Auto Maker Archives — Page 36 of 37

July 12, 2019 No Responses

DFM Debuts In Nigeria, Partners Dana Motors

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – DongFeng Motor Corporation (DFM) has commenced business activities in Nigeria in collaboration with Dana Motors. Under the arrangement, products from DFM stable such as Pick-Ups, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and luxurious sedans are currently being...

June 30, 2019 No Responses

Honda Recalls 1.6m Vehicles

Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators, completing its required recalls six months ahead of schedule, the automaker has said. When the latest recall is done, Honda says it will...

June 29, 2019 No Responses

Nissan Records Ten Millionth Vehicle At Sunderland Plant

Nissan Sunderland Plant is celebrating another record-breaking milestone as the ten millionth vehicle rolls of the production line. A statement explained that it has taken the plant 33 years to reach the ten million mark – making it the fastest...

June 28, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz To Assemble Cars In Egypt

Mercedes-Benz has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Government for local assembly of passenger cars in the country. This planned commitment is set to further improve the market position of Mercedes-Benz Cars in Egypt, the company sai...

June 23, 2019 No Responses

Volkswagen Wins Copyright Battle For Beetle

Volkswagen Group has won the battle of copyright for its iconic car Beetle in Europe. Daughter of car designer Erwin Komenda, who helped in styling the Volkswagen Beetle sought compensation amounting 5 million euros claiming the automaker used the origin...

June 21, 2019 No Responses

All-New Arocs Renews Strength, Innovations

In 2018, Weststar unveiled two new powerhouses in the commercial vehicle segment; the all new Actros and Arocs. The latter has since been touted as the new force in construction, one that promises to take on every challenge in the...

June 20, 2019 No Responses

CEAT Partners Renault On Fuelsmart Tyres

Foremost tyre firm, CEAT has announced its association with Renault for its new car Triber in the sub-4m MPV space. In the past, CEAT partnered with Renault for the launch of its hatchback Kwid. “CEAT’s Fuelsmarrt tyres are specially customised...

June 7, 2019 No Responses

BMW, JLR To Develop Electric Car Components

BMW said it will develop its next-generation electric motors, transmission and power electronics with Jaguar Land Rover, unveiling yet another industry alliance designed to lower the costs of developing electric cars. “Together, we have the opp...

June 3, 2019 No Responses

Board To Vote On Renault Merger With Fiat Chrysler

French automaker Renaultsays its board will meet on Tuesday to vote on a possible merger with Fiat Chrysler. Fiat Chrysler has proposed to merge with Renault to create the world’s third-biggest automaker, worth almost $40 billion, and combine...

May 23, 2019 No Responses

Land Rover Discovery Sport Gets Fresh Update

Land Rover has given its Discovery Sport a thorough update for the 2020 model year. Scheduled to arrive showrooms before the end of this year, the 2020 Discovery Sport’s virtually all-new under the skin, as the current model’s aging D8....

May 19, 2019 No Responses

Mitsubishi Motors CEO Steps Down

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has said that Osamu Masuko will step down as its chief executive on June 21 and be replaced by Takao Kato, who is president of its operations in Indonesia. Masuko will retain his role as chairman of the board, Mitsu...

May 17, 2019 No Responses

Nissan Records 45 Per Cent Drop In Profit

For last fiscal year, Nissan profit dropped below that of French partner Renault for the first time in a decade. Nissan’s operating profit sank 45% to 318.2 billion yen ($2.91 billion) for the year ended in March, earnings released show...

May 15, 2019 No Responses

Honda Confirms Closure Of UK Plant

Honda has confirmed its western England car factory, which employs 3,500 people, will close in 2021. The Japanese carmaker explained that the Swindon plant will shut in two years, “at the end of the current model’s production life cycle....

May 4, 2019 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Celebrates 115 Years Of Innovation, Excellence

On 4 May 1904, Charles Rolls and Henry Royce met for the first time at The Midland Hotel, Manchester; an encounter that would change the course of automotive history. Exactly 115 years later, the marque they agreed to form that...