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November 17, 2020 No Responses

Weststar Associates Welcomes More Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV To Nigeria

The Mercedes-Benz GLE Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has continued to make impressive impact since its introduction to the Nigerian market in 2019. In response to the increasing demand for this mid-sized SUV, Weststar Associates Limited, Authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz...

November 17, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Boosts Production Of New Passat, Others With $1.18b

Volkswagen plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) in its Slovak plant, including 500 million euros to produce next-generation Passat and Skoda Superb models, VW Slovakia Chairman Oliver Gruenberg said on Monday.The German carm...

November 17, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Refutes Agenda To Sell 34% Stake In Mitsubishi Motors

Nissan Motor Company is “absolutely not” in talks to sell its stake Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Nissan’s chief operating officer said on Monday, following a report the carmaker was considering pulling out of its al...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Governor Unveils Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s First Electric Car

Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Nigeria unveiled its first locally assembled Electric car, Hyundai Kona on Friday at Stallion Group VON Assembly Plant, Lagos State The vehicle was launched by ...

November 13, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Invests $233.5m In New Production Line

German carmaker Volkswagen AG said on Thursday it will invest $233.5 million in a new production line for motors at a existing plant in central Mexico.“Volkswagen has found in Guanajuato fertile ground for a new generation of economic developme...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

Glamour As Bajaj Unveils RE 250 Superkeke In Nigeria

Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Amidst pomp and pageantry, the world’s largest manufacturer of 3-wheelers, Bajaj Auto on Wednesday in Nigeria unveiled the most superior keke ever seen in Nigeria, the RE 250 along with their exclusive 3- wheeler di...

November 11, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Unveils Agenda For New SUVs, Urban Air Taxis

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Company is supercharging its product portfolio next year with the introduction of several new SUVs, while looking even farther out to the launch of its first urban air taxis toward the end of the decade...

November 6, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Wins 2020 Car Design Award

Hyundai Motor Company has been awarded the 2020 Car Design Award in the “Concept Cars” category for its “Prophecy” concept EV, which debuted earlier this year. Hyundai’s appropriately named concept EV came in first in the “Concept” ca...

November 6, 2020 No Responses

Ford Recalls 375,000 Explorer SUVs

Ford Motor Company is recalling about 375,000 Explorer SUVs in North America for a part that can break and lead to a crash.The second-largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers some 2013-2017 model vehicles because of a possible fracture of the outboa...

November 3, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Begins SUV Magnite’s Production

Nissan on Monday announced the commencement of production of its B-segment Sagnite Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the India market with the first vehicle rolling out from Chennai-based alliance plant. Unvled on October 21, Nissan Magnite, which will be...

November 1, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Explains New Production Capacity

Hyundai Motor India is looking at “augmentation of its production capacity” in the next two months.The company, which has hit 98% peak capacity of 7,20,000 units a year or 60,000 units a month, will watch the market till December before taking...

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...

October 28, 2020 No Responses

Nissan To Increase Output, Unveils Nine New Models

Japan’s Nissan Motor Company will increase its output capacity in China from 2021 owing to the world’s second-largest economy having been among the swiftest to recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Nissan official said on Tuesday. According to the...

October 27, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Unveils Design Sketches Of New i20

Hyundai on Monday unveils the first design sketches of its all-new i20.According to the automaker, the new i20 derives its futuristic and dynamic characteristics from ‘Sensuous Sportiness’. It is based on the four fundamental elements of Proportion, A...