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The 2017 Frankfurt Motors Show officially opened to the public this Saturday though the annual show had been opened to the media since September 12 for global premieres of new vehicles by carmakers from across the world. The focus of this year’s event is electric mobility. Since the opening on ...

A new president and CEO of Hyundai Motor America has been named. He is Kyung Soo (Kenny) Lee, one of the most respected leaders in Hyundai’s global operation.  Sixty-one-year-old Lee will be responsible for Hyundai’s U.S. sales and marketing and will take up his role as president and CEO  on September ...

Weststar Associates Limited, the authorised general distributors of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Nigeria, has sealed a landmark deal with Total Nigeria Plc., as it recently delivered a total number of 55 Mercedes-Benz Actross 3340S trucks to the oil company in Lagos. The delivery and handing over of ...

After becoming the first premium manufacturer to enter FIA Formula E Championship in 2016, Jaguar has created the world’s first production battery electric vehicle race series.  The Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY will be the support series for the FIA Formula E Championship, taking place on the same weekends at the same ...

(FEATURES) Toyota GAZOO Racing heads to Austin, Texas this weekend for the second North American round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. The team moved directly from Mexico City, venue of the last round on September 3, to Austin for ...

Big wave surfer, Sebastian Steudtner, has been named the Brand Ambassador for the X-Class, the new pickup bearing the Mercedes star. The appointment of the two-time winner of the “XXL biggest wave award”  came as  Mercedes-Benz Vans continues expanding its commitment to the world of surfing. Steudtner is billed to make ...

PSA Peugeot Citroën, Wednesday in Tunis, the Tunisian capital, unveiled the new Peugeot Pick-up van at a media event attended by motoring journalists across Africa and top officials of the French carmaker. The event featured a test-drive of the much-anticipated pickup, which is expected to compete in the lucrative light ...

Belgian-born Pierre Leclercq has been named by Kia Motors as its new Head of Styling. Leclercq, who is currently the Head of Design at Great Wall Motors Global and former Brand Design Chief, BMW M,  is expected to assume his new position at the end of September. He will be ...

Shell, through its subsidiary, Equilon Enterprises LLC, is to build seven new hydrogen refueling stations in northern California with a grant of $16,362,500 awarded by the California Energy Commission. The hydrogen refueling stations will be built in collaboration with Honda and Toyota, who will provide financial support, at seven Shell-branded ...

    Kia on Wednesday unveiled the striking new Proceed Concept, alongside a series of new production models at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show.  The Proceed Concept presents a bold vision for a potential member of the next-generation cee’d family. The concept has been revealed alongside the new Kia ...