Transport Archives — Page 42 of 49

December 17, 2016 No Responses

Auto Journalists honour Hyundai Elantra with two awards

The All-new Hyundai Elantra and Hyundai Elantra Sport have been awarded the best new small car title and the best new sports/performance car title by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). First introduced in 1991, the Elantra compact s...

December 12, 2016 No Responses

10 GM models to get 9-speed automatic in 2017

(Auto News) Chevrolet’s new nine-speed automatic transmission illustrates the difficulty of eking out fuel economy improvements as automakers work to meet increasingly stringent fuel efficiency standards. Launched in the Chevrolet Malibu in September, th...

December 9, 2016 No Responses

Uber, LSETF partner on access to vehicle finance for Lagos Entrepreneurs

Uber is changing the way Lagos driver-partners access finance and grow their small businesses. The global ride-sharing platform has partnered with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) who will provide access to finance for budding transport entrepre...

November 30, 2016 No Responses

Ford Ranger wins pick-up of the year title in Nigeria

The Ford Ranger has been selected as the 2016 Pick-up of the Year by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), reinforcing its status as a segment-defining model in the highly competitive light commercial vehicle sector. The award, which was accepted...

November 26, 2016 No Responses

Peugeot 301 wins car of the year award

Peugeot 301 has emerged car of the year 2016 in Nigeria, defeating Toyota Corolla and Nissan Almera In a poll conducted by auto Journalists in Nigeria under the aegis of Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), Peugeot 301 polled majority of...

November 24, 2016 No Responses

UK car output dips on slow domestic demand

(BBC)-UK car manufacturing slipped in October for the first time in 14 months amid slower domestic demand, according to the industry’s trade body. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said production dipped 1% last month against October last ye...

November 22, 2016 No Responses

Hyundai exports 23m vehicles in 40 years

Hyundai Motor is celebrating 40 years of exports to international markets, following a period of significant overseas growth that has seen it “become one of the fastest growing brands in the world”. From South Korea’s first mass-produced model to....

November 21, 2016 No Responses

CMA CGM records $202m net loss in third quarter

French shipping major, CMA CGM reported a net loss of USD 202 million in the third quarter of 2016, while its revenue for the quarter fell by 16.3 percent to USD 3.33 billion, excluding NOL contribution. The company explained that, including...

November 19, 2016 No Responses

VW loses more European market share

Volkswagen Group lost market share in Europe for the 14th straight month, data from an industry association, ACEA has revealed. Much of the decline has coincided with the automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal that erupted in September 2015, giving c...

November 19, 2016 No Responses

Trial of Driverless bus begins in Japan

A Japanese company has brought us a step closer to autonomous public transport with its Robot Shuttle. Already, the electric Robot Shuttle has completed its first public trials, traversing a 400 meter section of public road along Lake Tazawa in...

November 19, 2016 No Responses

Dana Air partners Spectranet on free wifi, pledges on-time performance

Dana Air has assured passengers of the company’s commitment to on- time performance even as aviation fuel (JET A1) scarcity across the country worsens. Dana Air said in spite of the scarcity of aviation fuel, it’s on time performance is still...

November 16, 2016 No Responses

Forum tasks Lagos Govt on maritime related scholarship for indigenes

Citing urgent need to acquire knowledge and skills in maritime and oil related disciplines, the just concluded All Nigerian Maritime Journalists Retreat has advised the Lagos State Government to establish special scholarship scheme for Badagry and other indi...

November 15, 2016 No Responses

‘Only 3000 out of 10,000 kilometers of Nigeria’s waterways are navigable’

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has only succeeded in exercising the powers vested on it by the Act establishing Nigeria’s over 3000 kilometers of navigable waterways from Nigeria/Niger and Nigeria/Cameroon borders to the Atlantic Ocean. The G...