Transport Archives — Page 22 of 49

January 23, 2018 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover scales down production

Jaguar Land Rover will cut production of some vehicles amid uncertainty over Brexit and changes to taxes on diesel cars. The company will temporarily scale back output of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models later this year....

January 20, 2018 No Responses

Audi delivers 1.8m vehicles in 2017

For the year 2017, Audi AG increased its global sales for the eighth year in a row. Despite a turbulent first half of the year, the company achieved a new record-breaking figure: Around 1,878,100 deliveries represent an increase of...

January 20, 2018 No Responses

Oshiomhole to Obaseki: I’m humbled by your accomplishments

Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday commended the achievements of his successor, Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole gave the commendation while commissioning 75 new intra-city buses purchased by the Obaseki-led administration to boost the f...

January 20, 2018 No Responses

NSC to hold one day meeting on operations of Kaduna Dry Port

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council is holding a one-day meeting with its stakeholders on the operations of the Kaduna Dry Port. The meeting which is expected to focus on the processes of documentation of the Kaduna bound cargoes, obligations of Terminal...

January 19, 2018 No Responses

Volkswagen delivers 10.7million vehicles in 2017

The Volkswagen Group delivered more vehicles than ever before in fiscal year 2017: 10.74 million customers worldwide chose a vehicle from the Volkswagen Group. As a result, Group deliveries rose 4.3 percent compared with the previous year. At almost...

January 13, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Citan Debuts in Nigeria

Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer and Panel recently arrived in Nigeria courtesy Weststar Associates Limited. The Citan, first addition to Mercedes-Benz Vans product portfolio for the Nigerian Market in the year 2018, “is an absolute all-rounder – powerful ...

January 11, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz sales hit 2.3m in 2017, to launch over a dozen new models in 2018

Mercedes-Benz in 2017 achieved its most successful year of all time.The foremost auto firm recorded a grand total of 2,289,344 vehicles worldwide, a 9.9 percent increase compared to the previous year. The all-time best yearly unit sales were driven by...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

BMW sets two Guinness world records

On December 11, 2017, BMW driving instructor Johan Schwartz drifted an all-new BMW M5 sedan 232.5 miles around a skid pad at the BMW Performance Center in Greer, SC, setting a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the Greatest distance...

January 10, 2018 No Responses

Kia to unveil 16 electrified vehicles by 2025

Kia on Tuesday said it will continue to expand its range of environmentally-friendly cars in the coming years, and plans to offer a total of 16 electrified vehicles by 2025, including a fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in 2020. “By 2025,...

January 9, 2018 No Responses

Kia Photo News

L–R: Abiodun Onifade, Marketing Manager Cars45; Jimoh Olawale, Marketing Manager, Kia Motors Nigeria, Etop Ikpe, CEO Cars45; Olu Tikolo, Vice President, Kia Motors Nigeria; Chinedu Okwuosa, Director of Operations, Cars45; and Mohammed Iyamu, Vice Presi...

January 6, 2018 No Responses

Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi seek robo-taxi deals with tech companies

Renault, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors are lining up partners for their push into shared driverless robo-taxis. The alliance plans to unveil names in coming months, said Ogi Redzic, a senior vice president overseeing about 1,000 employees developing con...

January 5, 2018 No Responses

Buhari inaugurates Kaduna Inland Dry Port, locomotives

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to strengthening the nation’s railway system in order to boost economic activities in the country. Buhari made the commitment while inaugurating two locomotives and 10 standard gauge coaches on ...

January 4, 2018 No Responses

New Mercedes-Benz G-Class to debut this month

Mercedes will host world premiere of G-Class W464 this in January 2018 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Also, the company will begin to accept orders for the next generation and will have it at dealers...

January 4, 2018 No Responses

Minister: Dakuku is not corrupt, has reduced NIMASA’s operating cost by 50 per cent

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has described the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside as an epitome of good governance and great character. The Minister stated this in Por...