Jaguar Land Rover has taken a big leap closer to bringing an intelligent vehicle to reality as it is taking part in the recent real-world UK’s first road tests for autonomous and connected vehicles . The exercise taking place in Coventry is the first on-road tests for self-driving Jaguar Land ...
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Toyota Becomes Global Partner of Special Olympics
Toyota has entered into an agreement with Special Olympics International to become a Global Partner. The partnership signing ceremony was held at the Tokyo office of Toyota and was attended by Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver, Toyota President Akio Toyoda, Special Olympics Nippon President and CEO Yuko Arimori and ...
Read More »Hyundai Restates Commitment to Plan for Eight New CUVs By 2020
In what has been described as an ambitious move, Hyundai has restated its commitment to its plan to introduce eight new or re-engineered crossover utility vehicles (CUVs) to the United States by the year 2020 . The ambitious plan was revealed at a media briefing hosted at the Hyundai ...
Read More »Don Advocates Implementation Models for Local Auto Assembling
A senior lecturer with the Covenant University, Otta, Ogun state, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, has advocated optional implementation models for Nigeria’s ailing auto industry. Odiboh who spoke in Lagos recently at the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) monthly industry forum, held in Surulere, made his submission against the background of ...
Read More »Kia Renovates Healthcare Centre in Uganda
Kia Motors Corporation has formally handed over a healthcare centre in the town of Mayuge in eastern Uganda, having funded the building of the facility and its day-to-day management during a start-up phase. The centre, which provides much-needed medical support in the region, has been renovated and furnished with new ...
Read More »Coscharis Motors Offers Ford’s Driving Skills for Life Training to Riders for Health Nigeria
Ford Motor Company in conjunction with its dealer, Coscharis Motors, hosted members of Riders for Health Nigeria (Riders) on Ford’s Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) training programme. The event took place Friday, 17 November, 2017 at the Coscharis Motors head office in Lekki, Lagos. The DSFL programme is a global ...
Read More »Meet Nakita Joshi, the Driving Force Behind Nissan’s Top Dealership in Los Angeles
Downey Nissan leads the brand in volume sales to Hispanic customers, nearly doubling its sales to this important market segment in 2017. At close of October, Downey Nissan also was the frontrunner in the brand’s Western region in year-to-date overall sales. A look at the faces behind this growth ...
Read More »Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa, ZIMOCO Inaugurate SelecTrucks in Zimbabwe
Daimler Trucks & Buses Southern Africa in partnership with ZIMOCO, the sole official distributor of Daimler commercial vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Buses and Vans, FUSO, Freightliner and Western Star Trucks in Zimbabwe, has unveiled a world-class state-of-the-art SelecTrucks Zimbabwe. The new centre is located at the Harare Showgrounds. SelecTrucks is ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz Partners Emirates Airline, Brings S-Class Luxury to First Class Cabins
The new Emirates First-Class suite offers unprecedented levels of privacy, comfort and luxury… Mercedes-Benz and Emirates Airline are joining forces as part of a brand cooperation move. The first cooperation project is the completely redesigned First Class in the Boeing 777 fleet belonging to Emirates. Inspired by the interior design of ...
Read More »Mercedes-Benz, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Celebrate 2017 YES Graduates at East London
Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA) and the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation South Africa have hosted the Youth Empowerment through Sports (YES) graduation for the first time. The event held at the award-winning MBSA East London plant on November 10, 2017 . MBSA Executive Management, including Chairman of the Board, Dr ...
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