Tag: Auto

Hyundai Motor on Tuesday  nominated Jaehoon Chang, global head of its premium Genesis brand, as the co-CEO and president According to Hyundai, Lee Won-hee, existing president and co-CEO, will focus on securing a competitive edge in future automotive...

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp put its revamped Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car, with 30% greater range, on sale on Wednesday in a fresh push to promote zero-emission technology amid growing demand for electric vehicles, including its own.Toyota has failed ...

Jaguar Land Rover has revealed the 2021 F-Pace SVR with an enhanced engine and redesigned exterior details.    It is based on Jaguar‘s advanced EVA 2.0 platform that includes motorsport-inspired details and pe...

BMW said on Tuesday there was no indication that its deal to increase its stake in its joint venture with Brilliance China Automotive would be affected by debt issues at Brilliance’s parent.BMW said in 2018 that it would pay 3.6 billion euros.....

Volkswagen plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) in its Slovak plant, including 500 million euros to produce next-generation Passat and Skoda Superb models, VW Slovakia Chairman Oliver Gruenberg said on Monday.The German carm...

Bajaj Auto, the world’s leading manufacturer of 3-wheelers has partnered with Jay Jay Okocha, to endorse its commercial vehicle range consisting of 3-wheeler and 4-wheeler products.   Regarded as Nigeria’s greatest and most skillful sports personality, Ja...

Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday appointed Euisun Chung as group chairman , cementing his succession from his octogenarian father in a move likely to give impetus to the world’s fifth-largest automaker’s push into electric vehicles and flying ...

Volkswagen needs to change to stay relevant in the electric and digital vehicle era and will announce “important steps” to that end before the close of the year, Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Wednesday.“Volkswagen needs to c...

Hyundai Motor Company has pledged donation of medical equipment and personal protection items worth over $2.4 million to countries across the Middle East and Africa in an effort to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.    Meanwhile, Nigeria is one of...

      By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com     Stallion Bajaj on Friday in Lagos, Nigeria  flagged-off what it described as the “First Keke Rally In Nigeria’’.    Comprised of five“Keke Rally Drivers’’, security agents, among other...

  Mitsubishi Motors is considering building vehicles in Myanmar, as the Japanese automaker deepens its commitment to Southeast Asia.   The Japanese automaker already has a production base in Vietnam, as well as in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. A...

The Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, Jim Hackett, is stepping down on October 1 after three years at the helm.  In a statement on Tuesday, the American multinational automaker said Hackett would be succeeded by Jim Farley, its...

Chairman of Tata Sons, Tata Motors and Jaguar Land Rover plc, N Chandrasekaran, has announced Thierry Bolloré as the new Chief Executive Officer of Jaguar Land Rover, effective 10 September 2020.Bolloré succeeds Prof Sir Ralf Speth, who will take up...