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December 19, 2018 No Responses

COMMUNIQUÉ ON “THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA”.

PREAMBLE: The Automotive & Locomotive Engineers’ Institute (AutoEI), a Division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) held a Public Lecture on “THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA” on 26th September, 2018 at the Auditorium of...

December 17, 2018 No Responses

Winners Emerge In 2018 Nigerian Auto Journalists Awards

It was a harvest of awards by leading auto brands, tyre, lubricants brands in the country as the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) recently presented different categories of awards to deserving winners at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, L...

December 15, 2018 No Responses

Ford Trains 1,600 Motorists In Nigeria, Angola, Kenya, Others

Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) has wrapped up 2018 having enjoyed its most successful year yet with over 1 600 motorists having benefitted from the programme across the Middle East and Africa region, including South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA...

December 14, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai Creta Emerges 2018 Car Of The Year In Nigeria

Hyundai Creta on Thursday emerged 2018 car of the year in Nigeria at a colourful ceremony organised by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA). At the ceremony held at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos State, Hyundai C...

December 10, 2018 No Responses

Toyota Corolla, Hyundai Creta, GA 3 Jostle For Car-Of- The-Year Crown In Nigeria

Names of finalists in the 2018 Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Awards, scheduled for Thursday, December 13 at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos State has been released. A statement issued by the Award Committee Chairman, Moses Ebos...

December 8, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Explains 198,545 Sales In November

Mercedes-Benz has once again set a new sales record towards the end of this year despite a volatile market environment: 198,545 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers all over the world last month. Under ongoing challenging cond...

December 7, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz G-Class Arrives In Nigeria

Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz has welcomed the new and iconic G-Class Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to Nigeria. The new G-Class is now one of the most in demand passenger cars of 2018 due to improved...

December 1, 2018 No Responses

New Kia Soul Debuts

All-new Kia Soul has made its debut at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show: a completely new, yet familiar, version of Kia’s beloved and award-winning urban crossover. Taking everything that popularized the company’s quirky, unconventionally styled urban cross...

November 29, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Debuts In Nigeria

Displaying youthful and dynamic features, new Mercedes-Benz A-Class is now in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associates Limited; authorized general distributors of Mercedes-Benz. Since its world premiere in March 2018, the new A-Class has solidified its position ...

November 27, 2018 No Responses

GM To Sack 14,000 Workers, Close Eight Plants

Citing rising costs and drop in car sales, General Motors (GM) has concluded plans to halt production at five factories and cut more than 14,000 jobs. The US carmaker has also announced it will close three plants outside North America...

November 25, 2018 No Responses

Emissions: Range Rover Evoque Gets Hybrid Technology

Land Rover is to add fuel-saving plug-in and mild hybrid power trains to the new-generation Range Rover Evoque recently unveiled. The Evoque has been a success since it was introduced in 2010 with just over 772,096 units built to date....

November 23, 2018 No Responses

Nissan Sacks Chairman Over Alleged Financial Misconduct

Carlos Ghosn has been ousted after nearly two decades at the helm of Japanese carmaker Nissan, following allegations of financial misconduct. BBC reports that he has been accused by Nissan of under-reporting his salary and using company assets for personal...

November 21, 2018 No Responses

Renault Names Thierry Bolloré Interim Chief Executive

Renault has appointed a temporary deputy chief executive to take over the running of the French car firm following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn. Renault said its chief operating officer, Thierry Bolloré, would step up to the role because Mr...

November 20, 2018 No Responses

Nissan Boss Arrested Over Alleged Corruption

The shares of Nissan on Monday slumped by six per cent in Tokyo trade after the arrest of the firm’s chairman, Carlos Ghosn. According to Japanese prosecutors, Ghosn under-reported his income by 5billion yen ($44.4m; £34.5m) over five years. He....