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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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.....
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 ...
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...
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...