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February 20, 2018 3 Responses

Weststar Breaks into Light-Duty Truck Segment in Nigeria with Mercedes-Benz Accelo

Customers can now order Mercedes-Benz Accelo truck in various applications depending on specific needs, Weststar Associates Limited, Authorised General Distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria said on Monday. The company explained that following its successful launch in 2017, the Mercedes-Benz Accelo...

February 19, 2018 No Responses

Nissan’s crossover, SUV sales up by 12% in 2017

Nissan’s global crossover and SUV sales increased more than 12% in 2017 to more than 2 million vehicles, driven by the all-new Nissan Kicks small crossover, the Rogue, X-Trail and Qashqai compact models, a refreshed Armada full-size SUV and the...

February 19, 2018 No Responses

Motorists Decry Scarcity of Vehicle Number Plates

Motorists in Anambra State have expressed concern over the scarcity of vehicle number plates in the state. Some motorists told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Sunday in Awka that they were going through hardship to...

February 17, 2018 No Responses

Isuzu Mu-X SUV to Debuts In Sub-Saharan Africa market This Year

Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSA) announced on Friday they will be entering the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment with the introduction of the Isuzu mu-X into the South African and Sub-Saharan Africa market in the second half of the year....

February 15, 2018 one Response

Serena Williams Begins Special Campaign for Redesigned Lincoln Navigator

Lincoln Motor Company has tapped tennis star Serena Williams to help sell the redesigned Navigator Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in a social media advert campaign that launches Thursday. Williams said she has had a connection to the brand since...

February 14, 2018 No Responses

Auto Mechanic in Court Over Alleged Theft of N3m Vehicle

An auto mechanic, Sanusi Adeogun, who allegedly stole a Nissan Frontier pick-up, valued at N3 million on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Adeogun, 26, who resides at Balogun St., Ketu, Lagos, is facing a two count-charge of...

February 14, 2018 No Responses

Coscharis BMW Unveils Valentine Special Packages

Coscharis Motors Plc, exclusive representative of the BMW brand in Nigeria has commenced the celebration of love with its customers through the Valentine Special promo for select BMW variants starting from February 12 to February 19, 2018 nationwide. Accor...

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...