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(Olaolu Olusina ) Newly-appointed Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu , has unveiled his plans for the country’s auto sector. Aliyu, who resumed duties at the NADDC headquarters in Abuja recently, indicated that he was ready to hit the ground running by tapping the vast potential ...

(Olaolu Olusina) Lovers of the new Mini Countryman looking forward to a bigger, roomier and a family all-wheel version can now heave a sigh of relief. The good news is that the new MINI John Cooper Works Clubman has arrived BMW/MINI dealerships across South Africa, according to a statement obtained on ...

Hyundai Motor has unveiled its first mass-produced electric bus. Aptly named, Elec City, the bus, which demonstrates the South Korean auto giant’s vision for future commercial vehicle technologies, was unveiled at the inaugural Hyundai Truck & Bus Mega Fair in Seoul last week, according to F+L Daily, the online publication ...

( Olaolu Olusina) Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria’s top finance institutions, has concluded an entrepreneurship training programme for 400 students in Anambra State. Aptly tagged, ‘Turning Your Passion Into Pay Cheque’, the training programme was organised in partnership with Gazelle Academy and Federal Polytechnic, Oko Ventures as part of efforts ...

  When, approximately one year ago, Rolls-Royce presented 103EX to the world, it invoked its coachbuilding heritage to inspire its future clientele. This Vision Vehicle envisaged a world of completely personal luxury mobility where new technologies would allow every Rolls-Royce to be designed in their owners’ image, should they wish. ...

London. The BMW PGA Championship lived up to its reputation as one of the most prestigious tournaments in the professional game when it came to an exciting climax at Wentworth, Sunday, as Europe’s top players fought for supremacy around the famed West Course. In the end, victory went to Sweden’s ...

“Wow! FIAT is finally here in Nigeria, it is no longer a dream – it is a reality! This Italian brand promises to match the superior standards set by all the other brands we represent here in Nigeria…Today is a special day for Weststar – marking a fresh start through ...

In a week the Fiat brand was re-introduced into Nigeria, with the unveiling of Tipo sedan, Thursday, by Weststar Associates in Lagos,  the Italian brand won five prestigious awards at the  ‘GrandPrix Advertising Strategies’  Awards in Milan. The ‘GrandPrix Advertising Strategies’ awards are the most important in Italy for brands and ...

Honda Motor, the Japanese carmaker, has completely redesigned its best-selling minivan, Odyssey, for the 2018 model year as the all-new 2018 Honda Odyssey arrives Honda dealerships across the United States, this Thursday. Without any doubt, the Odyssey has been the best-selling minivan in America for the past seven years and ...

No fewer than 3,000 fans and 1,200 MINI cars of all shapes and sizes, new and old, along with their loving owners, are billed to converge on the famous West House in Ireland from this Thursday, May 25 to Sunday, May 28, as the 2017  International Mini Meeting gets underway, ...