Tag: Auto Industry

Customs Lauds Toyota Nigeria On Appropriate Duty Payments
October 15, 2021 No Responses

Customs Lauds Toyota Nigeria On Appropriate Duty Payments

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)has commended Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) for “paying appropriate duty always“.    Speaking at a ceremony in Abuja where Toyota Nigeria honoured NCS as the Customer of the Year 2019, Assistant Comptroller General, Headquarters, Muhammed Abba...
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5G To Boost Auto Industry
August 31, 2021 No Responses

5G To Boost Auto Industry

Automakers have always prioritised safety, but 5G will provide them with capabilities they may have never thought possible.    According to experts, it also presents a relatively new consideration: cyber safety. As vehicles become megaphones of ...
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Nissan Boss Implores Nigeria, Others On Auto Industry Development Plan, AfCFTA
August 11, 2021 No Responses

Nissan Boss Implores Nigeria, Others On Auto Industry Development Plan, AfCFTA

Managing Director, Nissan’s Africa regional business unit, Mike Whitfield, has urged Nigeria and other  African nations to put in place Automotive Industrial Development Plan as part of measures to unlock the economic benefits of the African Continental Fr...
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Kia To Enter New Segment In 2022
April 28, 2021 No Responses

Kia To Enter New Segment In 2022

Stepping up its transformation game to drive eco-friendly mobility solutions in the India Market, Kia India is getting ready to enter a new segment by early 2022.“In continuation of our aim to drive innovation for future mobility and offer the ...
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Afreximbank, Association Sign MoU To Promote Automotive Industry In Africa
February 19, 2021 No Responses

Afreximbank, Association Sign MoU To Promote Automotive Industry In Africa

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financing and promotion of the automotive industry in Africa. A joint statement issued by both o...
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Hyundai Self-Driving Venture Debuts
October 30, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Self-Driving Venture Debuts

Hyundai Motor Company’s self-driving joint venture, Motional and public transit technology firm, Via have partnered to launch a shared robotaxi service in the United States next year.The partnership, which plans to laun...
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Hyundai Unveils New Technical Skills Academy For Youth
October 24, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Unveils New Technical Skills Academy For Youth

Hyundai Motor on Friday announced its upcoming ‘Hyundai Academy for Technical Skills’ to cater for the Indian youth.  Situated in Irungattukkottai, near Chennai, the upcoming training centre, according to the company will be a technology marvel and wi...
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Hyundai Launches New Tucson SUV
July 15, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Launches New Tucson SUV

Hyundai Motor on Tuesday launched its facelifted Tucson Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the Indian market  through its new digital platform ‘The Next Dimension’. The South Korean auto firm also introduced the new Creta SUV and Verna sedan to th...
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Toyota Unveils Corolla Cross SUV
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Toyota Unveils Corolla Cross SUV

Toyota Motor has launched the new Corolla Cross Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Thailand, which is based on the Japanese automaker’s popular sedan. The automaker is expected to launch the Corolla Cross in other markets in the near future. Corolla Cr...
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Daimler To Sell French Factory
July 4, 2020 No Responses

Daimler To Sell French Factory

Daimler will seek to sell its factory in Hambach, France, as part of an overhaul of its production system, the German carmaker said on Friday, prompting France’s finance minister to urge the company to reconsider.The move comes as the auto...
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Hyundai Delivers 21,320 Units In June
July 2, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Delivers 21,320 Units In June

For the month of June, 2020, Hyundai Motor on Wednesday reported a decline of 49.2 percent at 21,320 units in Indian market, as against 42,007 units in the same period last year.The company’s exports for June 2020 stood at 5,500...
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Nissan To Unveil Seven New Models In Africa, Open Plants In Ghana, Kenya
June 30, 2020 No Responses

Nissan To Unveil Seven New Models In Africa, Open Plants In Ghana, Kenya

Nissan Motor Company on Monday disclosed fresh agenda to launch seven new models in Africa over the next two years.  Within the period, Nissan plans to make Africa a hub for light commercial vehicles (LCV) and increase production of its popular...
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Skoda Unveils New Octavia Variant
June 29, 2020 No Responses

Skoda Unveils New Octavia Variant

Czech auto major, Skoda has unveiled the Octavia G-Tec, which is designed to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).  Scheduled to be launched across European markets later this year, the new Octavia G-Tec comes as an environmentally friendly ...
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Hyundai Unveils New Elantra Sedan
June 27, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Unveils New Elantra Sedan

Hyundai Motor has announced the launch of updated Elantra sedan with new BS-VI diesel engine for the Indian market.  According to Hyundai, the new 1.5-litre U2 CRDi BS-VI diesel engine is available in SX and SX(O) variants, adding that the...
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