The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun State is to embark on special patrol to reduce crashes in Ota and its environs during the yuletide. The Unit Commander of FRSC, Mr Leye Adegboyega, disclosed this in Ota. He said that there was need to educate and enlighten road ...

Emeka Obidike is the Secretary General/Chief Executive Officer, Lubricants Producers Association of Nigeria (LUPAN). At a lubricants conference organised by Argus in South Africa last July, Obidike highlighted the efforts being made by the Nigerian Government, in association with LUPAN, to tackle sub-standard products, counterfeiting and other industry malpractices. In ...

  Kia Motors has been named in first place according to the Quality Report 2015 published by Auto Bild magazine (issue 50/2015), which rates customer satisfaction, reliability and long-term quality of the 20 leading automotive brands on the German market.   Kia shared the top position with Mazda with an ...

The technologically advanced powertrain of the 2016 Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) has made the prestigious Ward’s 10 Best Engines list. This is the first time that a plug-in hybrid powertrain has made the list. “For Hyundai’s first entry into the plug-in hybrid segment, Hyundai engineers did an impeccable job blending ...

 Following the successful testing of its Intelligent All Wheel Drive system, Ford has disclosed that it would offer all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive on eight of its models early next year.  Derek Ward, technical specialist, Ford Global Advanced Vehicle Dynamics, who disclosed this in a statement said “All-wheel drive technology ...

Ford said on Thursday that it would be investing an additional $4.5 billion in electrified vehicle solutions by 2020 as well as changing how the company develops vehicle experiences for customers – all to make people’s lives better by changing the way the world moves. In a statement issued in ...

Hyundai said it is continuing its love of football and celebration of fan passion by building on its NFL sponsorship as it signed automotive sponsorship deals with two NFL teams – the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers. In a statement issued in Fountain Valley, California on Wednesday, senior group manager, experiential ...

Two mid-engine sports cars from Porsche have been given new names. The 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman will be the names of the two-door mid-engine sports cars from Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, effective with the 2016 model changeover, according to a statement issued in Dubai Thursday. The 718 ...

Deep in California’s Mojave Desert, extreme sports enthusiasts pilot quadbikes, motorbikes and “sand rail” dune buggies up and down towering sand dunes. Nearby, Ford engineers keep a safe distance from the thrill-seekers while repeating gruelling 16 kilometre non-stop loops through the dunes in 38C heat and more, to develop and prove ...