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Jaguar Land Rover has  announced the appointment of Professor Gerry McGovern OBE, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Creative Officer to the Board of Management. JLR CEO Thierry Bolloré made the announcement Wednesday. Last October, McGovern was appointed to the new executive position of Jaguar Land Rover Chief Creative Officer, signalling the vital ...

EQA is the name of the new entry-level model to the all-electric world of Mercedes-EQ vehicles. The electro-aesthetics of its design are indicative of the Progressive Luxury of the Mercedes-EQ brand. Smart assistants support the driver in many areas: for example with respect to accident avoidance, the anticipatory and therefore ...

Stellantis said it is establishing an efficient governance from Day One with the appointment of the Top Executive Team, together with the nine dedicated committees covering company-wide performance and strategy. The committees are Strategy Council, Business Review, Global Program Committee, Industrial Committee, Allocations Committee, Region Committee, Brand Committee, Styling Review and ...

When Nissan made its first investment towards Africa’s growth sixty years ago with Datsun’s presence in Zimbabwe and the Nissan Motor Company Limited, opening its Rosslyn operations, it was the humble, but bold start of a journey. With a firm belief in the opportunities that lie on the African continent, ...

Kia Nigeria Monday announced its bold brand transition with a focus on creating the best ownership experience for customers In the past year, face-to-face business models are radically changing into a digital space wherein services are offered in real-time across the digital platforms at the comfort of the customers’ homes, thereby ...

The locally assembled Ford Ranger remained one of South Africa’s most popular new vehicles and the country’s leading light commercial vehicle (LCV) export throughout 2020, despite the constrained economic climate, exacerbated by the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 18 846 Ford Rangers were sold in South Africa ...

The Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) which was finalised at the virtual African Union Summit in December, is an important milestone for the realization of the Association of African Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM)’s vision of building a successful automotive ecosystem which will lead to a sustainable industry that creates significant ...

• Production began at this facility in 1948 Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has celebrated a momentous milestone with over 4 million vehicles having been manufactured at its Uitenhage plant. The first of these vehicles was manufactured 72 years prior in November 1948, when the premises still belonged to South ...

• All new Nissan Navara to be assembled in Accra                   Nissan on Wednesday appointed longtime partner Japan Motors Trading Co. as its local partner in an all-new vehicle assembly facility in Accra. The appointment is a result of the 2018 memorandum ...

  Nissan Thursday unveiled the new Nissan Navara pickup at a world premiere as the new pick-up delivers an enhanced level of safety, comfort and driving pleasure, while continuing to bring durability, reliability and versatility.   The pickup, known as the Nissan Frontier in Mexico and South America, marks another ...