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January 16, 2020 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 2,339,562 Cars In 2019

The year 2019 was the ninth consecutive record year for Mercedes-Benz, with growth of 1.3% to a total of 2,339,562units delivered worldwide. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz maintained its leading position among the luxury car brands for the fourth year...

January 15, 2020 No Responses

Kia Unveils $25b Expansion Agenda

South Korean carmaker, Kia Motors on Tuesday announced plans to invest $25 billion in new electric vehicles and business diversification worldwide in the next six years. Kia is also adding its K5 sedan and Sorento SUV to the existing electric...

January 12, 2020 No Responses

2019: Kia Delivers More Vehicles In US Market

Kia Motors, United States Of America (USA) sold 615.338 units in 2019, up 4.4-percent over last year. In terms of sales, the year 2019 was the carmaker’s third-best year since entering the US-market. In December, the company announced an 8%...

January 11, 2020 No Responses

BMW Delivers 2.5m Vehicles In 2019

BMW said it sold 2.52 million BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles in 2019, making it the best-selling premium car group, ahead of rival Daimler . Daimler said on Thursday it had sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019 for...

January 9, 2020 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz, Geely Float $780m Joint Venture

Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Geely, the owner of Volvo to form a joint venture company identified as Smart Automobile Company that will produce electric vehicles from 2022. According to Agency Reports, Both companies will invest $388.77 m...

January 8, 2020 No Responses

Rolls Royce Delivers 5,152 Cars In 2019, Highest In 116 Years

British luxury car manufacturer Rolls Royce sold 5,152 units of cars in 2019, up 25% from the previous year, when it retailed 4,107 units. The automaker in a statement explained that this was the highest sales in its 116-year history....

January 8, 2020 No Responses

Kia Appoints Tae-Jin Park As Executive Director, Chief Sales officer

South Korean car manufacturer Kia Motors on Tuesday announced the appointment of Tae-Jin Park as Executive Director & Chief Sales Officer for the India market. Park will be responsible for driving Kia Motors’ Sales, Marketing, Service and Network D...

January 6, 2020 No Responses

Daimler Recalls 744,000 Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

Citing faulty sunroof glass panel, German automaker, Daimler AG is to recall 744,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the United States from the 2001 through 2011 model years The large recall covers more two dozen vehicles from C-Class, CLK-Class, CLS-Class and...

January 4, 2020 No Responses

Kia Delivers 45,294 Seltos in Five Months

Between August and December 2019, Kia Motors India sold not less than 45,294 units of the new Seltos Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). For the month of December, the carmaker sold 4,713 units. With 14,005 units sold in November 2019,...

December 31, 2019 No Responses

2019: A Year Of Downsizing For Auto Markets

If global automotive manufacturing were its own country, it would be the sixth largest economy in the world, a technical job-placement firm, Fircroft, declared in one of its report on the industry. This finding was made in 2017, when...

December 31, 2019 No Responses

Hyundai To Showcase Flying Car Concept In 2020

Hyundai Motor will showcase the Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) concept at the CES 2020 as part of the brand’s future mobility vision. This is going to be the automaker’s first flying car concept which aims to be a part of...

December 26, 2019 No Responses

Kia To Unveil Seltos EV In 2020

South Korean carmaker, Kia Motors is to launch a battery-electric version of the Kia Seltos in 2020. Already, Kia Seltos has grabbed many eyeballs in the Indian market. The company has delivered more than 40,000 units of the SUV since...

December 21, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Acquires Bowler

Jaguar Land Rover’s special vehicle division has acquired the all-terrain performance specialist Bowler. According to JLR, the development will bring low-volume production techniques and extreme durability. Founded in 1985, the Derbyshire-based veh...

December 18, 2019 No Responses

BUHARI WELCOMES PROPOSAL BY HYUNDAI TO SET UP CAR PLANT IN NIGERIA

Nigeria will collaborate with and support Hyundai Engineering Company Limited to set up a car plant, and also rehabilitate petroleum refineries, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. Receiving the President/Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Engineering, ...