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January 16, 2020 No Responses

Toyota Boosts Flying Taxi Agenda With $394m

Toyota Motor is investing $394 million into the U.S. “flying taxi” startup Joby Aviation, the Japanese company announced on Thursday.Founded in 2009, Joby is developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or eVTOL, for urban transpor...

January 16, 2020 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 2,339,562 Cars In 2019

The year 2019 was the ninth consecutive record year for Mercedes-Benz, with growth of 1.3% to a total of 2,339,562units delivered worldwide. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz maintained its leading position among the luxury car brands for the fourth year.....

January 12, 2020 No Responses

2019: Kia Delivers More Vehicles In US Market

Kia Motors, United States Of America (USA) sold 615.338 units in 2019, up 4.4-percent over last year. In terms of sales, the year 2019 was the carmaker’s third-best year since entering the US-market. In December, the company announced an 8%...

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. &nbs...

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...