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May 14, 2020 No Responses

Kia Motors Nigeria Resumes Operations, Explains Safety Modalities

By Citybusinessnews@yahoo.com Kia Motors Nigeria has opened its facilities inline with government’s and health experts’ directives for business operations as the Coronavirus lockdown eases in phases. Marketing Manager, Olawale Jimoh, in a press statement sent to City BusinessNews (www.citybusinessnews.com) on Thursday exp...

May 11, 2020 No Responses

Mazda Seeks $2.8b Loans

Mazda Motor Corporation has sought loans totalling about 300 billion yen ($2.8 billion) from Japan’s three megabanks and other lenders to ride out the coronavirus epidemic, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.The megabanks &#...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Tribute To Willie Anumudu

By Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba I first met Willie, whom we fondly called Pa Willie, through my late friend Dr. Ime Umana ( Imesco) in the mid 1980,s. He and Ime were partners in a new BMW franchise with offices in...

May 5, 2020 No Responses

Nissan To Focus On US, Japan, China

Nissan Motor Co Ltd will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction for the embattled carmaker. According to Reuters, the “operational performance plan&#...

May 1, 2020 No Responses

Skoda Begins Online Booking For Entire Product Portfolio

Skoda Auto has announced that it will provide online booking platform for its entire product line-up in India.According to Skoda, the venture is supported by a robust consultation programme and integrates over 80 dealership touchpoints of the Czech ...

April 27, 2020 No Responses

Toyota Predicts Huge Sales For New Yaris SUV Cross

Despite several challenges confronting automobile sales and marketing due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Toyota Motor Corporation has predicted huge sales for the new Toyota Yaris Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Cross. Indeed, the kind of digital o...

April 27, 2020 No Responses

Auto Firms Head For Zero Sales In April

Automobile firms in most parts of the world including Nigeria are heading for zero sales as the Month of April, 2020 drives to an end. Toyota South Africa Senior Vice President incharge of sales and marketing, Leon Theron had last...

April 25, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi Motors Predicts Losses, Drop In Sales

Japanese automaker, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation on Friday predicted 26 billion yen ($240 million) in losses for the fiscal year through next March, as sales plunge because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi, allied with Nissan Motor Company ...

April 23, 2020 No Responses

Top Gear Names Kona Electric Best Small Family Car

Kona Electric has been acknowledged as the Best Small Family Car in the inaugural TopGear Electric Awards, after it completed a 1,600-kilometers road trip across 9 European countries. A statement explained that Hyundai Motor’s fully electric SUV was no...

April 21, 2020 No Responses

Auto Journalists Mourns Anumudu, Globe Motors Chairman

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has received with shock, the news of the death of William Anumudu, Chairman/CEO of Globe Motors Holdings Limited, one of the biggest automobile franchise owners including Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and the Higer b...