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August 13, 2020 No Responses

Ford Recalls Midsize SUVs

Ford is recalling more than 558,000 midsize SUVs in North America because the brakes may not work properly.The recall covers certain 2015 through 2018 Ford Edge and 2016 through 2018 Lincoln MKX vehicles.Ford said Wednesday that some front brake hoses can rupture,...

August 12, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai, Firm Name $4b Self-Driving Joint Venture Motional

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co and auto supplier Aptiv PLC have named their self-driving joint venture Motional, the companies said Tuesday.Formed a year ago, the $4-billion venture is developing a fully automated system that it hopes to begin se...

August 10, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Records 10.2 Per Cent Increase In Shares

Hyundai Motor Company stock has jumped as much as 10.2% to its highest price since May 2018, after the automaker said it would create a family of Ioniq-brand electric vehicles (EVs) as it aims to become the third-largest EV maker...

August 8, 2020 No Responses

Kia Motors Premieres Sonet SUV

Kia Motors Corporation on Friday unveiled its sub-compact Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Sonet. Kia Sonet will be offered with 3 engine options of 1.2-litre petrol, 1.0-litre turbo petrol and the 1.5-litre turbo diesel. According to Kia, these engines...

August 6, 2020 No Responses

New Ford CEO Targets Expansion

Ford Motor Co‘s incoming Chief Executive Jim Farley said he wants to expand the automaker’s operations into related technology fields, including software, fleet management and electric vehicle charging. “These are new growth initiatives tha...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Ford Motor’s CEO Steps Down

The Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, Jim Hackett, is stepping down on October 1 after three years at the helm. In a statement on Tuesday, the American multinational automaker said Hackett would be succeeded by Jim Farley, its...

August 1, 2020 No Responses

Massilia Reveals New Mitsubishi Pajero Sports At First Virtual Car Launch In Nigeria

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — New Mitsubishi Pajero Sports officially commenced its sojourn in Nigeria on Friday courtesy Massilia Motors, sole distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Nigeria. Unveiling the new Sports U...

July 28, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi Stops Production Of Pajero SUV, Forecasts $1.33b Loss

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation on Monday projected an operating loss of 140 billion yen ($1.33 billion) in the year to March as the automaker battles a fall in demand for cars due in part to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the a...

July 23, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi May Shut Down Pajero Plant

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors is considering shutting down its Pajero subsidiary and closing a factory in central Japan that produces the sport-utility vehicle of the same name. According to Reuters, Mitsubishi is considering shutting&n...

July 22, 2020 No Responses

Ceat Unveils Contactless Services For Customers

Ceat has announced a slew of new service offerings to ensure safety of its customers and business continuity for its dealer partners.The new services offerings include contactless pick & drop service, appointment-based service and in-shop measur...

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Announces Senior Management Changes

Nissan Motor Corporation announced on Friday senior management appointments in the company, which will be effective from August 1, 2020.According to Nissan, Toshihiro Hirai, currently the Corporate Vice President, Powertrain & EV Engineering Division, ...

July 17, 2020 No Responses

European New Car Sales Down 24.1%

European passenger car sales slumped in June compared to a year ago but showed an improvement since May with the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures across the region, industry data showed on Thursday.In June, new car registrations dropped by 24.1% year-...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Launches New Tucson SUV

Hyundai Motor on Tuesday launched its facelifted Tucson Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the Indian market through its new digital platform ‘The Next Dimension’. The South Korean auto firm also introduced the new Creta SUV and Verna sedan to th...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Toyota, Ford, Others Recall 13 million Vehicles Worldwide

Between January 1st and July 13, 2020 Auto Manufacturers recalled not less than 13,362,759 million vehicles worldwide. Data obtained from foremost research firm, Finbold indicates that the recalls are mainly due to safety concerns. According to the repor...