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August 2, 2019 No Responses

Ceat Tyre Declares 15% Increase In Q1 Profit

Tyre maker, Ceat on Thursday reported 15 per cent increase in its consolidated profit at for the first quarter ended June 30, 2019. Anant Goenka, Managing Director, CEAT Limited said, “The impact of fall in demand from automobile manufacturers has...

July 30, 2019 No Responses

Uganda Unveils New Vehicle Production, Targets 5,000 Units

Uganda is aiming to start assembling new vehicles by June 2022, with an initial production capacity of 5,000 units per year, a top official of the state-owned Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) told Reuters on Monday. The East African country joins...

July 29, 2019 No Responses

Expert Implores FG On Auto Policy, N2.5t Investments

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Inability to secure presidential assent for Nigeria’s automotive policy is a direct threat to over N2.5trillion private sector investments, an automotive communication consultant, Dr Oscar Odiboh has said. ...

July 29, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors Nigeria Seeks More Support For Auto Industry

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — As stakeholders in Nigeria awaits presidential assent for National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Kia Motors Nigeria, Mr Jacky Hathiramani h...

July 27, 2019 No Responses

Michelin Records Eight Per Cent Decline In Net Income

Michelin’s firm pricing and cost-cutting lifted first-half revenue and operating earnings, the French tyre maker has said. However, the explained that profitability suffered from shrinking vehicle production. Net income fell 8% to 844 million euros ($940...

July 27, 2019 No Responses

Kia To Roll Out Seltos SUV July 31

South Korean auto major, Kia Motors is all set to roll out its first made in India mid-SUV, Kia Seltos, from its plant located in Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on July 31. “Kia Motors will roll out the first car...

July 26, 2019 No Responses

Nissan To Sack 10,000 Workers

Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs globally, according to Japanese media reports. The move comes as a part of company’s path of turning around its business and indicates tough road ahead with management upheaval. In May, the company...

July 25, 2019 No Responses

Nasarawa To Partner PAN On Locally Assembled Vehicles, Training

Nasarawa State Governor, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule has described PAN Nigeria Limited, assemblers of Peugeot brand of vehicles, as “a pride of the Nigerian economy.” He made this remarks when a team of the Management of PAN led by General...

July 24, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Secures Approval For Driverless Parking

Bosch and Daimler have reached a milestone on the way to automated driving: the two companies have now obtained approval from the relevant authorities in Baden-Württemberg for their automated parking system in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttg...

July 19, 2019 No Responses

BMW Names New CEO

BMW has named its top production manager, Oliver Zipse, as CEO to lead the luxury automaker through a shift to new ways of doing business such as electric vehicles and offering cars on a per-use basis.The company said Thursday that...

July 19, 2019 No Responses

Renault, Coscharis Group Seal Partnership

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – After several weeks of speculations, French carmaker, Renault and foremost Nigerian firm, Coscharis Group on Thursday sealed a new partnership to assemble and distribute Renault vehicles in Nigeria. At...

July 17, 2019 No Responses

VW Declares 974,400 Sales In June

Volkswagen Group in June 2019 recorded 1.6 per cent increase in its global sales, amounting to 974,400 units. The company explained that the number is mostly driven by 15 per cent growth in the Chinese market, where the Volkswagen Group...

July 15, 2019 No Responses

Experts Raise Concerns Over Brake, Tyre Emissions

With the environmental pollution reaching alarming levels, the UKgovernment’s Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) identified emission from tyres and brakes as a prime contributor to the declining air quality. It mentioned that emissions from car brakes and t...

July 14, 2019 No Responses

Volkswagen To Invest $1.12b In Battery Production Plant

Volkswagen AG says it is investing 1 billion euros ($1.12 billion) to set up a battery production plant in Germany. Chief executive Herbert Diess said Tuesday that the factory is part of the company’s effort to electrify its vehicles. He...