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January 19, 2018 No Responses

Volkswagen delivers 10.7million vehicles in 2017

The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles than ever before in fiscal year 2017: 10.74 million customers worldwide chose a vehicle from the Volkswagen Group. As a result, Group deliveries rose 4.3 percent compared with the previous year. At almost...

January 18, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz maintains position as world’s biggest luxury automaker, to produce more SUVs

Mercedes-Benz will respond to growing demand for SUVs by expanding its lineup with more models, most likely in the fast-growing compact segment. According to bloormberg, SUVs paced an almost 10 percent jump in total sales last year, expanding the brand’s.....

January 13, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Citan Debuts in Nigeria

Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer and Panel recently arrived in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associates Limited. The Citan, first addition to Mercedes-Benz Vans product portfolio for the Nigerian Market in the year 2018, “is an absolute all-rounder – powerful ...

January 13, 2018 No Responses

Audi reports 1.9m sales in 2017

AUDI AG has increased its global sales for the eighth year in a row. Despite a turbulent first half of the year, the company achieved a new record-breaking figure: Around 1,878,100 deliveries represent an increase of 0.6 percent. The...

January 11, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz sales hit 2.3m in 2017, to launch over a dozen new models in 2018

Mercedes-Benz in 2017 achieved its most successful year of all time.The foremost auto firm recorded a grand total of 2,289,344 vehicles worldwide, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the previous year. The all-time best yearly unit sales were driven by...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

BMW sets two Guinness world records

On December 11, 2017, BMW driving instructor Johan Schwartz drifted an all-new BMW M5 sedan 232.5 miles around a skid pad at the BMW Performance Center in Greer, SC, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Greatest distance...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

Kia to unveil 16 electrified vehicles by 2025

Kia on Tuesday said it will continue to expand its range of environmentally-friendly cars in the coming years, and plans to offer a total of 16 electrified vehicles by 2025, including a fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2020. “By 2025,...

January 9, 2018 No Responses

Kia Photo News

L–R: Abiodun Onifade, Marketing Manager Cars45; Jimoh Olawale, Marketing Manager, Kia Motors Nigeria, Etop Ikpe, CEO Cars45; Olu Tikolo, Vice President, Kia Motors Nigeria; Chinedu Okwuosa, Director of Operations, Cars45; and Mohammed Iyamu, Vice Presi...

January 6, 2018 No Responses

Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi seek robo-taxi deals with tech companies

Renault, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors are lining up partners for their push into shared driverless robo-taxis. The alliance plans to unveil names in coming months, said Ogi Redzic, a senior vice president overseeing about 1,000 employees developing con...

January 5, 2018 No Responses

Mechanic in court over alleged N200,000 engine fraud

A 35-year-old mechanic, Adebori Sabitu, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N200,000 from a customer to fix his car engine. Sabitu, a resident of Igbogbo, Lagos, is standing trial on two count charge...

January 4, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz G-Class to debut this month

Mercedes will host world premiere of G-Class W464 this in January 2018 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Also, the company will begin to accept orders for the next generation and will have it at dealers...

January 3, 2018 No Responses

Kia declares 226,842 sales in December

Kia Motors Corporation announced its December 2017 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 226,842 units sold. In December, sales in Korea slid 6.2% compared with the same month last...

December 31, 2017 No Responses

Court rejects VW’s bid to suspend emissions audit

Germany’s highest court has rejected a bid by Volkswagen AG to suspend the work of a special auditor appointed to investigate management’s actions in the “Dieselgate” emissions scandal. A three-judge panel did not give an opinion on the merits of...

December 23, 2017 No Responses

Toyota Hilux maintains position as market leader in 2017

For almost 50 years, the Toyota Hilux has been a South African icon. Not only because it is a bakkie with a proven record, but because it has an almost indestructible reputation for being a die-hard vehicle. Give it a...