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Ahead of next week’s official launch in Nigeria , following the recent return of FIAT to the country, the all-new Fiat Tipo has been launched into the South African market by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). While the forthcoming Nigeria launch will feature only the Tipo sedan,  for now, according to ...

Nigerian auto journalists, under the aegis of  Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA), will hold their annual training in June.  The two-day annual training, which is in its second year, will hold in Lagos on  June 8 and 9, 2017,  in collaboration with industry stakeholders. The training, according to the organising committee, ...

Volvo Cars on Thursday announced its decision to start vehicle assembly operations in India in 2017. The announcement came on a day General Motors shocked the industry with its decision to pull out of the domestic market in India and South Africa by the end of the year, choosing to ...

The new BMW M5 is in a class of its own. Due for launch in 2017, the new sporty machine is the sixth generation of the exceedingly successful vehicle concept that was first launched in 1984 as the original BMW M5. The car also comes with the M xDrive system, whose ...

The new Jaguar XF Sportbrake may have started its journey to Wimbledon in earnest. Ahead of its June 14 debut where the new car is expected to be revealed by world number one tennis player, Andy Murray, Jaguar has teamed up with former British tennis number one,Tim Henman, who is ...

Six customers of Fidelity Bank Plc have emerged winners in the 8th  edition of the bank’s Get Alert in Millions Promo draws held in various regions of the country. The customers, who won a total sum of N11 million, would be given their prize next week. Mrs Chijioke Ugochukwu, the ...

Port Elizabeth, South Africa: General Motors and Isuzu Motors today announced their respective future plans for the Isuzu, Chevrolet and Opel brands in South Africa, subject to local regulatory requirements. With this announcement, Isuzu Motors intends to purchase GM’s South African light commercial vehicle manufacturing operations and strengthen its presence ...

In a move that is capable of disrupting the sub-Saharan Africa market, Isuzu Motors, this Thursday, announced its intention to purchase General Motors’s South African light commercial vehicle manufacturing operations and strengthen its presence in the market. The announcement came on a day GMSA also announced its decision to stop local ...

A day after he inaugurated the new pedestrian bridges, laybys and slip roads in the Ojodu-Berger axis of Lagos State, the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday delivered the ‘Jubilee Bridges’ in Ajah and Abule Egba to the people of the areas , describing  both bridges/flyovers as creative solutions by ...

A Korean Government Ministry, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, has won the International Road Federation (IRF)’s prestigious annual road safety accolade – known as the ‘Find A Way Award’ for 2017. The Award was instituted as part of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety by IRF Chairman, ...