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September 5, 2016 No Responses

‘INNOSON operation is on, plant not shut’

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited (IVM), is still producing vehicles with full complement of its workers, and has not shut the plant in Nnewi as reported recently in some sections of the media. This was contained in a statement issued...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

First Nation resumes September 15

Barely one week after suspending its operations, FirstNation Airways is to resume onSeptember 15, 2016. In a statement, FirstNation’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Rasheed Yusuf explained that the airline suspended operations to carry out routine maintenan...

September 3, 2016 No Responses

Auto policy proposed review ignites fresh controversy

The resolve by the Federal Government to review ‘some aspect’ of the automotive policy is generating anxiety among investors and stakeholders in the sector. The technical committee on the review under the chairmanship of Director General of Nationa...

September 3, 2016 No Responses

New Rio wears Kia’s ‘tiger-nose’ grille

The all-new, fourth-generation Kia Rio will make its world premiere on 29 September in Paris, at the 2016 Mondial de l’Automobile. Design of the new Rio was led by Kia’s design centers in Germany and California, in close collaboration with...

September 3, 2016 No Responses

Audi mobility servie debuts in Asia

Following its successful launch in the United States of America (USA), Audi at home is now also available for the first time in Asia. In Hong Kong, residents of the exclusive “Dragons Range” complex can make flexible use of...

September 1, 2016 No Responses

Workers differ on Aero Contarctor’s suspension of operation

(NAN) Leaders of aviation workers’ union have expressed different views on Aero Contractors’ plan to suspend flight oeprations from September 1, 2016. Isaac Balami, president, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, applauded the decisio...

August 31, 2016 No Responses

FG to award Lagos-Ibadan railway contract

The Federal Government has concluded plans to award the contract for the construction of Lagos-Ibadan railway contract. According to the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, plans are also underway to sign the contracts for Kano-Kaduna and Calabar-Port Har...

August 30, 2016 No Responses

Ambode appoints Dabiri MD of LAMATA

The Head of Procurement, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Abiodun Dabiri, has been named the substantive Managing Director of the Authority by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. His appointment comes about one year aft...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Ford recalls 114,000 vehicles worldwide

Ford Motor Company said it was recalling about 91,000 vehicles worldwide to replace faulty fuel-pump parts that could potentially cause a car to stall without warning. Ford, in a statement also said it was recalling 23,150 Ford Escape Sports Utility...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Paris world premiere for all-new Kia Rio

The all-new, fourth-generation Kia Rio will make its world premiere on 29 September in Paris, at the 2016 Mondial de l’Automobile. The Rio’s progressive new exterior and interior design was led by Kia’s design centers in Germany and California, in...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Toyota begins RAV 4 production at Saint Petersburg

Production of the current generation Toyota RAV4 commenced on August 22, 2016 at Toyota plant in Saint Petersburg. The best-seller Toyota RAV4 became the second model to be produced at the Saint Petersburg plant together with the Toyota Camry, which...

August 27, 2016 No Responses

Volkswagen delivers 5.90 million vehicles in seven months

The Volkswagen Group grew deliveries in the first seven months of the year by 1.3 percent compared with the prior year. 5.90 million vehicles were handed over to customers worldwide from January to July. 787,300 vehicles were delivered in...

August 24, 2016 No Responses

Workers fault proposed airport concession

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association (ATSSSAN) on Tuesday in Lagos and Abuja, staged a protest against the proposed concession of four international airport terminals by the Federal Governmen...

August 24, 2016 No Responses

Ford partners Jose Cuervo on car parts from Agave

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s agave plant byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford and Jose Cuervo are testing the bioplastic for use...