Auto News Archives — Page 36 of 60

November 24, 2020 No Responses

Volkswagen Welcomes Government’s Scheme To Support Low-Emission Cars

Volkswagen has said the German government‘s 3 billion euro ($3.57 billion) scheme to support low-emission cars sent a strong signal Berlin would help lift the country’s key export industry out of the coronavirus and climate crises.Germany on Tuesday earmarked fresh cash to help the industry, which...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Warns On Its UK Future Without Brexit Deal

With a Brexit deadline just days away, Britain’s biggest car plant “will not be sustainable” if there is no deal, Nissan has warned. The company employs 7,000 workers at its Sunderland factory but said that increased tariffs would raise costs...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

BMW Moves Engine Production To Britain As German Plants Go Electric

BMW on Wednesday said it will retool its German factories to build electric cars and components and shift manufacturing of combustion engines to plants in Austria and England as part of a broader shift toward low-emission cars.Factories ac...

November 18, 2020 No Responses

UK To Ban Petrol, Diesel Cars

New cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030, Boris Johnson has said. But some hybrids would still be allowed, he confirmed. It is part of what the prime minister...

November 18, 2020 No Responses

BMW Lifts Stake In New Venture

BMW said on Tuesday there was no indication that its deal to increase its stake in its joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive would be affected by debt issues at Brilliance’s parent.BMW said in 2018 that it would pay 3.6 billion euros.....

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 Distr...

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...