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April 2, 2017 No Responses

MASSILIA Motors begins free Diagnosis on Mitsubishi Vehicles

Sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Nigeria, Massilia Motors Limited, has announced a free one week diagnosis for all Mitsubishi vehicles beginning from Monday, April 3 to Friday April 7, in Lagos. Massilia Motors which was recently unveiled as a...

April 1, 2017 No Responses

VW settles 10 U.S. state diesel claims for $157 million

By David Shepardson, Reuters – Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay $157.45 million to settle environmental claims from 10 U.S. states over its excess diesel emissions, as the world’s largest automaker looks to move past the scandal. The settlement co...

April 1, 2017 No Responses

Audi unveils race car liveries for 2017 season

About a month before the DTM season opens, Audi is presenting the liveries of the six Audi RS 5 DTM cars. The engineers at the Audi motorsport department prepared the race cars in the past two weeks together with the...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

No dividend for shareholders as COSCO Shipping posts 1.4b loss in 2016

Shanghai-listed COSCO Shipping Holdings Company, a unit of China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited (Cosco Shipping), has reported a loss of $1.4 billion in its annual report for 2016. As a result the company proposed that no dividend is distributed this...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

Abuja Airport Runway Now 57.5% Completed, says Minister

The reconstruction of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reached 57.5% completion, mid-way into the six weeks earmarked for the project, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed in Abuja on Thursday. ...

March 31, 2017 No Responses

EU Ministers adopts transport declaration

European Transport Ministers have adopted a ministerial declaration on maritime transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) informed. The so-called ‘Valletta Declaration’ outlines priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy...

March 29, 2017 No Responses

Laptop cabin ban ‘ineffective’, says IATA

The US and UK ban on laptops in cabin baggage on certain flights will not be effective as a security measure, industry body IATA has said. In a strongly-worded speech, IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the ban also...

March 28, 2017 No Responses

CMA CGM, PSA Singapore start 2nd phase of box terminal JV

(WMN)–French container shipping company CMA CGM and PSA Singapore, a subsidiary of PSA International, launched the second phase of their container terminal joint venture in Singapore on March 27. The CMA CGM – PSA Lion Terminal (CPLT) started operati...

March 26, 2017 No Responses

Laptop ban on flights comes into effect

(BBC)–A ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage on flights from Turkey and some countries in the Middle East and North Africa to the US and UK has come into effect. Officials say devices “larger than a smartphone” must...

March 25, 2017 No Responses

Audi A8 explains single, long-wheelbase for 2017

For 2017, Audi A8 is a large luxury sedan offered in a single, long-wheelbase “L” body style. The lineup consists of the six-cylinder 3.0T and the eight-cylinder 4.0T Sport. Also, the 2017 Audi A8 4.0T Sport receives a turbocharged 4.0-liter...

March 24, 2017 No Responses

Ford projects lower 2017 profits

By Michael Martinez, BBC – Citing front-loaded product launch costs and engineering expenses, Ford Motor Company said that much of the year-over-year decline it expects from its 2017 financial performance will occur in the first quarter. Ford said...

March 20, 2017 No Responses

India exports 700,000 Nissan to 106 countries in seven years

Between 2010 and 2017, Nissan India exported a total of 700,000 “Made in India” Nissan and Datsun cars to 106 countries. The company explained that this landmark was accomplished in a record span of seven years since the company began...

March 18, 2017 No Responses

Toyota expands sponsorship deals

By Jackie Charniga (Auto News) – Toyota Motor Corporation is putting U.S. Figure Skating and U.S. Speedskating under its sponsorship umbrella for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The move to support two popular winter sports e...