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  Nissan’s world-leading expertise in electric vehicles and top-class motorsport experience have seamlessly come together in the Nissan LEAF NISMO RC – an exhilarating showcase of the power, innovation and excitement of Nissan electric vehicle technology. The all-wheel-drive LEAF NISMO RC  touched down in Europe for the first time at ...

  Stallion-Hyundai and LG, last week in Lagos,  rewarded a loyal customer with an LG Dual cool high end AC Unit following a raffle draw of a promotion initiated earlier by both companies. The lucky customer , Mr. Ebun Sofunde, won the prize from the raffle and the airconditioner unit ...

Groupe Renault has announced the official launch of the INCIT-EV project, in collaboration with 32 partners in Europe. The project aims to promote electromobility via user-centric experiments of innovating charging technologies for electric vehicles. 7 USE CASES TESTED IN EUROPE Spanning the 48 months from January 2020 through December 2023, ...

The Global New Car Assessment Programme (GNCAP) has found a new safety champion in the compact SUV segment – the Mahindra XUV300. The GNCAP recently tested the entry-level XUV300 as part of its #SaferCarsForIndia campaign in a series of side- and front-offset crash tests. It awarded the XUV300 a score ...

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (FMCSA) has appointed Shawn Govender as the new Plant Manager of the Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth. Govender took over the reins in November 2019 from John Cameron, who was appointed to the position in 2014 and is currently on a sabbatical. Govender ...

The All-new Renault Clio has been acclaimed by Euro NCAP as the safest supermini (with the Audi A1) among the cars it had tested in 2019. Groupe Renault’s best-seller was tested mid 2019 and won the highest score with results at the highest level of the market, regardless of the ...

  …As extremely tough edition confirms durability of Goodyear carcass-technology The KAMAZ-master team is still excited about its victory in the recently-concluded Dakar Rally as it finished in the 2nd position after 12 challenging stages and won the renowned DAKAR 2020. Claiming their 17th win, the KAMAZ-master team proudly adds ...

  Weststar Associates Limited, authorized general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has brought the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class to the market, positioning it specially for the comfort of all travels. The V-Class is the Mercedes among MPVs. Since its introduction, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class has gone on to revolutionize the multi-purpose vehicle ...

  Isuzu continues to hold the number one position for seven consecutive years in the medium commercial truck segment of the South African market and retained its leadership position for six years in a row in the heavy commercial market. According to Craig Uren, Sales Service and Marketing Executive, Isuzu ...

Auto manufacturers in Europe now face fresh challenges over new CO2 emissions rules. David LEGGETT, Automotive Editor at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company , says tough time really awaits Europe’s auto industry following  new and tighter EU CO2 emissions rules for cars coming into effect in 2020 “For ...