Darren Hayes-Powell has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Goodyear South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Hayes-Powell, who is expected to resume duties in November, will be taking over from Jean-Jacques Wiroth, who will continue in his role until the end of October, facilitating the transition and onboarding process ...

An online platform, Mechville.com,  dedicated to connecting car owners with auto technicians has made a debut in Lagos. Over 50 certified auto technicians are already on the platform, providing top-notch auto services to car owners that have signed on to the service at very competitive charges. Mr. Olu Okusanya, Managing Director, Partboyz Auto Parts ...

  ‘We all wear clothes’ – an apt assumption by the conceptualisers of “Threads”, an accelerator programme for local fashion entrepreneurs in South Africa, sponsored by Standard Bank.  If there is one thing consumers have in common, whether African, Asian or European, it’s clothes: we all wear clothes.  “In a ...

… Launches Battery Storage Farm  The BMW Group continues to build on its leading international role in the field of electro-mobility, as the 100,000th BMW i3 Thursday rolled off the production line at the company’s Leipzig plant. The BMW i3 has played a major part in making the BMW Group ...

  The Bimmerfest 2017 may have come and gone but the sweet memories of the second edition of the annual event will continue to linger for some time to come. BMW sole representative in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, in partnership with the BMW Club Nigeria, had invited lovers and enthusiasts of ...

  Lexus, this Wednesday, October 25, 2017,  premiered to the world its automated-driving-capable “LS+ Concept” concept vehicle as the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017 opened in Japan with media launches. It also unveiled at the show limited editions of the “RC F” and “GS F”, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Lexus ...

There was real excitement at the first-ever BMW M Festival in South Africa despite the fact that the two-day show which held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Gauteng last weekend attracted just under 20,000 people. Organisers of the event have also expressed satisfaction at the turn of events at the ...

Team De Rooy came top, winning the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in the Truck Class of the Rallye OiLibya Maroc, which ended recently, using the standard Goodyear truck tyres.  The Team De Rooy Iveco Powerstar 4×4 of Federico Villagra, Adrian Yacopini and Ricardo Torlaschi not only won the Truck ...

Porsche has added a puristic model to the 911 family with the new Porsche 911 Carrera T which revives the purist philosophy from the 911 T of 1968. Expected to arrive the Nigerian market from the end of March 2018 at a basic retail price of N66,264,100, according to a ...

• Citaro hybrid wins “Grand Award Bus” and “Safety Label” • Tourismo M impresses with looks and safety features • Setra S 516 HD receives “Sustainable Bus Award 2018”   Daimler Buses, the bus division of Daimler AG, won five awards at the “Busworld” international trade show which held from October 20-25, 2017 ...