Transport Archives — Page 31 of 49

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 4, 2017 No Responses

South African Airways faces bankruptcy

South African Airways (SAA) is on the edge of bankruptcy, information made available to the country’s parliament has revealed. According to the BBC, “The national carrier may soon be unable to pay salaries”, adding, “The cash-flow statemen...

July 30, 2017 No Responses

‘IMO’s emission reduction plan makes ‘modest’ progress’

The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) tentative step towards a plan to cut shipping’s climate emissions represents only ‘modest’ progress, Transport & Environment cited the Marshall Islands’ transport minister Mike Halferty. Earlier ...

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 27, 2017 No Responses

NPA Photo News

Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi (2nd left), TheManaging Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (right), Chairman House Committee on Ports, Harbours and Waterways, Hon. Pat. Asadu, and Managing Director,...

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...

July 22, 2017 No Responses

Firm unveils LPG powered tricycle

A Nigerian based firm, Thld International Logistics Limited has launched an air-cooled tricycle powered by LPG and vehicles converted to operate on LPG/petrol bi-fuel systems. The chief executive officer of the firm, Oluwasegun Olajuwon, explained that there...

July 22, 2017 No Responses

Dana Air introduces ‘buy two, get one free’ promo for owerri guests

Dana Air has announced a ‘Buy two, get one free’ promo for passengers on its Lagos – Owerri- Lagos route, as part of the benefits of its existing partnership with the Imo State Government. According to the Communications Manager...

July 21, 2017 No Responses

‘Emerging economies hold key to future of auto industry’

What are the main future of work challenges the automotive industry faces around the globe? International Labour Organisation (ILO) News spoke with Tommaso Pardi, author of a research paper commissioned by the ILO through the France-ILO cooperation agreement,...

July 15, 2017 No Responses

Honda recalls 2.1m Accords worldwide

American Honda will voluntarily recall 2.1 million Accord models worldwide made between 2013 and 2016, after five reports that the vehicle’s battery sensors caused engine fires. Honda said 1.1 million of the recalls would take place in the U.S. and...

July 13, 2017 No Responses

BMW Group delivers 1.2m vehicles in six months

BMW Group sales achieved their best ever June, with sales in the month totalling 232,620, a 2.1% increase year-on-year. It was also a record first half-year with sales of the BMW Group’s three premium brands, BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce,...