Road Archives — Page 8 of 14 — City Business News

August 17, 2017 No Responses

Obaseki partners COREN to check inflated road contracts

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday demonstrated his administration’s commitment to the frugal allocation of the resources accruing to the state by setting up a contact group with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in...

August 17, 2017 No Responses

Road safety management, safer vehicles, others to take centre stage at FRSC annual lecture

Topical issues which bother on the five pillars of the Decade of Action for road safety in Africa will constitute parts of what will be discussed at the 7th annual Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) lecture in Abuja. The...

August 16, 2017 No Responses

BMW to unveil all-new Roadster

BMW will unveil two concept vehicles on August 17th, at the Lodge at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Reviewing Stand area on the 18th green. Speakers will include Bernhard Kuhnt, new President & CEO BMW of North America and Adrian...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

Volkswagen Diesel investigation adds another suspect

German prosecutors investigating the Volkswagen AG diesel-rigging scandal have again expanded the criminal fraud probe by adding another suspect, bringing the total number of people under investigation to 38. Braunschweig prosecutors, who are conducting th...

August 12, 2017 No Responses

FRSC boss congratulates new GOCOP executives

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has congratulated the Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, on his emergence as the President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers during the association’s election...

August 10, 2017 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz records 1.3m sales, begins Q3 with double-digit growth

Renowned automobile firm, Mercedes-Benz has sustained its successful streak of double-digit growth since the beginning of the year. Already, the firm has commenced the third quarter with a new sales record of 181,791 vehicles sold in July. This now...

August 8, 2017 No Responses

Kia Motors Nigeria restates commitment to meet local demands

With capacity to produce 27,000 cars per annum, Kia Motors Nigeria has restated its commitment to produce made in Nigeria cars from its plant in Lagos. According to the company, the present economic challenges can be daunting, “but the...

August 6, 2017 No Responses

Toyota, Mazda to invest $1.6b in U.S

Japanese car giants Toyota and Mazda have teamed up to invest $1.6bn in a new car plant in the US. The new factory aims to produce 300,000 vehicles a year and expects to employ about 4,000 people. President Donald Trump...

August 5, 2017 No Responses

Kia hands over secondary school, healthcare center to communities

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Kia Motors Corporation has handed over a community-run school to a local community in Tanzania and a healthcare center in Malawi. According to the company, “these are the latest facilities to be...

August 3, 2017 No Responses

Lagos begins expansion of airport road in September

The Lagos State Government is to commence work on the proposed expansion and reconstruction of Oshodi-International Airport Road in September, this year. Speaking on Wendesday at the third quarterly town hall meeting held at the Badore Ferry Terminal, the...

August 2, 2017 No Responses

BMW records 21,965 sales in July

Sales of BMW brand vehicles decreased 14.8 percent in July for a total of 21,965 compared to 25,777 vehicles sold in July 2016. Year-to-date, the BMW brand is down 4.6 percent in the U.S. on sales of 171,051 vehicles compared...

July 29, 2017 No Responses

Forces behind new $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII

Rolls-Royce has unveiled its luxurious Phantom VIII, designed specifically to meet more customer’s expectations. Regarded as “The ultimate luxury machine”, one of the longest-running automobile nameplates in the world and the flagship of...

July 28, 2017 No Responses

Porsche recalls 22,000 cars

Germany’s transport minister has announced a recall of 22,000 Porsche cars to remove what he says is illegal emissions-controlling software. He said that luxury marque Porsche would bear the cost of the recalls of the affected 3-litre Cayenne models. It....

July 23, 2017 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover opens first engine plant outside UK in China

Jaguar Land Rover is opening an engine plant in China, its first outside of the UK as the premium carmaker ramps up its international expansion. It will provide petrol engines for its local assembly site. JLR has a joint venture...