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PAN, NTM, DICON, IKA Germany, Ammasco Lubricants Take Positions As First Kaduna Autoparts Expo Kicks-off

…Top Dignatories Storm Kaduna for Automotive Confab/Exhibition (Olaolu Olusina in Kaduna) The D-Day is here finally as all is ready for the First Kaduna Automotive Stakeholders Conference and Exhibition to fully take-off in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. The first of its kind in the whole Northern Region, comprising ...

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Nissan Distributor in Ghana Wins Motor Firm of the Year Award for the Third Year

Nissan’s sole distributor in Ghana, Japan Motors Trading Company (Japan Motors), has scored a hat-trick. The company has continued its award-winning streak with its recent win of the 2016 Motor Firm of the Year Award for the third consecutive year.  The Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) conferred the prestigious ...

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Coscharis Launches New BMW 5 Series in Lagos

Coming a few months after the global launch of the seventh generation BMW 5 Series in February, it was a unique launch last Saturday in Lagos as Coscharis Motors Limited hosted patrons and lovers of the BMW brand in the country to a high society launch and test-drive of the ...

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Road Accidents Kill Over 100 in Nigeria Daily – Expert

A road safety advocate, Patrick Adenusi, who is also a leading promoter of Safety Beyond Borders, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has revealed that no fewer than 100 people die in road accidents on Nigerian roads daily, thus faulting figures being bandied around for some years now by the Federal Road ...

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NADDC DG, Jelani Aliyu, to Keynote First Kaduna Automotive Stakeholders Confab

The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development  Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, will on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at the Assa Pyramid Hotel, Kaduna, deliver the keynote address at the First Kaduna Automotive Stakeholders Conference. A statement issued on Monday by the organisers of the event, Routes and Roads Transport ...

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All-new ‘LS’ Lexus for 2017 Tokyo Motor Show Premiere

Lexus said this Tuesday that it plans to exhibit its soon-to-be-launched, all-new “LS” flagship sedan among 11 production models it intends to display at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017, where it also plans to hold the world premiere of a new concept car. A statement issued in Tokyo, Japan ...

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IRF Global Creates Two Additional Operational Offices for Africa

The International Road Federation (IRF) Global has announced the opening of two additional operational offices to serve its members and stakeholders in Africa. The two additional locations, which are coming in the wake of a highly successful 2nd IRF Africa Regional Congress, will service IRF members and road stakeholders in West/Southern ...

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El-Rufai, Trade & Investment Minister, Aliyu for Kaduna Autoparts Expo

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State; Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar; Director General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, are among the top government officials that have confirmed to attend the First Kaduna Automotive Parts Exhibition and Stakeholders’ Conference scheduled to ...

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Honda Achieves Top 20 Ranking Among Global Best Brands

 • Emerges fourth biggest automotive brand   Honda is now one of the world’s top 20 brands, according to research by Interbrand in its latest ‘Best Global Brands’ study. Honda has moved up by 3% to be ranked as the 20th most valuable brand in the world. Interbrand puts its value ...

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Electric Vehicles: Mazda, Denso, Toyota Enter Joint Technology Development Agreement

 Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda), Denso Corporation (Denso), and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) last week signed a contract to jointly develop basic structural technologies for electric vehicles. The three companies also decided to establish a new company consisting of selected engineers from the three companies to ensure the efficient implementation of ...

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