Automobile Archives — Page 12 of 29

October 13, 2019 No Responses

BMW Delivers 1,866,198 Units In Nine Months

BMW recorded 4.6 per cent growth in delivery in September 2019 with 248,684 units, which includes BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce vehicles. Cumulatively, the auto group has delivered 1,866,198 units between January-September this year, up 1.7 per cent compared to...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

Toyota Unveils Self-Driving Shuttle For 2020 Olympic Games

Toyota on Wednesday revealed the version of its e-Palette self-driving shuttle that will be used to transport athletes during the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The e-Palette was first shown as a concept in early 2018 and is essentially an...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Kia Motors, Vodafone Seal Partnership

Kia Motors on Monday sealed partnership with telecom service provider, Vodafone Idea. According to a statement issued by Vodafone Idea, the partnership between the companies will enable Kia Seltos to function with advanced connected car functionality. &n...

October 8, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 223,838 Vehicles In September

Mercedes-Benz achieved a new September record last month with 223,838 vehicles sold worldwide. From July to September, a total of 590,514 cars with the three-pointed star were sold, which is the best third quarter in the company’s history . A...

September 19, 2019 No Responses

Kia Seltos Displaces Hyundai Creta In August Sales

The ongoing competition between Kia Seltos and Hyundai Creta in the Indian Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) segment assumed a new dimension in the month of August, 2019. Within the month of August, Kia Seltos delivered 6,236 units to customers. The...

September 12, 2019 No Responses

New Land Rover Defender Debuts

Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) manufacturer, Land Rover has unveiled the new-generation Defender that comes with a completely redesigned appearance. Based on the D7x architecture, the SUV is claimed to be capable of to withstand extreme road and weather co...

September 10, 2019 No Responses

Drama As New Nissan CEO Steps Down

The crisis rocking Nissan Motor continued on Monday as global Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hiroto Saikawa resigned from his position as the Japanese automaker remains entrenched in chaos after the firing of chairman Carlos Ghosn amid an alleged s...

September 10, 2019 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Delivers 34,176 Units In August

Jaguar Land Rover has registered 34,176 vehicles in August 2019, down 6.7 per cent compared to the same month last year.. Jaguar recorded 9,702 units of retail sales in August 2019, down 17.8 per cent compared to the same month...

September 7, 2019 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 177,819 Vehicles In August

With sales of 177,819 cars in August, Mercedes-Benz posted double-digit growth (+14.0%) for the second time in succession. At the same time, a new record was set for the month of August. Double-digit sales growth in all three regions –...

September 7, 2019 No Responses

Kia Pegas Drives Into Middle East

Kia has unveiled the new compact Pegas in the Middle East. Spacious, economical and highly practical, the new Kia Pegas compact sedan is already on-sale across the region. Entirely new to the region, the Kia Pegas is a smart option...

September 6, 2019 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz CLA Debuts In Nigeria

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Weststar Associates Limited, authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has announced the arrival of the all-new CLA. Building on the success of the first generation CLA, which sold o...

August 26, 2019 No Responses

Mini Celebrates 60 Years In Style

Sixty years ago, driving changed forever. The year was 1959. The first Barbie Doll was introduced, The Twilight Zone premiered on television, the first American astronauts were publicly announced by NASA as part of Project Mercury, and Hawaii and Alaska...

August 24, 2019 No Responses

Kia Seltos Debuts In Nigeria December

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — The new mid-sized Kia Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Seltos will debuts in Nigeria before the end of this year (2019), courtesy Kia Motors Nigeria. Unveiled in India on Thursday, this week, the new Seltols is.....

August 23, 2019 No Responses

Kia Tackles Hyundai Creta With New Seltos

A major competition between Hyundai Creta and the new Kia Seltos is unfolding. The new Seltos is manufactured in India. Kia Motors India, the local arm of the Korean carmaker, sees sister brand Hyundai as a competitor in the country,...