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Road safety is a shared responsibility – Oyeyemi

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has appealed to Nigerians to always abide by traffic rules and regulations for the success of the campaign against road carnage in the country, saying road safety is a shared responsibility which all road users must be active ...

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Ford GT Race Programme Extended Through 2019 Season

With a dramatic Le Mans 24 Hours GTE Pro class victory just two weeks ago, Ford Motor Company has announced that its factory-supported Ford GT race programme will run for a minimum of three more years in both IMSA and FIA WEC competition. “We wanted to make sure everyone knows ...

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smart inaugurates global marketing campaign with ‘Most Xclusive Test Drive’

smart BRABUS on Friday inaugurated a global marketing and advertising campaign with the release of a film tagged, Most Xclusive Test Drive, on all relevant communication channels, fronted by the claim “smart BRABUS. The urban sports cars.” Unique agility and outstanding dynamics – these are the two outstanding traits of ...

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Mercedes-Benz records double-digit growth, sells one million cars in first six months

Mercedes-Benz completed the first half of 2016 with new records. In the period of January through June, 1,006,619 vehicles with the three-pointed star were delivered (+12.1%). In June, 188,444 Mercedes-Benz cars were handed over to customers all over the world (+11.1%). Mercedes-Benz thus posted record unit sales for the 40th ...

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Sales of the new C-Class Cabriolet Begin in SA

Mercedes Benz South Africa has announced that the first convertible based on the C-Class can now be ordered at prices starting from R699 900 across all dealerships, saying the new C-Class represents the attractive entry level into the family of Mercedes-Benz convertibles. Whether the roof is open or closed, the ...

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Ferrari reveals Limited Edition

Ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show, the first photographs of the new open-top LaFerrari, the Limited Edition, has been revealed at a client preview. The photographs are the first of the open-top version of the LaFerrari, the new limited-edition special series aimed at clients and collectors ...

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Speed Limiter: Brace-up for the new order, FRSC tells Nigerians

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has advised the Nigerian motoring public to brace-up for the enforcement of the compulsory use of speed limiting device, saying a new date for its commencement would soon be announced. The Corps Marshal disclosed that even though the FRSC ...

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Great expectations as Volkswagen Rally heads for the Eastern Cape

Expectations are really high as the 34th Volkswagen Rally takes place on Friday and Saturday, 15 and 16 July in the Eastern Cape – specifically in the Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage areas. For the 2016 season, this is round four of the national rally championship season – but will include ...

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Kia Motors reports best ever first half global sales

 Kia Motors Corporation Wednesday announced its June 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 268,886 units sold. A statement issued in Seoul said this figure represents an 11.4% year-on-year increase compared ...

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Isuzu’s new X-Rider is a special workhorse

Isuzu is positioning its new special value model , the KB X-Rider, as a special workforce to set new standards in the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) segment of the market. This is as the new KB X-Rider from the bakkie specialists is based on the 250 HO Hi-Rider 4×2 in ...

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