Category: Auto

Kia Appoints New President
March 28, 2020 No Responses

Kia Appoints New President

The South Korean carmaker, Kia Motors Corporation on Friday appointed Ho-sung Song as the President of the organisation. Song who was earlier heading Global Operations Division will now spearhead the advancement of ‘Plan S’, the company’s mid- to long-term strategy...
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COVID-19: Coscharis Scales Down Lagos Operations
March 26, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Coscharis Scales Down Lagos Operations

Following the recent global outbreak of the Corona virus that has been declared as pandemic by the World Health Organization, Coscharis Group is urging all her customers, staff and stakeholders not to panic but take precautionary and safety measures as...
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Auto Firms To Converts Factories To Make Ventilators
March 25, 2020 No Responses

Auto Firms To Converts Factories To Make Ventilators

Car firms are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. Already, Fiat has commenced converting one of its car plants in China to start making about one million...
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COVID-19: Kia Nigeria Deploys Measures To Protect Employees, Customers
March 25, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Kia Nigeria Deploys Measures To Protect Employees, Customers

The management of Kia Motors Nigeria has joined  responsive corporate entities across the country to restrain the spread of COVID-19.   Rooted in the practice advised by the World Health Organisation [WHO] and National Center for Disease Control [NCD...
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Covid-19: Toyota Employee Tests Positive
March 24, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Toyota Employee Tests Positive

Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed that one of its employee in his 20’s working as a line worker at the company’s Takaoka plant, based in Aichi prefecture, Japan has been found infected with Covid-19. In a statement, the  company explained...
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Suzuki Halts Operations
March 24, 2020 No Responses

Suzuki Halts Operations

India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has shut down all its operations including production in Gurugram and Manesar until further notice.  In a statement, the company explained that R&D Centre at Rohtak will also remain closed, adding that prod...
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EU Auto Industry Faces Crisis
March 23, 2020 No Responses

EU Auto Industry Faces Crisis

The effect of the coronavirus on society and the global economy is unprecedented, with grave consequences for the automobile industry. Indeed, most of the members of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have already announced temporary c...
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Japanese Automakers Close More Plants In Europe
March 21, 2020 No Responses

Japanese Automakers Close More Plants In Europe

Japanese automakers to temporarily close more vehicle plants in Europe and Asia as the spread of the coronavirus prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to suspend operations. A growing number of global automakers have been shuttering plants in ...
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Electric Cars: NADDC Lauds Stallion Motors-Hyundai Initiative
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Electric Cars: NADDC Lauds Stallion Motors-Hyundai Initiative

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu,MFR, has commended resolve by the management of Stallion Motors-Hyundai to introduce electric cars in Nigeria before the e...
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Stallion Motors – Hyundai To Unveil Nigeria’s first Electrical Car
March 20, 2020 No Responses

Stallion Motors – Hyundai To Unveil Nigeria’s first Electrical Car

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Nigeria is set to join the rest of the World in embracing electric cars before the end of 2020 courtesy Stallion Motors, Nigeria’s leading auto assembler and franchisee of nine Global brands includ...
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Rolls-Royce Suspends Production
March 19, 2020 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Suspends Production

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that it will be suspending production at its Goodwood-based manufacturing plant in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury car manufacturer will suspend production at its Sussex plant from Monday, March 23 for two ...
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New Kia Sorento Displays Strength, More Innovations
March 18, 2020 No Responses

New Kia Sorento Displays Strength, More Innovations

The new Kia Sorento was revealed for the first time on Wednesday. Powerful, progressive and versatile, the fourth generation of Kia Motors Corporation’s flagship SUV is designed and engineered to take on everything life throws at it. Raising standards i...
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Hyundai Receives 14,000 Bookings For New Creta SUV
March 17, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Receives 14,000 Bookings For New Creta SUV

Hyundai Motor has unveiled the new Creta SUV for the India market. The automaker disclosed on Monay that it has received more than 14,000 bookings for the new Creta in less than 15 days.  According to Hyundai, 50 percent of the bookings...
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BMW Declares $115.4b In 2019
March 13, 2020 No Responses

BMW Declares $115.4b In 2019

BMW on Thursday reported a 29-percent drop in profits in 2019, blaming heavy legal costs and high investments in a challenging economic environment. Despite record revenues of 104 billion euros ($115.4 billion), driven by strong sales of its highest-end models...
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