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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter: Jetvan Automobiles teases customers with 50% discount on after-sales service

Jetvan Automobiles Limited, Weststar’s sole dealer of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter buses in Nigeria, on Thursday, announced a 50 percent service discount on labour and diagnostics for its customers on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans brought for after-sales service at the company in the week running to the end of Ramadan. The Managing Director, ...

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Again, Kia leads in J.D. Power’s Initial Quality nameplate ranking

 …As Cadenza, Soul, Forte, Sorento top their respective categories For the second year running, Kia has come tops in the annual J.D. Power’s Initial Quality nameplate ranking. Beating other brands to the game once again after last year’s feat, Kia improved its ranking by 11 points in 2017 as owners reported ...

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Preparations for 2017 WesBank SA Motoring Experience gather momentum

Preparations for the  2017 WesBank SA Motoring Experience are already gathering momentum as organisers rev up the content for the event scheduled to hold at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit from September 1-3. The SA Festival of Motoring is hosting this event, which is the only industry-endorsed motor show on ...

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When smart fans converged on the Spanish coastal town of Salou

About 2,869 smart fans from 32 countries converged on the Spanish coastal town of Salou for this year’s smart times last weekend. The worldwide smart fan community, with 532  smart vehicles on parade, celebrated their cult brand and its diversity with music, a smart flea market, a special driving circuit, ...

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Volvo Technology Award for wave piston design which lowers fuel consumption

A new wave piston design which lowers fuel consumption in engines of Volvo trucks has won the Volvo Technology Award 2017. The engineers behind the innovation have also been honoured for the design which added waves to the piston crown to improve the use of oxygen thus enabling the Group’s ...

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Kia positions Stonic as ’an important conquest model ’, targets Europe’s growing B-SUV segment

Though Kia’s latest offering, Stonic, is an eye-catching and confident compact crossover, it is evident that the Korean carmaker is strategically positioning the new car as “an important conquest model in a fast-growing segment.” The all-new Kia Stonic  is therefore set to become an important conquest model for Kia in ...

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Ford to bring in next-generation Focus from China

…To export All-new Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator  to over 55 markets globally In what has been described as yet another historic move by Ford, the U.S automaker announced on Tuesday that it would start bringing in the next-generation Focus small cars from China to feed the North American market as ...

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Mitsubishi marks centenary anniversary, begins aggressive dealer campaign in South Africa

…Coming with new, improved models   Mitsubishi, the first automaker to mass market an electric vehicle, is marking its 100 years as a world-class vehicle manufacturer – not the least the claim to the world’s first SUV. Mitsubishi Motors is, therefore, getting ready to keep the momentum going with the ...

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Coscharis Motors offers discounts on Jaguar Land Rover parts

Coscharis Motors, Jaguar Land Rover sole agent in Nigeria, Tuesday, announced a 10 percent rebate on its Jaguar Land Rover parts with the discount offer on suspension and filters from now till June 30, 2017. The aim, according to the dealership,  is to help cushion the cost of replacing these ...

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Heritage Bank moves to Badagry, grows agent outlets to 400

Heritage Bank has launched its agent banking services at the coastal town of Badagry in Lagos State just as it deepened its retail banking structure by growing its agent banking base across the country to 400 ‘Corner Shops.’ This, according to the Bank, is to the bring the growing number ...

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