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August 17, 2019 No Responses

BMW To Staff: Narrow Sales Gap With Mercedes

BMW’s new chief executive, Oliver Zipse urged employees to embrace change and to find innovative ways to help the Bavarian carmaker overtake rival Mercedes at a time when demand for luxury carsis waning. According to Reuters, Oliver Zipse addressed staff...

August 15, 2019 No Responses

BMW Explains 1.3% Increase In July Sales

BMW Group has posted 1.6 per cent Year on Year (YoY) growth in July 2019 with 183,487 units delivered.. BMW brand registered 1.6 per cent YoY growth with 157,062 units delivered last month. The X range of luxury SUVs from...

August 14, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 37,945 Units In July

For the Month of July 2019, Jaguar Land Rover’s global sales grew by 5 per cent at 37,945 units. According to the company, the sales growth was fueled by the recovery in the Chinese market, where the automaker’s retail sales...

August 14, 2019 No Responses

Bajaj Auto Unveils New Motorcycle

Two-wheeler manufacturer, Bajaj Auto on Tuesday launched a new Pulsar 125 Neon with DTS-i engine The 125cc DTS-i engine churns a power output of 12 PS and a torque of 11nm, the company said in a statement. It comes with...

August 8, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors Targets Africa, Others With New Seltos SUV

South Korean auto major, Kia Motors is looking to export its made-in-India mid-sized SUV Seltos to various global markets like Africa and South America. The company, which has set up its manufacturing base in Andhra Pradesh with an installed production.....

August 8, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 188,857 Units In July

Mercedes-Benz started the third quarter with a new sales record for the month ofJuly: A total of 188,857 cars with the three-pointed star were delivered (+12.7%). The ongoing model changes in the high-volume compact-car segment had a positive impact on...

August 6, 2019 No Responses

Suzuki Declares 46% Drop In Profit

Suzuki Motor Corporation on Monday reported a 46.2% fall in first-quarter operating profit, hurt by lower output at home as it improves its inspection systems, and falling demand in India, its biggest market.Japan’s fourth-largest automaker posted an ope...

August 6, 2019 No Responses

Kia Delivers 225,902 Units In July

For the month of July, 2019, Kia Motors Corporation’s global sales stood at 225,902 units, a decline of 2.7% when compared to the same month last year. Sales in Kia’s home market, South Korea increased slightly to 47,080 units, reports the...

July 30, 2019 No Responses

Uganda Unveils New Vehicle Production, Targets 5,000 Units

Uganda is aiming to start assembling new vehicles by June 2022, with an initial production capacity of 5,000 units per year, a top official of the state-owned Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) told Reuters on Monday. The East African country joins...

July 29, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors Nigeria Seeks More Support For Auto Industry

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — As stakeholders in Nigeria awaits presidential assent for National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kia Motors Nigeria, Mr Jacky Hathiramani h...

July 26, 2019 No Responses

Nissan To Sack 10,000 Workers

Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs globally, according to Japanese media reports. The move comes as a part of company’s path of turning around its business and indicates tough road ahead with management upheaval. In May, the company...

July 24, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Secures Approval For Driverless Parking

Bosch and Daimler have reached a milestone on the way to automated driving: the two companies have now obtained approval from the relevant authorities in Baden-Württemberg for their automated parking system in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttg...

July 23, 2019 No Responses

BMW Delivers 12,52,837 Units In Six Months

BMW Group has posted its best-ever first half of the year sales with 12,52,837 units sold between January-June 2019, marking 0.8% growth compared to the same period last year, says the German company in a release. This success bucks the...

July 19, 2019 No Responses

Renault, Coscharis Group Seal Partnership

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – After several weeks of speculations, French carmaker, Renault and foremost Nigerian firm, Coscharis Group on Thursday sealed a new partnership to assemble and distribute Renault vehicles in Nigeria. At...