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March 25, 2020 No Responses

Auto Firms To Converts Factories To Make Ventilators

Car firms are answering calls from governments to help make more ventilators and face masks to help out during the coronavirus pandemic. Already, Fiat has commenced converting one of its car plants in China to start making about one million...

March 25, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Kia Nigeria Deploys Measures To Protect Employees, Customers

The management of Kia Motors Nigeria has joined responsive corporate entities across the country to restrain the spread of COVID-19. Rooted in the practice advised by the World Health Organisation [WHO] and National Center for Disease Control [NCD...

March 24, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19: Toyota Employee Tests Positive

Toyota Motor Corporation has confirmed that one of its employee in his 20’s working as a line worker at the company’s Takaoka plant, based in Aichi prefecture, Japan has been found infected with Covid-19. In a statement, the company explained...

March 24, 2020 No Responses

Suzuki Halts Operations

India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has shut down all its operations including production in Gurugram and Manesar until further notice. In a statement, the company explained that R&D Centre at Rohtak will also remain closed, adding that prod...

March 23, 2020 No Responses

EU Auto Industry Faces Crisis

The effect of the coronavirus on society and the global economy is unprecedented, with grave consequences for the automobile industry. Indeed, most of the members of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have already announced temporary c...

March 21, 2020 No Responses

Japanese Automakers Close More Plants In Europe

Japanese automakers to temporarily close more vehicle plants in Europe and Asia as the spread of the coronavirus prompts countries to instruct non-essential businesses to suspend operations. A growing number of global automakers have been shuttering plants in ...

March 20, 2020 No Responses

Stallion Motors – Hyundai To Unveil Nigeria’s first Electrical Car

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Nigeria is set to join the rest of the World in embracing electric cars before the end of 2020 courtesy Stallion Motors, Nigeria’s leading auto assembler and franchisee of nine Global brands includ...

March 19, 2020 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Suspends Production

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that it will be suspending production at its Goodwood-based manufacturing plant in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The luxury car manufacturer will suspend production at its Sussex plant from Monday, March 23 for two ...

March 17, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Receives 14,000 Bookings For New Creta SUV

Hyundai Motor has unveiled the new Creta SUV for the India market. The automaker disclosed on Monay that it has received more than 14,000 bookings for the new Creta in less than 15 days. According to Hyundai, 50 percent of the bookings...

March 13, 2020 No Responses

BMW Declares $115.4b In 2019

BMW on Thursday reported a 29-percent drop in profits in 2019, blaming heavy legal costs and high investments in a challenging economic environment. Despite record revenues of 104 billion euros ($115.4 billion), driven by strong sales of its highest-end models...

March 12, 2020 No Responses

Dana Motors Displays Made-In-Nigeria Kia, DFM Models In Abuja

Dana Motors, a leading auto company in Nigeria participated in the recently held media parade organized by the National Automotive Design and Development Council [NADDC] in Abuja. A prelude to the eventful Argungu Motor rally, the all-new 2020 Kia and...

March 11, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Pulls Out Of Venture Fund With Renault, Mitsubishi

Nissan Motor Company is to pull out from a venture capital fund it runs with alliance partners Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors, as part of the Japanese automaker’s drive to cut costs and conserve cash. Under the arrangement, Nissan will...

March 9, 2020 No Responses

New Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace Debuts

Volkswagen family has announced the launch of its first Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) of 2020, the Tiguan Allspace in India. Based on the MQB architecture, the Tiguan Allspace seven-seater SUV comes powered by a 2.0-litre TSI petrol engine, clubbed with.....

March 7, 2020 No Responses

Nissan Unveils Agenda For New Qashquai SUV

Nissan on Friday unveiled plans to build its new Qashqai Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at its British factory despite warnings over Brexit. The Japanese carmaker has said that if Britain’s departure from the European Union leads to tariffs, its Euro...