Auto Report Archives — Page 10 of 32

March 13, 2022 No Responses

Toyota To Cut Production In April, May, June

Toyota Motor Corporation will scale back domestic production by up to 20% during the months of April, May and June, to ease the strain on suppliers struggling with shortages of chips and other parts.The move by Japan’s largest automaker is the...

March 12, 2022 No Responses

Changan Star 9 Bus Settles In Nigeria

By ebosele@hotmail.com — Fortified with safety attributes, body strength, fuel efficiency and powerful engine, Changan Star 9 Bus is set to alter existing status quo in Nigeria’s competitive mini bus segment. Positioned to ...

March 11, 2022 No Responses

Nissan Appoints Lavanya Wadgaonkar As VP Of Global Communications

Japanese automobile manufacturer, Nissan has promoted divisional GM of global communications, Lavanya Wadgaonkar as its VP of global communications. In her role, Wadgaonkar (pictured) will be responsible for leading all of Nissan’s...

March 5, 2022 No Responses

More Safety Features For Hyundai Creta, Alcazar

Hyundai Motors has concluded plans to standardise certain safety features on the Creta and the Alcazar. These safety features include 6 airbags, Electronic Stability Control with Vehicle Stability Management, and ISOFIX child seat anchorages.&n...

March 5, 2022 No Responses

Kia Targets 14 EVs In Six Years

Kia has unveiled fresh plans to develop new electric cars starting from next year. Kia says it will release two new Electric Vehicles (Evs) in 2023 and build a full line of 14 EVs by 2027. The development mar...

March 4, 2022 No Responses

Ford Budgets $50b For Electric Vehicles In Three Years

Ford Motor Company is to increase its electric vehicle (EV) investment to $50 billion through 2026, up from the previous $30 billion investment till 2025.The automaker aims to produce more than 2 million electric vehicles annually by 2026, representing ab...

February 27, 2022 No Responses

Nissan Nigeria Introduces New Navara To Customers

Stallion NMN Limited, Nigeria’s exclusive representative of Nissan brand, has officially revealed the new Navara pickup truck to its Nigerian customers. Held on Friday evening at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, the Navara Customer launch attrac...

February 24, 2022 No Responses

Vitafoam Begins Production Of Oil Filter For Automobiles

Vitaparts Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, has commenced manufacture of oil filters for automobiles. The Company’s Operations Manager, Eghosa Osadolor, in a statement on Wednesday explained that the innovation puts the compan...

February 21, 2022 No Responses

Toyota Delivers 239,723 Units In Thai, Targets 284,000 In 2022

The Thai unit of Toyota Motor Corporation expects its car sales in the Southeast Asian country to rise 18.5% to 284,000 vehicles this year. Reuters report that Toyota, which commands about a third of the Thai vehicle market, recorded sales...

February 20, 2022 No Responses

Kia Unveils Carens In 19 Variants

Kia India has announced the launch of its fourth and latest ‘Made-for-India’ offering, the three-row recreational vehicle, Carens. The highly anticipated model is available in five trims, three engine, and three transmission options. With...

February 8, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Santa Fe Gets Large SUV Award

The Hyundai Santa Fe has been hailed ‘Large SUV of the Year’ in the prestigious 2022 What Car? of the Year Awards. The What Car? judges also named the Hyundai i10 ‘Best Small Car for the City’ and the Hyundai TUCSON...

February 3, 2022 No Responses

Hyundai Delivers 44,022 Units In January

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), on Wednesday, reported a decline of 15.35% in its domestic sales to 44,022 units in January 2022. The company had sold 52,005 units in January 2021. Hyundai Motor India exported 9,405 units in January 2022, ...

January 28, 2022 No Responses

Nissan Alliance To Invest $25b In Electric Vehicles

The Nissan auto alliance said Thursday it will invest more than $25 billion in electric vehicles over the next five years, marking the latest massive cash injection into the fast-growing sector by the auto industry.Nissan, Renault...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

Jelani, Kunle Ade.Ojo To Unveil Diverse Autocare Centre

All is now set for the formal commissioning of Diverse Autocare Centre on 11th February, 2022 in Benin City, Edo State. Scheduled to unveil the facility are the DirectorGeneral, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu &nbs...