Auto Maker Archives — Page 11 of 37

September 4, 2021 No Responses

Land Rover Introduces Defender V8 For 300 Customers

Land Rover SV Bespoke has introduced the Defender V8 Bond Edition to celebrate Defender’s role in the 25th James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die.’According to the company, the model will be exclusively available to just 300 buyers around the world. Its interior features laser etching detailing...

August 24, 2021 No Responses

Kia K8 Debuts In Middle East

Kia Corporation has announced the arrival of the K8 to the Middle East region, the first model to arrive following the rebirth of the Kia brand and one that exemplifies the automaker’s new purpose and ambitions for the future. According...

August 20, 2021 No Responses

Toyota To Cut Global Production By 40%

Toyota is to slash worldwide vehicle production by 40% in September because of the global microchip shortage. The world’s biggest carmaker had planned to make almost 900,000 cars next month but has now reduced that to 540,000 vehicles. Volkswagen...

August 8, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Nigeria Seeks Subsidy On Locally Assembled Electric Vehicles

Stallion Hyundai Motors Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to approve subsidy for locally assembled Electric Vehicles. Speaking at the just concluded 2021 Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) training workshop, Hyunda...

August 5, 2021 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Unveils New Jaguar F-Pace

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Photo Caption: R-L: Jaguar Land Rover General Manager (Sales, Coscharis Motors), Ufuoma Umukoro, Group General Manager, Marketing & Corporate Communicat...

August 5, 2021 No Responses

Volkswagen Taigo SUV Debuts

Volkswagen has unveiled the all-new Taigo Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) coupe.Volkswagen Taigo is the first SUV coupe by the brand to drive in the European roads. The company has already launched the compact crossover SUV as Nivus in South America and Mexico...

August 4, 2021 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out New S-Class S680 Guard

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the new S-Class S680 Guard, the armoured version of its S-Class range with VPAM VR10 certification–the highest level of protection granted for civil vehicles. According to Daimler, the technology used for the...

August 4, 2021 No Responses

BMW Declares $5.7b Profit In Q2

BMW on Tuesday disclosed that it attained $5.7billion net profit in the second quarter. The company explained that it benefited from strong pricing during the quarter and a predominance of more-profitable vehicles in its sales mix. It reaped ...

August 3, 2021 No Responses

Renault India Begins Exports Of Kiger To South Africa

Renault India division on Monday commenced exports of its sub-4 metre compact SUV Renault KIGER to South Africa.Developed specifically for the Indian market and the Indian customers, before taking it globally, Renault KIGER is the latest ad...

August 2, 2021 No Responses

With $40k Price Tag,1st All-Electric Kia Sedan Debuts

Kia, South Korea’s auto firm on Monday launched an all-electric EV6 sedan in the domestic market ahead of its overseas launches later this year.The EV6 is Kia’s first model embedded with Hyundai Motor Group’s own EV-only electr...

August 2, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Records 60,249 Sales In July

For the month of July, 2021, South Korea Auto firm, Hyundai reported a 46 percent increase in total sales at 60,249 units. According to Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), domestic sales were up 26 percent to 48,042 units as against...

August 2, 2021 No Responses

Volkswagen Records $13.5 b Profit In Half-Year Performance

Volkswagen has raised its profit margin target for the second time in less than three months, pointing to record earnings in the first six months of 2021 that came in above pre-pandemic levels.The company said it now expected an operating return on...

July 28, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Opens New Corporate HQ

Hyundai Motor India (HMI), which is celebrating its silver jubilee in India on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, inaugurated its new corporate headquarters in Gurgaon.The new 10-storied headquarter in Gurgaon, which is Delhi-NCR’s IT belt, is a greenfield pro...

July 26, 2021 No Responses

Ford Escape Explains Special Discounts, Renews Commitment In Nigeria

One of the exciting take homes from the recently held Lagos Motor Fair was the announcement by Coscharis Motors Plc, Ford brand’s sole authorised dealer in Nigeria, of the nearly Two Million Naira discount on one of Ford’s vehicle name...