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Nigeria eases visa for foreigners

With an eye on boosting the economy, Nigeria has eased the visa processes for foreigners who wish to visit Nigeria for business and tourism, by removing some of the bureaucratic bottlenecks. Nigerians are also beneficiaries of the review. Henceforth, passport re-issuance has been decentralized and Nigerians do not any longer ...

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Continental signs partnership agreement with Caterpillar

Continental and Caterpillar Inc. have signed an agreement to equip Cat Off-Highway-Trucks (model series 770 to 775) with Continental RDT-Master tires in sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and 24.00R35. The agreement also calls for the two companies to collaborate on designing new tires for two other Cat products: Medium Wheel Loaders and ...

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Toyota Alabama celebrates production of 5 millionth engine

Toyota Alabama donates to Huntville library It was celebration time Friday in Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America, as Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL) marked a milestone – the production of over five million engines that have powered six Toyota vehicles built in North America over a 14-year period. “Five ...

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Mercedes-Benz Cars at the Geneva International Motor Show 2017: The E-Class family is now complete

  STUTTGART. Highlights on the Mercedes-Benz Cars stand at the 87th Geneva Motor Show include the new E‑Class Cabriolet as well as the extensively revised GLA. Mercedes-AMG provides a glimpse of the performance of the future with a show car. The focus of Mercedes-Benz’s presence at this year’s Geneva Motor Show ...

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Ford Performance reveals the next generation Ford Fiesta ST

Ahead of its global public debut at the Geneva Motor Show  in March, Ford Performance on Friday revealed, for the first time,  the next generation Ford Fiesta ST, powered by an all-new three-cylinder, 1.5-litre EcoBoost engine and the new car will deliver 200 PS, 290 Nm of torque, and anticipated ...

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Delta Air Lines splashes $1bn profit-sharing bonus on employees

Atlanta-based U.S. airline, Delta Air Lines, said it will pay a whopping $1billion to its 85,000 employees as profit-sharing bonus, the  second largest in the company’s history following last year’s  $1.5 billion payout, according to Business Insider. The bonus, which will be paid in April, represents 10 percent of the ...

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Ford extends warranty on all Kuga models, introduces PremiumCare Extended Plan

Ford on Friday restated its commitment to customer satisfaction as it announced the extension of the cover on all Ford Kuga models sold in South Africa to a total of six years or 200, 000km through the newly-launched Ford Kuga PremiumCare Extended Plan. President and CEO, Ford Motor Company of ...

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InMotion ventures invests in enterprise ridesharing startup SPLT

InMotion Ventures, the venture capital business powered by Jaguar Land Rover, has completed a seed investment in enterprise-focused ride-sharing platform SPLT.  SPLT is a car pool service that enables employees at large organisations to connect and share the drive to and from work, using their own vehicles. The platform’s ride-matching ...

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Mainstreaming Road Safety in Transportation Projects: Scaling Up Global Commitment

PHOENIX, February 13, 2017 – In a policy statement released today, the International Road Federation affirmed the essential role of road safety audits and inspections, and called on multilateral institutions to introduce qualitative benchmarks and capacity strengthening programs to ensure countries progress towards a safe and forgiving road system. Road ...

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Toyota delivers fuel cell bus to Tokyo Metropolitan Government

  Toyota City, Japan, February 24, 2017―Toyota Motor Corporation delivered the first fuel cell bus (FC bus) sold under the Toyota brand to the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. This FC bus (model name: Toyota FC Bus) will be put into operation as a Toei route bus ...

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