Lexus, Thursday, said that its latest concept vehicle, the Lexus UX Concept, will be making its world debut at the 2016 Paris Motor Show on September 29. According to a statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA, the Lexus Press Conference will take place on September 29 at 13:30 pm at ...

The bond between Volkswagen and Kenya which started back in the 1960s when Volkswagen assembled the Beetle in the East African country is about to be renewed. Volkswagen is now returning to the country, initially with the Polo Vivo just as it also planned to review local production of further ...

  Kia Motors, Thursday, officially opened its new production facility in Mexico at a grand opening ceremony attended by over 500 people. The plant, which is Kia’s sixth overseas production base and one of Kia’s largest plants in the world, is estimated to have gulped US$3billion. The new plant is ...

Kia Motors Corporation, Friday, announced its August 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars and commercial vehicles, saying it recorded a total of 224,533 units sold. According to a statement issued in Seoul, the Korean capital, this figure represents a 4.8% ...

Two major players in the downstream oil and gas sub-sector, LINC Nigeria Limited (LINC) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to forge a strategic partnership that will enhance the availability of refined petroleum products in the country. The MoU, which ...

Managing Director, Nissan South Africa, Mike Whitfield, was one of the delegates of African Association of Automobile Manufacturers (AAAM) who recently met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Villa in Abuja. In this interview, Whitfield, who doubles as President, National Association of Automobile Manufacturers South Africa (NAAMSA) and Vice ...

Ford Motor Company has patnered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology  on a new research project that measures how pedestrians move in urban areas to improve certain public transportation services, such as ride-hailing and point-to-point shuttles services. The project, according to a statement issued in Dearborn, Michigan,  will introduce a fleet ...

Two major players in the transportation sector, Coscharis Motors Limited and Chisco Transport Limited, are set to jointly delight customers / travellers on the Chisco platform. At a joint media briefing held recently in Lagos to formally announce the unique loyalty campaign tagged ”Rides and Rewards Promo”, the two companies ...

Korean auto giants, Kia Motors, Tuesday, disclosed that its new front-wheel drive 8AT will be making its global debut in the 2017 Kia Cadenza, which would be on sale across selected global markets this year and will feature as standard on Cadenza models powered by the 3.3-liter V6 GDI engine. ...

    (SEOUL) September 6, 2016 – Kia Motors has revealed details of its advanced new eight-speed automatic transmission (8AT), engineered for use in front-wheel drive vehicles. Kia’s new front-wheel drive 8AT (FWD 8AT) has been developed in-house by the Korean manufacturer, engineered to offer a high level of mechanical ...