NORTH AFRICA

  Lubcon, a pan-African lubricants manufacturing company, emerged as the ‘Indigenous Lubricant of the Year’ at the 2018 edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Awards ceremony, which held recently at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The award was given in recognition of the quality and ...

 Nissan has restated its commitment to working with the Government of Ghana to establish an automotive manufacturing industry in the country. The company also said it would make Ghana its hub for sales and marketing in West Africa as part of its track record of investing in Africa.  2018 Nissan ...

Smarting from the controversy triggered by the arrest of Nissan Chairman , Carlos Ghosn, over false declaration of his compensation, the Japanese automaker has restated its commitment to its Alliance partnership with French carmaker, Renault. At a meeting at the company’s global headquarters in Yokohama, last Thursday,  to determine Ghosn’s ...

Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has commenced production of the new-generation diesel engines that are set to power the new Ford Ranger Raptor and selected Ranger and Everest models that will be launched in the first half of 2019. “With the launch of the new diesel ...

Toyota on Wednesday announced that it had selected 27 projects for the 2018 Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Programme . In the 19 years since its introduction in 2000, a cumulative total of 387 projects in 54 countries and regions have received this grant. The programme was introduced to commemorate Toyota ...

The very same hands that by day apply microdots on Isuzu bakkies, has recently crafted a lifelike replica of the Isuzu bakkie out of wire and beads. With strong hands, scarred by some of his wire-work, yet gentle enough to add the most intricate detail and beading to his craft ...

Humble beginnings Sophie Opel (Nee Scheller) in the year of her wedding-1868 Four years after the death of her husband (Adam Opel) in 1895, Sophie Opel decided to start producing cars after listening to the opinions of her sons Carl, Wilhelm and Friedrich Opel. Prior to this, the Opel family ...

Nissan has given a new role to Mark Stout, currently Global Vice President, Human Resources Operations, as he becomes the Corporate Vice President, Global Human Resources. In his new role, Stout will be one of Nissan’s top global HR leaders and will oversee all aspects of Nissan’s regional HR operations ...

• From January to September, unit sales by Mercedes-Benz of 1,715,087 vehicles were at the high prior-year level (-0.1%) • Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz sold 202,819 units in September (-8.2%) • In the third quarter, 526,255 cars with the star were delivered to customers worldwide (-8.2%). • In the first nine months, ...

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its September 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 233,708 units sold, decreasing 6.4% from 2017.  Overseas sales declined 1.9% compared to the previous year, posting 197,908 units. Strong sales of RV continued despite the ...