Uber, the ride-sharing technology company, is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. The move marks the next phase in a deepening alliance between Volvo and Uber after the two companies signed an agreement in August to establish a jointly-owned project to ...
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TPT MD Receives ‘Most Outstanding PR Personality of the Year’ Award
The Managing Director of TPT International, Mr. Charles Igbinidu, has been honoured with, the ‘Most Outstanding PR Personality of the Year 2016’ award by the management of Blissful Affairs Magazine. This is in recognition of his contribution to the PR industry and the growth of his company Presenting the award, ...
Read More »Kia Motors Nigeria unveils Santa Surprise Promo, offers customers special discounts, giveaways
In the spirit of the yuletide season, Kia Motors Nigeria has inaugurated a service promo to reward customers with cash discounts and surprise giveaways when they bring their cars for after-sales service to its centres across the country. The service promo, which, according to a statement issued by the company, ...
Read More »New Abarth 124 Spider arrives SA dealerships
The all new Abarth 124 Spider has arrived Abarth dealerships across South Africa, according to a statement issued in Midrand by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles . Targeted at a new generation of enthusiasts with its performance and technical DNA, the new Abarth 124 Spider combines the authentic roadster experience packed ...
Read More »Toyota launches the New C-HR
Ahead of its full deployment as a management vehicle at the 93rd Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden (relay marathon) championship on January 2 and 3, 2017, Japanese auto maker, Toyota Motor Corporation, this Wednesday, officially launched the New C-HR at all Toyota, Toyopet, Toyota Corolla and Nets dealerships across Japan. The ...
Read More »Again, De Rooy Team pick Goodyear Truck Tyres as 2017 Dakar Rally approaches
As preparations for the 2017 Dakar Rally scheduled to start in Asuncion, Paraguay on January 2, begin, the De Rooy team, winners of the 2016 Dakar rally truck class, have restated their confidence in Goodyear Truck Tyres as they appear set again for gold in the world’s toughest ...
Read More »Kia wins two 2016 GOOD DESIGN awards
Kia Motors has won two 2016 GOOD DESIGN awards, one for the Telluride Concept and the other for the production of Cadenza sedan. The awards were won in the ‘Transportation’ category of the GOOD DESIGN awards organised annually by The Chicago Athenaeum. This is the seventh consecutive year in which ...
Read More »Nissan introduces driverless towing system
Nissan on Monday announced the introduction of Intelligent Vehicle Towing (IVT), a fully automated vehicle towing system, at its Oppama Plant in Japan. Nissan said it has worked on making the relationship between people, cars and society more exciting under its Intelligent Mobility vision, a framework for how cars ...
Read More »Again, Mercedes-Benz achieves double-digit sales growth in November
With strong sales of the new E-Class Saloon and Estate last month; as the models attained growth of around 40 per cent to a new best-ever figure, Mercedes-Benz is poised to maintaining its strong pace shortly before year-end, achieving double-digit growth in unit sales once again in November. And with ...
Read More »Nigeria rejigs Procurement Policy to boost patronage of locally-assembled vehicles
As controversy continues to surround the announcement of the ban on vehicles importation into Nigeria through the land borders as from January 1, 2017, the Nigerian Government, weekend, said it was fine-tuning its procurement policy to encourage preferential purchase of locally-assembled vehicles by Government Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) . ...
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