Category: Auto

Massilia Reveals New Mitsubishi Pajero Sports At First Virtual Car Launch In Nigeria
August 1, 2020 No Responses

Massilia Reveals New Mitsubishi Pajero Sports At First Virtual Car Launch In Nigeria

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — New Mitsubishi Pajero Sports officially commenced its sojourn in Nigeria on Friday courtesy Massilia Motors, sole distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Nigeria.   Unveiling the new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at a virtual ceremony in Lagos, the...
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Renault Records $8.58b Loss In Six Months
August 1, 2020 No Responses

Renault Records $8.58b Loss In Six Months

French carmaker Renault posted a record net loss of 7.292 billion euros ($8.58 billion) in the first half of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic hampered its turnaround efforts while losses at alliance partner Nissan also weighed.Group operating losses, fac...
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Jaguar Land Rover Appoints Thierry Bollore New CEO
July 29, 2020 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Appoints Thierry Bollore New CEO

Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Motors and Jaguar Land Rover plc, N Chandrasekaran, has announced Thierry Bolloré as the new Chief Executive Officer of Jaguar Land Rover, effective 10 September 2020.Bolloré succeeds Prof Sir Ralf Speth, who will take up...
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Mitsubishi Stops Production Of Pajero SUV, Forecasts $1.33b Loss
July 28, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi Stops Production Of Pajero SUV, Forecasts $1.33b Loss

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation  on Monday projected an operating loss of 140 billion yen ($1.33 billion) in the year to March as the automaker battles a fall in demand for cars due in part to the coronavirus pandemic.   Under the a...
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Skoda’s First Electric SUV Debuts September 1
July 27, 2020 No Responses

Skoda’s First Electric SUV Debuts September 1

 Skoda Auto has  scheduled world premiere Enyaq iV electric Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for September 1, 2020.The all-electric SUV is Škoda’s first series-production vehicle to be based on the Volkswagen Group’s mo...
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BMW Rolls Out $77,000 Electric SUV
July 24, 2020 No Responses

BMW Rolls Out $77,000 Electric SUV

BMW AG has unveiled its own electric sports utility vehicle to take on the likes of Tesla Inc.’s Model Y and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz EQC.The Munich-based company unveiled the iX3, a variant of the mid-size X3 and its first battery-powered SUV,...
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Nissan Displays B-Segment SUV Concept
July 24, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Displays B-Segment SUV Concept

Nissan Motor Corporation on Thursday globally unveiled the B-segment Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) concept Magnite.The company’s global executive Ashwini Gupta assured that the new SUV to be launched in the later half of the current fiscal year will bring bac...
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Mitsubishi May Shut Down Pajero Plant
July 23, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi May Shut Down Pajero Plant

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors is considering shutting down its Pajero subsidiary and closing a factory in central Japan that produces the sport-utility vehicle of the same name.   According to Reuters, Mitsubishi is considering shutting&n...
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Ceat Unveils Contactless Services For Customers
July 22, 2020 No Responses

Ceat Unveils Contactless Services For Customers

Ceat has  announced a slew of new service offerings to ensure safety of its customers and business continuity for its dealer partners.The new services offerings include contactless pick & drop service, appointment-based service and in-shop measur...
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Volkswagen Projects Mild Growth
July 19, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Projects Mild Growth

German automaker, Volkswagen AG expects a slight growth in China’s premium car segment this year despite a slide in broader market sales, a senior executive said.Volkswagen Group‘s China chief, Stephan Woellenstein, made the remarks to reporter...
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Nissan Announces Senior Management Changes
July 18, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Announces Senior Management Changes

 Nissan Motor Corporation announced on Friday senior management appointments in the company, which will be effective from August 1, 2020.According to Nissan, Toshihiro Hirai, currently the Corporate Vice President, Powertrain & EV Engineering Division, ...
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European New Car Sales Down 24.1%
July 17, 2020 No Responses

European New Car Sales Down 24.1%

European passenger car sales slumped in June compared to a year ago but showed an improvement since May with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures across the region, industry data showed on Thursday.In June, new car registrations dropped by 24.1% year-...
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Volkswagen To Revamp Facility
July 16, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen To Revamp Facility

 Volkswagen AG and its Chinese joint venture partner SAIC Motor plan to invest 4.13 billion yuan ($590 million) to revamp their car plants in Shanghai to make new Audi sedans, according to a government document seen by Reuters.SAIC Volkswagen, the joint v...
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Volkswagen Shifts Software Development Centre To Audi
July 15, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Shifts Software Development Centre To Audi

Volkswagen will shift leadership for software development to the company’s premium Audi division in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Herbert Diess, chief executive of the multi-brand group has said.“The centre of gravity for software development will move ...
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