chief Diana Chen, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Choice International Group (CIG), Chief Diana Chen, has been named as Nigeria’s Auto CEO of the Year.  This was announced during the 2021 edition of the annual Nigeria Auto Awards held in Lagos.&...
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