Auto Report Archives — Page 16 of 32

July 17, 2021 No Responses

Renault Declares 1,422,600 Vehicle Sales In Six Months

The management of Renault on Friday reported 18.7% increase in worldwide vehicle sales in the first half of the year, rebounding from a 21.3% drop in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy.“In an...

July 17, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Rolls Out280 HP Avante N

Hyundai has unveiled new Avante N Equipped with a 2.0T flat power engine and eight-speed N Wet DCT (Double-clutch) with a maximum power output of 280 HP(ps) and maximum torque of 392 nm .Grin Shift (NGS) can temporarily improve power...

July 16, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Revs Up Digital Mapping Subsidiary

Toyota plans to hire more people and invest heavily in its subsidiary Woven Planet to work on mobility technology so the Japanese automaker stays competitive amid the global shift to using artificial intelligence and robotics in everyday driving.“Toyota&...

July 15, 2021 No Responses

Kenya Records 6,246 New Vehicle sales In Six Months

Between January and June this year, New car sales in Kenya jumped 35%, buoyed by the lifting of some coronavirus lockdown measures. According to the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMIA), the industry sold 6,246 new vehicles ...

July 13, 2021 No Responses

Mitsubishi Pays €25m Fine To Settle Emission Fraud Allegations

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors confirmed Monday it paid a 25 million euro fine issued by German prosecutors over emissions fraud allegations earlier this year.German authorities last year raided 10 sites as part of a probe into suspected diesel emissi...

July 10, 2021 No Responses

Volkswagen Declares $13b Half-Year Profit

Volkswagen on Friday disclosed that first-half operating profit is expected to come in at around 11 billion euros ($13 billion), even surpassing pre-pandemic levels on the back of strong demand in Europe and the United States.Reuters report that the good resu...

July 9, 2021 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Unveils All New Ford Explorer At Lagos Motor Fair

Coscharis Motors recently introduced the all new Ford Explorer at the 2021 Lagos Auto Fair, which took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. A statement explained that Coscharis’s participation at this edition of the auto fair is in a...

July 8, 2021 No Responses

Coscharis Flaunts Ford Trucks At 2021 Lagos Auto Fair

Coscharis Motors recently launched the Ford Trucks brand of Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles (HDCV) into the Nigerian market at the just concluded 15th Lagos Motor Fair, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. According to Abiona Babarinde, Gen...

July 6, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai, KIA Attain Highest Sales In US

South Korean Auto firm, Hyundai Motor and KIA have achieved the highest sales mark in the US market in the first half of this year (2021).Hyundai Motor sold 407,135 units increased by 49.4 per cent, and KIA sold 378,511 units increased by 43.7 per...

July 6, 2021 No Responses

Coscharis Motors Unveils Ford Trucks

The management of Coscharis Motors, authorised representative of Ford Motors in Nigeria, has unveiled Ford Trucks for the Nigerian market. Regarded as a reliable force in the sector, Ford Trucks were unveiled recently at ...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Toyota Unveils Ghana’s Second Auto Assembly Plant

The launch of a Toyota assembly plant in Ghana, the second auto assembly plant in the country in less than a year, will help reduce imports of secondhand vehicles and boost export earnings, President Nana Akuffo-Addo has said. The assembly ...

July 1, 2021 No Responses

Hyundai Rolls Out 10-millionth Car From Tamil Nadu Facility

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) said on Wednesday that its 10 millionth car, a 7-seater Alcazar SUV, rolled out from its manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, marking its 25 years of service in&n...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Volkswagen Targets Majority Stake In Europcar

German carmaker Volkswagen has confirmed that it is considering acquiring a majority stake in car rental company Europcar, along with investors Attestor and Pon Holdings.It said in a statement that considerations are at a very early stage and no...

June 28, 2021 No Responses

UNILAG Test-Runs Zero Emission Vehicle

The University of Lagos is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) it initiated in 2018. The institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and Research), Prof. Oluwole Familoni, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NA...