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Kia wins Customer Service Award of the Year

Kia Motors Nigeria has emerged the winner of the 2016 Nigeria Customer Service Award (NCSA) in the automobile category. Kia Motors Nigeria was honoured with the award at this year’s edition of the Nigeria Customer Service Award held recently at the Civic Towers in Lagos as Kia was singled out ...

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Renault to hire 1,000 more permanent employees

Renault said it will recruit 1,000 new employees on open-term contracts between now and the end of the year, bringing the total number of open-term contracts hired in the course of 2015 and 2016 to 3,000. With the new plan, the Group has thus largely exceeded its pledge to hire ...

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Efficiency meets agility in the new Honda BR-V

Honda has extended its SUV offering with the new Honda BR-V. Smart inside and outside as efficiency meets agility in the new offering, Honda Motor Southern Africa has already added this third, all-new model to its highly regarded range of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) as the BR-V joins the long-established ...

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2017 Trailblazer tickles with more refined and advanced safety features

      Chevrolet has come out swinging in the seven-seater SUV market once again, with a revised Trailblazer line-up that represents even better value for money and gives buyers more options in terms of drivetrains and specification. The 2017 model year range now comprises five manual and automatic versions ...

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Isuzu KB now comes with new face, tweaked rear suspension

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has started delivering a face-lifted version of the sixth generation Isuzu KB to approved dealers in Southern Africa. The 2016 Isuzu KB boasts some styling changes to the front fascia and rear tailgate as well as a redesigned instrument gauge cluster. Some of the key ...

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ContiPartner opens new outlet in Kenya

Continental Tyre is expanding its retail business in the East African region as it opens yet another retail outlet, ContiPartner, in Kenya. Continental currently distributes passenger and commercial vehicle tyres in Kenya and will be using the ContiPartner / Shell Vivo retail outlet concept to showcase its offering particularly in the ...

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Subaru appoints Vuyi Mpofu as Brand Safety Ambassador

Subaru Southern Africa has officially unveiled Vuyi Mpofu as its Brand Safety Ambassador. For over 50 years, Subaru has remained committed to developing cars with exceptional safety standards, something for which the company has become renowned. This is evident in the 5* safety ratings that have been achieved for all ...

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Nicolette Lambrechts moves to Canada as Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Vans

Vice-President of Mercedes-Benz Vans South Africa, Nicolette Lambrechts, is moving to Canada following her appointment as Vice President of Mercedes-Benz Vans for Mercedes-Benz Canada, with effect from January 1, 2017. This position, according to a statement issued in Pretoria, was previously held for more than four years by Pablo de ...

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Nissan donates car to Lagos Security Trust Fund

Nissan Motors, in collaboration with the  Stallion Group,  has boosted the efforts of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund in combating crimes in the State with the donation of a brand new Nissan Almera sedan to the Fund. A statement issued in Lagos said the donation, which is Nissan’s first to the ...

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Tempest Car Hire boosts fleet with Tata Bolt cars

A South African car hire firm, Tempest Car Hire, a subsidiary of the Imperial Group, is boosting its fleet with Tata Bolt cars. The company has ordered a number of Tata Bolt 1.2 Turbo hatchbacks as the Category A car in its national rental fleet. The Bolt, according to a ...

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