Maritime Aircraft
President Muhammadu Buhari with The Crew Of ATR42-500 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, Nigerian Air Force, On Thursday. Photo: Bayo Omoboriowo
Tag: Transport
Nissan Appoints Munoz, Ex-U.S Chief To Lead China Expansion
Nissan Motor Company on Wednesday said Chief Performance Officer and former U.S. chief Jose Munoz would become head of its China operations, leading the Japanese automaker’s ambitious expansion in the world’s largest auto market. The Japanese aut...
Lexus Announces Future Production of Larger Luxury Yacht
The unique Lexus Sport Yacht concept was recognized with a special award by Japan’s “Boat of the Year” committee at the Japan International Boat Show in Yokohama on Monday According to reports, the one-of-a-kind Lexus Sport Yacht stunned the automotive...
Weststar Joins Firefighting Truck Segment, Unveils Atego 1725
The Commercial Vehicles Department of Weststar Associates Limited, Authorised General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria has unveiled its first unit of the new Atego 1725 firefighting truck for the year 2018 to support firefighting operations in Nigeria. ...
Mercedes-Benz Emerges Most Valuable Brand In Global Study
Mercedes-Benz is now the most valuable automotive brand in the world. According to the latest study conducted by Brand Finance, Mercedes managed an impressive 24 percent year-over-year growth in its brand value to $43.9 billion. The German...
Audi Partners Airbus on Autonomous Flying Car Project
Audi has partnered Airbus and Italdesign to bring a self-driving car with flying drone capabilities to life. At the 2018 Geneva International Auto Show, the firms presented an evolution of the Pop.Up concept unveiled by Airbus and Italdesign one year...
Range Rover SV Coupe Debuts, To Cost $295,000
Land Rover’s Range Rover SV Coupe is now available worldwide at a starting price of $295,000. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, SV Coupe’s Power comes from Jaguar Land Rover’s 5.0-liter supercharged V-8. It...
Mercedes, BMW Penetrates South Korea
Mercedes-Benz and BMW both sold more cars in South Korea than General Motors for the first time last month, helped by the growing popularity of German premium brands and as consumers shied away from GM after it announced a major...
Toyota Votes $2.8B For Self-Driving Cars
Toyota Motor Corporation and its top two suppliers said they will plow $2.8 billion into a new company to create the software that runs self-driving cars, as Japan’s largest automaker steps up investments in new fields such as autonomous driving...
Dana Air to Fly US Based Doctors On free Medical Mission to Uyo
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Dana Air has announced that it will partner Global Image Foundation, A nongovernmental organization based in the US on free medical surgical –dental mission for the underprivileged in Uyo, from 5th -9th of ...
Kia Declares 195,962 Global Sales In February
Kia Motors Corporation has announced its February 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 195,962 units sold, decreasing 9.1% from 2017. In February, sales in Korea totaled 37,005 ...
BMW records 23,508 sales in February
For the Month of February, 2018, sales of BMW brand vehicles increased to 23, 508, an increase of 4.2 percent when compared to 22,558 vehicles sold within same period in 2017. Collectively, the BMW X models had a very...
Ford Begins Delivering Of Pizza With Self-Driving Cars
Ford has extended trial of its self-driving cars to the delivery of pizzas in the United States. Already, Ford self-driving cars in collaboration with Domino are on the streets of Miami and Miami Beach delivering pizzas, and more cities...
New powertrains and fresh design for Kia Optima
Kia Motors Europe has introduced a range of design enhancements and new engines for the new Kia Optima. Sold in Europe as a sedan or Sportswagon, the car makes its debut at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and...