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February 13, 2018 No Responses

Ford Unveils Agenda To Build More SUVs

Ford Motor Company has set aside $25 million to meet growing demands for its Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs). Already, Ford has spent $900million to upgrade its Kentucky Truck Plant as part of measures to launch the 2018 Ford Expedition...

February 12, 2018 No Responses

Kia Photo News

L-R: Mr Jacky Hathiramani, CEO Kia Motors Nigeria; Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, The Executive Governor of Lagos State; and Her Excellency, Mrs Bolanle Ambode at the 2018 Lagos City Marathon held on Saturday, 10th February 2018.

February 10, 2018 one Response

Nissan Declares $752 million Operating Profit

Nissan Motor Company reported a halving of its fiscal third-quarter operating profit, weighed by costs from improper final inspection procedures at home and higher discounts in the U.S. Operating profit was ¥82.4 billion ($752 million) October through Dec...

February 8, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz records 193,000 sales in January

Daimler AG has reported January sales of over 190,000 units in the Mercedes-Benz Passenger cars segment, making it the most successful start to a year in the company’s history. With this new sales record which also represents a growth of...

February 7, 2018 No Responses

Customs impounds four Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, 29 others worth N1.4billion

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ Ikeja, has impounded 31 vehicles including four Rolls Royce. Others include one Porche Panamera, one Jaguar, one Bentley, two Lexus Sports Utility Vehicles, One Toyota Land Crui...

February 3, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz delivers 115 Atego trucks to Chile

Mercedes-Benz has delivered 115 trucks of the model Atego to Chile. They will be put to action in the garbage industry. A statement explained that an important factor for the contract with Mercedes-Benz was the Atego’s maneuverability and its...

January 30, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai revamps 2018 Santa Fe SUV

Hyundai Motor unveiled on Tuesday a re-designed Santa Fe, hoping the first makeover of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) in six years will help rectify a sales slowdown at the South Korean automaker, especially in the key U.S. market. The...

January 25, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz S-Class arrives in Nigeria with more innovations

Displaying more luxurious, safety and security innovations, new Mercedes Benz S-Class has arrived in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associate Limited, authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria. Weststar Associates confirmed on Wednesday that t...

January 23, 2018 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover scales down production

Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models later this year....

January 20, 2018 No Responses

Audi delivers 1.8m vehicles in 2017

For the year 2017, Audi AG 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...

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...