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RENAULT UPGRADES DUSTER FOR 2016 DAKAR RALLY

Renault’s Duster appears ready to take on the Dakar, arguably the world’s toughest motorsport event , once again. The marathon off-road race kicks off from Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 3, 2016, and the line-up will include two SA-built Dusters entered by Renault Sport Argentina: a ‘facelifted’ one for Argentinian ...

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THE RAND SHOW TO GET EVEN BIGGER IN 2016

With 11 exhibitor categories and a full line-up of family and youth-focused entertainment, the 2016 Rand Show is expected to be a bumper attraction, the organisers said in a statement. Marketed as ‘Joburg’s Biggest Day Out,’ next year’s iconic event, which runs from March 25th to April 3rd, promises to ...

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FRSC PROMISES HITCH – FREE CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN ENUGU AND ENVIRONS

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Enugu State has said it has put all necessary measures in place to ensure a hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state and its environs, pointing out that road users are guaranteed of safe and obstruction-free yuletide. The assurance was given ...

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OYEYEMI CAUTIONS DRIVERS AGAINST ROAD OBSTRUCTION

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has cautioned drivers against blocking the highways while attempting to fuel their vehicles at the petroleum stations, warning that perpetrators of such acts could have their vehicles impounded and the drivers prosecuted for traffic violation. Oyeyemi gave the ...

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FRSC, LAGOS GOVERNMENT TO HARMONISE TRAFFIC DATA

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Lagos State Government have agreed to harmonise their traffic  data as a way of stepping up collaboration and ensuring efficiency in road traffic management. This was the outcome of the meeting between the Lagos State Commissioners for Finance, Dr. Mustapha Akinkunmi, in company ...

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NAJA AWARDS : RANGE ROVER SCOOPS LUXURY SUV OF THE YEAR AWARD

 The Range Rover has been named winner in the Luxury SUV of year 2015 category recently in Lagos at the Nigeria Auto Journalists Awards, an independent media awards programme judged by motoring editors across Nigeria. This award is a continual of last year’s feat, where the Range Rover was nominated ...

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COSCHARIS MOBILITY-SIXT NIGERIA BAGS SIXT GLORY 2015 INTERNATIONAL AWARD IN MONACO

Coscharis Mobility-SIXT Nigeria, a subsidiary of Coscharis Group, has emerged the winner of this year’s SIXT GLORY 2015 Award at the just concluded SIXT annual conference in Monaco. General Manager/CEO, Coscharis Mobility-Sixt Nigeria, Christian Chigbundu, said in a statement that “the award was based on the company’s performance in the ...

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DAIMLER TACKLES ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP OVER ‘EXCESS EMISSIONS’ CLAIMS IN MERCEDES MODEL

 German automaker, Daimler, Wednesday, threatened to drag environmental lobby group, DUH, to court over claims that test results from a Mercedes C-Class 200 CDI had indicated nitrogen oxide emissions which exceeded European legal limits. Describing the results as “questionable”, Daimler, according to Reuters, maintained that the model used technology that ...

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SA FESTIVAL OF MOTORING TO SHOWCASE CARS AND MUCH MORE

The Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) has been re-imagined as the SA Festival of Motoring, which will take place from the 31st of August through to the 4th of September 2016. The event, according to a statement from the organisers, promises to be a spectacular draw card for both car ...

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FORD SENSOR TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES MEDICAL CARE IN RURAL AFRICA

Ford said it is expanding its use of sensor technology to motorcycles, helping researchers and programmers better understand how cars, bikes and other modes of transportation together can create new mobility solutions and make people’s lives better – including improving healthcare in rural West Africa. “OpenXC started as a project ...

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