Auto Report Africa

EMT, the transport company of the Spanish capital Madrid, is set to receive a total of 276 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT urban buses with natural gas drive in the next two years. This will be the fourth major order from Madrid in quick succession. 672 environmentally friendly Citaro NGT buses will ...

Toyota on Tuesday took another important step towards a broader hydrogen society by announcing that it will provide its hydrogen fuel cell technology to Caetanobus SA in Portugal. In line with its vision of a decarbonised society―as stated in its 2050 environmental challenge, Toyota is promoting the application of its ...

Martina Biene has been appointed as the new Head of the Volkswagen Brand in South Africa, effective 1 October 2018.  Martina Biene, who was previously the Head of Product Marketing for the Volkswagen brand in Wolfsburg, will be responsible for the Volkswagen brand in the South African market.  Martina has ...

Nigeria’s first award winning multi-application electronic transaction switching and payment processing platform, eTranzact International Plc, has trailed the blaze as its Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Niyi Toluwalope, beat the closing gong on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday. The event, which held at the 8th floor of the ...

                                Hyundai Santa Fe Hyundai’s 2018 Kona, 2019 Santa Fe and NEXO have been recognized as a Silver Award winner in the 2018 International Design Excellence Awards® (IDEA) by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) for their forward-thinking design ...

Unveiled at the 2018 New York International Auto Show in Manhattan, USA, the All-new Cerato has made a successful debut featuring its impressively enhanced exterior and interior design. Looking more dynamic and stylish, the All-new Cerato’s design has moved in a sportier direction while preserving the original design elements from ...

Heritage Bank has won three prestigious awards in agriculture and SME as it has been adjudged “Best SME Bank Nigeria 2018” by Capital Finance International (CFI.co) and “Agriculture Bank of the Year 2018” by the Nigeria Agriculture Awards (MAA). Also, the bank was awarded the Best CIBN Chapter of the ...

…Commences three-year sponsorship of the world’s largest club football tournament Kia Motors has kicked off its role as Official Partner of the UEFA Europa League, as the 2018-19 tournament starts today. Kia’s three-year sponsorship agreement runs through to the UEFA Europa League final in 2021, and sees the introduction of ...

A unique Mercedes-Benz Unimog is on the rails in Magdeburg as the first new-generation Unimog with a crewcab and conversion to a road/rail vehicle has just been handed over to the Magdeburg transportation company, Magdeburger Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH & Co. KG (MVB) at the “Innotrans” show in Berlin. Birgit Münster-Rendel, general ...

Technology typically used by the world’s top sport stars to  raise their game, or ensure their signature skills are accurately replicated in leading video games, is now being used on an auto assembly line. Employees at Ford’s Valencia Engine Assembly Plant, in Spain, are using a special suit equipped with advanced ...