Category: Auto

Hyundai Plans $240m Transmission Plant
December 3, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Plans $240m Transmission Plant

A South Korean auto parts supplier will invest more than $240 million to build a transmission factory in western Georgia with plans to hire 678 workers.Hyundai Transys announced plans Tuesday for the new factory in West Point, adjoining an existing Hyundai...
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Hyundai Declares 48,800 Sales In November
December 2, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Declares 48,800 Sales In November

 Hyundai Motor India on Tuesday reported growth of 9.4% in domestic sales in November 2020 to 48,800 units. The carmaker had sold 44,600 units in the corresponding month last year.Exports stood at 10,400 units in the outgoing month, registering a double-digi...
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Kia Reports 21,022 Sales In November
December 2, 2020 No Responses

Kia Reports 21,022 Sales In November

Kia Motors India reported 50.1% growth in total sales at 21,022 units in November 2020.The company sold 11,417 units of Sonet sub-four metre SUV last month. Seltos also maintained its positive run in the market with 9,205 units, the company said...
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VW Plans Small Electric Car For The Masses
November 30, 2020 No Responses

VW Plans Small Electric Car For The Masses

 Volkswagen is bringing forward the development of a small electric car for the mass market in anticipation of tougher climate regulations, according to plans seen by Reuters, as it seeks to boost sales in a new green era.Under the project dubbed...
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NAJA’s 2020 Training Workshop Holds December 12
November 29, 2020 No Responses

NAJA’s 2020 Training Workshop Holds December 12

All is now set for this year’s edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Training/Capacity Building programme on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Golden Tulip Hotel Essential, located on airport road, Lagos Despite this year’s co...
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Autochek Introduces Seamless Access To Car Financing, LaunchesWebsite, Mobile Application
November 28, 2020 No Responses

Autochek Introduces Seamless Access To Car Financing, LaunchesWebsite, Mobile Application

By ebosele@hotmail.com   — AutoChek, an automotive technology company set out to transform the African automobile industry by using technology to re-create the buying, maintenance and selling experience of motorists and car owners in Afric...
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Autocheck Expands Website, Mobile Application Agenda
November 27, 2020 No Responses

Autocheck Expands Website, Mobile Application Agenda

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — Autochek, a one-stop automotive technology firm, on Thursday In Lagos Nigeria, unveiled its application and website, where customers can buy, sell and fix cars, using smartphones from the comfort of...
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Weststar Increases Product Portfolio With Mercedes-Benz Axor
November 27, 2020 No Responses

Weststar Increases Product Portfolio With Mercedes-Benz Axor

Weststar Associates Limited, Authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has announced Mercedes-Benz Axor as its new offering for commercial vehicle fleet owners in Nigeria. A statement sent to City Business News (www.citybusinessnews.com)...
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Kia Nigeria Unveils Live Stream Showroom
November 27, 2020 No Responses

Kia Nigeria Unveils Live Stream Showroom

Kia Motors Nigeria has announced the launch of a highly innovative and first of its kind, ‘Live Stream Showroom,’ a new online platform in Nigeria, that offers customers access to personalized virtual viewings of their best-in-class cars from the show...
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Volkswagen Conducts Leadership Rejig
November 26, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Conducts Leadership Rejig

Volkswagen India has conducted an internal rejig of its top leadership.The company on Wednesday said it has strengthened its leadership team with the internal movement of Priyesh Kumar, currently Head of Dealer Development, as the new Head of Sales.P...
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GM To Recall 5.9m Vehicles
November 25, 2020 No Responses

GM To Recall 5.9m Vehicles

General Motors Co will recall 5.9 million vehicles with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators after a U.S. safety agency said it had rejected the Detroit automaker’s petition to avoid the callback.The National Highway Traffic Safety Ad...
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Volkswagen Welcomes Government’s Scheme To Support Low-Emission Cars
November 24, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Welcomes Government’s Scheme To Support Low-Emission Cars

Volkswagen has said the German government‘s 3 billion euro ($3.57 billion) scheme to support low-emission cars sent a strong signal Berlin would help lift the country’s key export industry out of the coronavirus and cl...
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Nissan Warns On Its UK Future Without Brexit Deal
November 19, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Warns On Its UK Future Without Brexit Deal

With a Brexit deadline just days away, Britain’s biggest car plant “will not be sustainable” if there is no deal, Nissan has warned. The company employs 7,000 workers at its Sunderland factory but said that increased tariffs would raise costs...
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BMW Moves Engine Production To Britain As German Plants Go Electric
November 19, 2020 No Responses

BMW Moves Engine Production To Britain As German Plants Go Electric

 BMW on Wednesday said it will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England as part of a broader shift toward low-emission cars.Factories ac...
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