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  Weststar Associates Limited, the general authorised representative for Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, has announced, with great excitement, the debut of its first locally–built  Mercedes-Benz bucket tipper in the country. Undoubtedly, a great feat, the bucket tipper is mounted on  the all new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3342 chassis, and the project, according to ...

  A new three-year agreement has been signed between the Automotive Manufacturers Employers’ Association (AMEO) and the National Union of Metal workers of South Africa (NUMSA) thus signalling the successful conclusion of the 2019 National Bargaining Forum (NBF) negotiations. The agreement was signed on 12 September 2019, but the wage ...

Weststar Associates, the sole representative of Mercedes–Benz in Nigeria, has announced the arrival of the all-new CLA at all its Mercedes-Benz dealerships across the country with the best after-sales service. Described as the most intelligent and emotive car in its class,  Weststar re-affirmed that Mercedes-Benz has continued its dominance in ...

A strategic collaboration has been formed with mobility specialists Bosch Engineering and BENTELER just before the kick-off of the ongoing Frankfurt International Auto Show on a high-performance EV platform to support future Automobili Pininfarina vehicles. The innovative new platform underpins PURA Vision design model from Automobili Pininfarina. At a media ...

Hino, the largest truck and bus manufacturer in Japan, has rounded off  a successful 50-day promotional roadshow across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to increase brand awareness and to build a base for increasing sales in the region. The exercise covered a route of 6 500 km, traversing  Zimbabwe , ...

  Hyundai Motor Company alongside Kia Motors Corporation Monday announced its investment into IONITY, a joint venture established by global automakers. Under the agreement Hyundai and Kia, affiliated automotive companies for Hyundai Motor Group (the Group), will play a key role in further enhancing the availability of EV charging stations with ...

177,819 Mercedes-Benz cars were delivered worldwide – a new record for the month of August (+14.0%). Significant growth in sales of compact cars continued in August (+28.6%). Renewed year-on-year increase in worldwide deliveries of C- and E-Class Saloons in August. Sales from January to August are approaching the high level ...

Porsche on Wednesday presented its first fully-electric sports car to the public with a spectacular world premiere held simultaneously on three continents. “The Taycan links our heritage to the future. It carries forward the success story of our brand – a brand that has fascinated and thrilled people the world ...

Randy Krieger is finally settling down to real business in Dubai following his appointment by Ford  in July  as President, Direct Markets, a new position which will focus on Ford’s distributor markets. In this new role, Krieger will drive a Distributor Centre of Excellence, which brings together more than 80 ...

New vehicle sales in South Africa continued to slow down in August as the industry slumped back to levels experienced towards the end of the first half. Though there was a little hope in April with sales marginally (0.7%) higher, May returned a 5.7% blow while June and July held ...