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July 13, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 1.2m Cars In Six Months

After the first six months of the year, Mercedes-Benz continues to be the leader among the premium car brands in a highly competitive environment worldwide, despite ongoing model changes. From January to June, 1,134,729 cars were handed over to customers...

July 12, 2019 No Responses

DFM Debuts In Nigeria, Partners Dana Motors

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com – DongFeng Motor Corporation (DFM) has commenced business activities in Nigeria in collaboration with Dana Motors. Under the arrangement, products from DFM stable such as Pick-Ups, Sports Utility Vehicles...

July 3, 2019 No Responses

New BMW X6 Coupe Debuts

BMW on Tuesday announced new 2020 X6 Sports Activity Coupe. More than ten years ago, BMW combined the attributes of the Sports Activity Vehicle with the more aggressive DNA of a Coupe to create the X6 and the new Sports...

June 30, 2019 No Responses

Honda Recalls 1.6m Vehicles

Honda is recalling 1.6 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators, completing its required recalls six months ahead of schedule, the automaker has said. When the latest recall is done, Honda says it will...

June 29, 2019 No Responses

Nissan Records Ten Millionth Vehicle At Sunderland Plant

Nissan Sunderland Plant is celebrating another record-breaking milestone as the ten millionth vehicle rolls of the production line. A statement explained that it has taken the plant 33 years to reach the ten million mark – making it the fastest...

June 25, 2019 No Responses

Daimler Gives Profit Warning

Daimler cut its 2019 earnings after lifting provisions for issues related to its diesel vehicles by hundreds of millions of euros. Group earnings before interest and tax this year are now expected to be at last year’s level, the carmaker...

June 21, 2019 No Responses

All-New Arocs Renews Strength, Innovations

In 2018, Weststar unveiled two new powerhouses in the commercial vehicle segment; the all new Actros and Arocs. The latter has since been touted as the new force in construction, one that promises to take on every challenge in the...

June 15, 2019 No Responses

COSCHARIS Unveils Complimentary BMW Five Year Service

Coscharis Motors, the sole franchisee of BMW in Nigeria has commenced complimentary five year service or 100,000km BMW care package, whichever comes&...

June 14, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 938,499 Vehicles In Five Months

Mercedes-Benz sold 195,690 vehicles worldwide in May (-1.3%). The sales success of the new A-Class and the new CLA Coupé,which was launched in Europe in May, had a positive effect last month. In a highly competitive market environment worldwide, the...

June 11, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes Benz Unveils New Small Crossover Lineup

Mercedes-Benz on Monday unveiled new small crossover lineup identified simply as GLB. According to the automaker, the first seven-seater compact crossover will arrive at U.S. dealerships in late 2019.Referred to as the Baby G-Wagen, the GLB underscores th...

June 10, 2019 No Responses

CFAO Motors Re-Introduces Suzuki Vehicles In Nigeria

CFAO Motors has kick-started the distribution of Suzuki vehicles in Nigeria in a bid to offer its customers a wider range of affordable cars. Managing Director of CFAO Motors/CFAO Country Delegate, Mr. Thomas Pelletier stated that his company took over...

June 6, 2019 No Responses

Fiat Chrysler Withdraws Bid For Renault

Fiat Chrysler has withdrawn its merger proposal for French carmaker Renault, the Italian-American firm has said. The announcement followed a failed attempt by Renault board members to reach a decision on the offer. Renault said it had been unable to...

May 27, 2019 No Responses

Fiat Chrysler Begins Merger Talks With Renault

Italian carmaker, Fiat Chrysler on Monday confirmed that it has commenced has made a “transformative merger” talk with French peer Renault, in adeal which would create a world leader and help address some of the weaknesses in both Renault...

May 27, 2019 No Responses

New Hyundai Venue Gets 17,000 Bookings In 24 Days

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors India Limited (HMIL) have received over 17,000 bookings while over 80,000 customers have indicated interest to purchase.the new Hyundai Venue The carmaker claims that it has recorded highest ever footfall across many ...