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Groupe Renault, in partnership with the Sofibrie Group (Havard family), has inaugurated its first ‘Renault City’ concept store in the Val d’Europe shopping centre in Seine-et-Marne. With this new experimental but sustainable format, located in the heart of a major shopping area, Renault is establishing itself as close as possible ...

The “full battery era” finally landed in Weisbaden, capital of Hesse, Germany, Monday, as the first fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city buses were handed over  to ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (ESWE Verkehr ) in Wiesbaden. The vehicles are part of a large-scale order for 56 units of the battery-powered city bus which ...

  Japanese auto giant,  Isuzu Motors, last week confirmed that it will be investing R1.2 billion into the next generation bakkie programme in South Africa, while an additional total local content value of R2.8 billion will be generated through the lifecycle of the programme. This milestone development follows Isuzu’s take over ...

  It’s 05:30 at Ford’s vehicle assembly plant in Silverton, east of Pretoria, and veteran Motorvia driver Samukelo Mthethwa is preparing to hit the open road. He’s just spent around three hours loading and securing seven brand new Ranger pickups onto the double-deck open trailer attached to his truck. As ...

Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) Wednesday announced that the Santa Cruz compact utility vehicle will join the Santa Fe SUV and the Sonata and Elantra sedans at Hyundai’s U.S. automotive assembly plant in Montgomery, starting in 2021. The Santa Cruz was first introduced as a concept at the 2015 North ...

  Continuing to build on its ambitious goal of eradicating illiteracy among children under the age of 10 years, the Volkswagen Community Trust on Thursday hosted its fourth annual literacy conference. The conference came a day after the Community Trust marked its three decades of existence with a gala nite. ...

Handicap International France on Friday sealed a partnership agreement with PSA Foundation on a road safety project in India. “We are very proud to enter into this partnership with Handicap International in India in a new territory where Groupe PSA and Citroën brand are based. The particularity of this programme ...

  Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributors of Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars and Commercial Vehicles in Nigeria, has taken delivery of more units of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. The arrival of additional units of the flagship model of Mercedes-Benz Vans, according to Weststar, is in response to the growing and diverse needs ...

Nigeria’s leading bank, Heritage Bank Plc, Wednesday in Abuja, examined the great potential in the country’s gold market, saying it is worth £4 billion pounds with high prospects of profitability for all players in the subsector. MD/CEO, Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, who disclosed this at the Nigeria-Canada Investment Summit, held ...

Land Rover puts fans inside the New Defender on the set of No Time To Die, the 25th official James Bond film, in a teaser video released to announce its continued partnership with EON Productions. Footage captured during filming of the upcoming movie gives a unique, behind-the-scenes view of stunt ...