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January 11, 2020 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Explains 2.34m Sales In 2019

For the year 2019, Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. Meanwhile, BMW on Friday disclosed that 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. ...

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...

December 13, 2019 No Responses

Skoda Delivers 109,000 Units In November

Czech automaker Skoda’s global delivery in November went down marginally to 109,000 units, a drop of 1 per cent from November 2018, when it recorded 110,100 units. The automaker registered 1,300 deliveries in the Indian market, down 8.1 per cent...

December 12, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Increases Price, Unveils New GLA Crossover

German luxury carmaker, Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday announced that it will increase the price of its cars in India by up to 3 per cent from January 2020. Meanwhile, Mercedes-Benz said its second-generation GLA entry-level crossover is getting a beefier en...

December 10, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 46,542 Units In November

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday reported a 3.4 per cent decline in total sales at 46,542 units in November as compared with the year-ago period. The year-on-year (YoY) sales in China for the Tata Motors-owned brand has increased by...

December 9, 2019 No Responses

Ceat Unveils New Tyre

Tyre manufacturer, Ceat Limited has launched two new range of tubeless motorcycle tyres, Gripp XL and Zoom X3 series at the India Bike Week 2019 in Goa. These new tyres were unveiled by Zubin Patel, a national champion in professional...

December 8, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 200,000 Vehicles In November

For the first time, global sales by Mercedes-Benz passed the mark of 200,000 units in a November, amounting to deliveries of 209,058 cars, an increase of 5.3%. Not only was a new record high reached for the month, but unit...

December 7, 2019 No Responses

Kia Declares 248,942 Sales In November

For the month of November 2019, Kia Motors has announced global sales of 248,942 units, up by 0.8 per cent when compared to same month in 2018 when it recorded 246,942 units.According to Kia Motors, the sales performance was led...

December 7, 2019 No Responses

NADDC DG, FRSC Boss For Nigeria Auto Awards

All is now set for the 2019 Edition of the Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Awards slated to hold December 17, 2019 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.Expected at the ceremony as special guests are Jelani Aliyu, ...

December 2, 2019 No Responses

South Africa Sanctions Ford

South Africa’s consumer watchdog has slapped a 35 million rand (USD 2.3 million) fine on Ford after dozens of its Kuga SUVs caught fire without warning.Following 160 complaints from consumers, the National Consumer Commission (NCC) said investigations sh...

November 29, 2019 No Responses

Suzuki Records 8.8% Drop In Sales

Suzuki on Thursday reported a decline of 8.8 per cent in its sales to 49,419 units for October 2019 in Japan, compared with 54,205 units sold in October 2018. Standard and small vehicles, also witnessed a dip of 22.3 per...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

Ford Recalls 2019 Ranger

Ford Motor Company has recalled select 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles over taillight function.According to Ford, the recall programme affects 72,718 vehicles in the US and 5,546 units in Canada.Ford explained that the affected 2019 Ford Ranger models were bui...

November 27, 2019 No Responses

BMW Sets Aside €7.3b For Battery Cell

BMW Group has announced that it will significantly increase its battery cell orders from Chinese company Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd (CATL), in order to boost its vehicle electrification program.BMW Group has also informed in a release that the ord...

November 21, 2019 No Responses

All-New Kia Seltos Explains Strength, Innovations

Rugged, refined and right-sized, the all-new Seltos energizes the Entry SUV segment with a personality all its own.As a utility vehicle with an abundance of attitude, the Seltos arrives in the U.S. with modern styling and a penchant for adventure,...