ASSEMBLY PLANTS

In what has been described as an historic move which is also part of its ambitious expansion in Africa, Ford Motor Company, Tuesday in Lagos, rolled out the first job from its assembly plant in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The first Ranger to come off the assembly line was built in ...

Kia Motors announced on Monday its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles. The brand’s ‘green car roadmap’ sets out Kia’s ambition to become a leader in the low emissions car market by 2020. It is anticipated that the five-year development ...

Kia Motors on Monday announced significant investment into the development of new autonomous driving technologies. Kia said in a statement that by 2020, it plans to introduce a range of partially-autonomous driving technologies to its model line-up, and is aiming to bring its first fully-autonomous car to market by 2030. ...

Kia Motors on Monday revealed details of a range of advanced new powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. In a statement issued in Seoul, the Korean automaker said innovative new hybrid powertrains will be a ...

Kia Motors on Monday unfolded its plans to introduce an all-new low emissions vehicle, The Niro , to its growing model line-up. The Niro, a Hybrid Utility Vehicle (HUV), according to a statement issued in Seoul, represents a new concept from the Korean car brand, and marks the development of ...

Ford Motor Company said it plans to accelerate new vehicle introductions in Middle East & Africa (MEA), leveraging the company’s One Ford global portfolio and targeting opportunities for growth in the car, utility and truck segments. Speaking on the eve of the Dubai International Motor Show, Ford said it plans ...

An official of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Luqman Mamudu, has said  that the country is not losing revenue under the automotive policy contrary to speculations in some quarters. Speaking in Abuja on Friday, Mamudu, who is the council’s Director of Policy and Planning, said that ...

Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations department is still flaunting the unique qualities of its ‘new’ Lightweight E-type – hand-built by highly skilled Jaguar craftsmen in a new facility at Browns Lane. The car, which was conceived as period competition vehicle and suitable for FIA homologation for historic motorsport purposes, was ...

Kia Motors Nigeria has donated a 2015 Kia Rio to the Lagos State Government. The gesture is part of the company’s unalloyed support for the state as a token of its commitment to the growth of the State. The gesture, according to a statement, is rooted in the objective of ...

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has suspended issuing licences to new vehicle assembly plants, except for direct investment by those who actually built vehicles, known as Original Equipment Manufacturers. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director General, NADDC, Mr. Aminu Jalal, who explained that ...