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October 20, 2018 No Responses

Rolls-Royce Appoints Johann Wolf As Director Of Manufacturing

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has announced that Johann Wolf has been appointed as Director of Manufacturing, effective from 1 November 2018. According to Rolls-Royce, Wolf is an exceptionally experienced production expert, having spent over 40 years with the BMW Group in senior...

October 17, 2018 No Responses

All-New Mercedes Benz Actros, Arocs Explore New Dimension, Debuts In Nigeria

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – The All-New Mercedes-Benz Actros and Arocs was on Tuesday unveiled in Lagos, Nigeria at a colorful ceremony. The ceremony, put together by Weststar Associates, representative of Mercedes-Benz family in Nigeria had...

October 13, 2018 No Responses

Ford Proposes Future Without Traffic Lights

Communications technology identified as V2X is poised to change the way cars operate in the very near future. Numerous automakers are working on V2X systems, some of which are already available. Among those automakers is Ford which thinks the tech could.....

October 9, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Delivers 202,819 Vehicles In September

For the Month of September, 2018, Mercedes-Benz sold 202,819 vehicles worldwide. In the third quarter of 2018, 526,255 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered to customers (-8.2%). With more than 200,000 units sold last month, sales in September...

October 9, 2018 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover To Shutdown Plant As Demand Drops

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning a two week shutdown of its Solihull plant at the end of October. Britain’s biggest carmaker blamed weakening global demand, especially in China, and has faced falling diesel sales in recent months. JLR said...

October 5, 2018 No Responses

Honda Votes $2.8b For Self-Driving Car Unit

Honda is to invest $2.75bn (£2.1bn) and take a stake in General Motors’ self-driving unit, GM Cruise, as firms continue to team up in the race to develop autonomous vehicles. The Japanese carmaker said it wanted to develop a self-driving...

October 4, 2018 No Responses

GAC Unveils GS5 Crossover SUV, Delivers 500,000 Vehicles In 15 Countries

By citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – As part of its ongoing expansion drive, GAC Motor has unveiled new GS5 crossover Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). Already, GAC has commenced recruitment drive for staff in vehicle engineering, process and technology, ...

September 25, 2018 No Responses

All-New Kia Cerato Debuts December In Nigeria

Unveiled at the 2018 New York International Auto Show in Manhattan, United States of America, the All-new Kia Cerato is to debuts in Nigeria towards the end of this year. The new Cereto according to its manufacturer has made...

September 13, 2018 No Responses

Amaechi: Nigeria Shippers’ Council To Become National Transport Commission

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government is set to convert Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) to National Transport Commission (NTC). Amaechi said this at a news conference on the achievement of the ministry on Wednesday in Abuja....

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Exceeds 1.5m Sales Units In Eight Months

Mercedes-Benz delivered 1,512,268 vehicles to customers worldwide in the first eight months of this year, thus setting a new record (+1.1%). Never before in the company’s history were sales of 1.5 million vehicles achieved earlier in the year. Mercedes-Be...

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Investors Drag Volkswagen To Court Over €9B Diesel Damages

Volkswagen has gone on trial in Germany in what is the first court case against the carmaker over the diesel scandal. Investors are pursuing VW for about €9.2bn (£8.2bn) in damages, claiming the company should have come clean sooner...

September 11, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways To Commence Direct Flight To Mombasa

Qatar Airways said it is launching a second direct flight to Kenya’s second city, Mombasa, in an attempt to open up the country’s beautiful coasts to international holiday-makers. The airline in a statement said that the flight to Mombasa would...

September 9, 2018 No Responses

BMW Gets Voice-Activated Digital Assistant

Beginning in March 2019, select new BMWs will have a digital co-pilot onboard. The German luxury brand announced Thursday the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant will help drivers and passengers with a host of functions in the car. The Intelligent...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

South African Airways Increases Frequencies To Luanda

South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency to Luanda, Angola, thereby creating a seamless travel experience for customers. The airline in a statement explained that its African and Asian destinations in particular would have an increased connec...