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Fiat Tipo family wins Marcus 2017 awards ahead of re-introduction plan in Nigeria

  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has received two important awards from the Austrian Automobile Club ÖAMTC (Österreichische Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club) in a contest that rewards vehicles with the lowest running costs in the Compact and Station Wagon categories. The awards came ahead of the plan by Weststar Associates, ...

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INTERVIEW: I’m returning to Ladipo auto market to make peace – Okoli

Mr. Jonathan Chibuzor Okoli is the President of Aguiyi Ironsi Tarders Unit at Ladipo Auto Market located in Matori Area of Lagos State. In this interview, he speaks on the crises rocking Ladipo Market, his ordeal with Mushin Local Government and why he has decided to return to the market, ...

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Heritage Bank, DSTV present N25m, SUV grand prize to BB Naija winner

Heritage Bank Plc, one of the proud sponsors of Big Brother Naija Season-2 reality TV show and MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV Tuesday presented the 2017 winner, Efe Ejeba, the grand prize of a brand new KIA Sorento SUV and N25million cash prize in Lagos. Speaking at the presentation, the ...

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Mercedes-Benz plans models expansion for compact-car family

    The story of Mercedes-Benz is, really, that of success and the luxury brand appears set to continue that success story with the planned expansion of its compact-car family from the current five to eight attractive models.  Indeed, there is no doubting the fact that the German luxury carmaker ...

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When Range Rover Velar stormed the Milan Design Week

The new Range Rover Velar was,  until last Sunday, the star attraction at the Milan Design Week following its world premiere at the Design Museum, London as Land Rover and BORN announces a partnership for Land Rover BORN Awards to recognise design excellence.  An installation at the La Permanente museum ...

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All-New Ford Ranger Goes to North America

  Ford is bringing back the Ranger midsize pickup truck to its North American vehicle lineup in 2019. The Ford Ranger is currently the 2016 Nigeria Auto Journalists Association(NAJA) Pick-up of the Year proving the model has managed to achieve popularity across the globe due to its impressive range of ...

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Toyota plans $1.33 billion investment for Kentucky plant

  Toyota on Monday restated its commitment to continued manufacturing in the U.S. as it announced a whopping $1.33 billion new  investment for its Kentucky plant, the company’s largest plant in the world, employing more than 8,200 team members. The investment, according to the Japanese carmaker, is for next generation ...

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Volvo Car South Africa honors dealers for 2016 achievements

  The Volvo Car South Africa (VCSA) has honored its dealers for their efforts in the 2016 business year. They  were honored at the  2016 Dealer of the Year awards ceremony which held recently in which Tom Campher Volvo Cars Johannesburg, Rola Volvo Cars Helderberg and Auto Baltic Rustenburg featured ...

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Jaguar Land Rover breaks new record, exceeds 600,000 sales figure in 2016/17

Jaguar Land Rover has broken a new record even as it  recorded its seventh year of sales growth. This is as the UK’s largest manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles reported record retail sales of 604,009 vehicles (including sales from our China joint venture) in the financial year, up 16% compared ...

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Hino’s inaugural Leanership Programme excites

The inaugural Hino Learnership programme organised by Hino South Africa has sparked off some excitement among delegates attending the programme at the Hino Training Academy in Sandton. The year-long programme, which started in February,  has been compiled to provide comprehensive training for sales staff at the dealerships who are generally ...

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