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NAJA to Honour Ade-Ojo with Icon of Auto Industry Award

 Nigerian Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) is set to honour a foremost industrialist and automobile business legend, Chief Michael Ade-Ojo,  with the award of  icon of the Nigeria’s auto industry. Ade-Ojo, who is the founder of Elizade Nigeria Limited and Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Limited, will be conferred with the award at ...

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FUSO Trucks Southern Africa Begins Retail Campaign

  FUSO Trucks South Africa and FUSO Finance (a brand within Mercedes-Benz Financial Services) have embarked on a retail campaign that not only offers value for money, but makes the provision of affordable, safe, accessible and reliable transport vehicles as effortless as possible.  The retail campaign, which runs through December ...

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Ford Splashes R3-billion on Production Expansion in South Africa

…First-Ever Ford Ranger Raptor to be Assembled at Silverton from 2019 Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has announced a R3-billion ($220-million) investment to expand production capacity at its South African manufacturing operations in order to meet growing local and international demand for the trend-setting Ford Ranger. Along with ...

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Solid Sales for Jaguar Land Rover in September

Jaguar Land Rover has posted solid sales for September 2017 with retail sales totalling 65,097 vehicles , up 7% on September 2016, following strong sales across the majority of key regions. According to the British carmaker, retail sales in September were up 20% year-on-year in China, 17% in North America, ...

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Kia Motors Reports Global Sales of 231,275 Vehicles in October

Kia Motors Corporation said it sold a total of 231,275 vehicles globally in October 2017 . The figure, according to the Korean auto giant, included sales of  passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles.  Kia said in October, domestic market sales totaled 37,521 units, representing a decrease of 6.3% ...

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Toyota Sets Global Mobility Goal, Launches “Start Your Impossible” Campaign

Toyota on Wednesday continued its evolution as a mobility company with the launch of  its first-ever global marketing campaign, “Start Your Impossible”,  in 24 countries . The global launch was in celebration of Toyota’s eight-year global sponsorship of The Olympic and Paralympic Games as the first-ever Mobility Partner in the history ...

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From Seed to Seat: How Soy Foam Proved Key to Ford’s Push to Use Renewables

    (By Debbie Mielewski)  A lot of people are familiar with soy – tens of millions of consumers eat and drink it every day. But what might come as a surprise is that many of us actually sit on recycled soy all of the time.  This year marks 10 years ...

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Hyundai Kick-starts Discounted Service Campaign in Nigeria

  Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited (HMNL) Wednesday, November 1, 2017, kick-started a  comprehensive 30-day discounted service campaign for owners and fleet managers of Hyundai cars, including Hyundai Commercial Vehicles. The campaign, tagged ‘Before service clinic’, is aimed at helping customers rediscover the value of their Hyundai vehicles and appreciate the commitment ...

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Heritage Bank Partners IFCOD in Exploring Art for Socio-Economic Development

Heritage Bank Plc has partnered with the organisers of the International Festival of Contemporary Dance (IFCOD) to host the second edition of One Language, a musical production of intrigue, dance and drama.The partnership is part of Heritage Bank’s commitment to the growth and socio-economic development of Nigeria’s creative industry. The musical ...

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Ford Offers Five Handy Tips to Declutter Your Car

  Drivers are spending more time in their cars than ever and with this, the car starts to have a lot of stuff in it – mobile phones, pens, sunglasses, wallets, tissues, and lose change.  Clutter, like cans and plastic bottles may look innocent enough, but when the car is in motion ...

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