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Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the Jaguar XE Long-wheelbase (XEL), the second Jaguar vehicle to be manufactured in China, at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The unveiling came as the UK carmaker also confirmed that the all-new Jaguar E-PACE will be produced in China from 2018.  As part of its RMB ...

Amid continued market challenges , General Electric (GE) has announced plans to jettison its Transportation business as well as sell off its Industrial Solutions and Lighting divisions within the next two years to enable it concentrate on the pursuance of a more focused strategy, according to the International Rail Journal. ...

Lubcon International, Nigeria’s foremost pan-Africa lube oil manufacturing firm, in a show of quality and strength, has beaten bigger names in the Nigeria’s lubricant manufacturing industry to emerge Nigeria’s Best Lubricant Manufacturing Company of the year 2017, at the maiden edition of the Guardian Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2017. The award was presented ...

  NASCAR and Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company Thursday announced a renewed, multi-year sponsorship agreement that ensures Goodyear is the exclusive tyre of NASCAR’s top three national series. The newly signed agreement continues Goodyear’s designation as the “Official Tyre of NASCAR” and extends an uninterrupted relationship that started in 1954. ...

Waste in the Municipality of Ludwigsburg is now collected by six Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks. The vehicles ensure a high standard of safety with extensive safety technology and a “High Visibility Cab” with a deep panoramic windscreen and a glazed co-driver’s door down to floor level. “The built-in Sideguard Assist, for ...

    Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, in conjunction with the Automobile Association (AA) and other valued partners, has kicked off a multi-faceted road safety awareness and education campaign aimed at addressing South Africa’s high number of road accidents, injuries and fatalities. Focused on driver training, pedestrian visibility and ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Thursday paid a royal visit to Jaguar Land Rover Solihull manufacturing plant. The Royal visitors witnessed first-hand the £2.5bn invested in the site which has seen production and employment more than double since 2008. During a tour of the final assembly line, both The Duke ...

  Nigeria’s fastest growing payment startup, Zoto, said its new app would go for  an introductory price of ₦1 only . Zoto, a mobile payment app used by over 1 million Nigerians, said the new app is designed to make Zoto the fastest and most reliable payment app in Nigeria. “An ...

The BMW Group is set for the race debut of its all-new motorsport vehicle, the MINI John Cooper Works Buggy, at Dakar 2018. This exciting addition will feature along with the already successful MINI John Cooper Works Rally and the MINI ALL4 Racing at the Dakar Rally in January as ...

  Siyaphambili Team (meaning moving forward) has done Volkswagen proud at the just-concluded Telkom 947 Cycle Challenge in South Africa. The team consists of Thobani Mhlongo who finished in a time of 3hours-26minutes-53seconds, Kwanele Shabala at a time of 3hours-18minutes-15seconds, Mashesha Miya in 3hours-29minutes-42seconds, Nonkuthalo Mgomezulu in 5hours-1minute-46seconds and Samkelo ...