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First-ever BMW M Festival Holds at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit October

As the BMW Group South Africa continues to maintain a top five ranking in the world in terms of BMW M market share, it has concluded plans to host the first-ever BMW M Festival from October 21 to 22, 2017 at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Johannesburg. The company ...

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Isuzu Appoints 7 Senior Executives for South African Operations

…  Denise Van Huyssteen to Head Corporate Affairs  Isuzu Motors South Africa has continued to re-assure that things are surely going to look up for good following its decision to purchase the Isuzu related assets from General Motors South Africa (GMSA), effective January 2018 and subject to various regulatory approvals, ...

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Honda Quest 2017 Moves to Namibia with 20 Finalists in September

  The adventure of a lifetime awaits 20 lucky finalists who were recently shortlisted for the 2017 Honda Quest at the recent Boot Camp, which had 40 contestants selected from almost 900 entries. The aim of the competition, according to the organisers,  was not only to determine who would be ...

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Continental to Showcase Innovations for Electric Mobility Market at Frankfurt Motor Show

  With the Electric Vehicle (EV) evolution spreading fast across the globe and no country or organisation wants to be left behind, innovations for the fast-growing electric mobility market are also in the works by many organisations. And as the countdown to the  2017 IAA Frankfurt Motor Show scheduled for ...

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Renault-Nissan Alliance Partners Dongfeng Motor Group to Co-develop Electric Vehicles in China

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (Dongfeng) said they are partnering on a new joint venture to co-develop and sell electric vehicles (EVs) in China. The new joint venture, eGT New Energy Automotive Co., Ltd. (eGT), according to a statement announcing the partnership, will focus on the ...

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Stallion Motors Dares Segment Leaders with Affordably-priced Changan CS35 SUV

Stallion Motors Limited has announced a price offer of N7.9m for its new Changan CS35 entry-level sport utility vehicle to cater for a growing demand for vehicles in the compact SUV market segment.  The bargain, according to the company, is aimed at assuaging disillusioned auto buffs that couldn’t contend with ...

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Kia Seals New UEFA Europa League Sponsorship Deal

Kia Motors, Monday, sealed a new partnership deal as it was named as a new Official Partner of the UEFA Europa League. The three-year sponsorship agreement, which commences in time for the 2018/19 season, will run through to the UEFA Europa League final in 2021. The UEFA Europa League is ...

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Dara Khosrowshashi is Uber’s new CEO

Uber now has a new CEO. Dara Khosrowshashi, the chief executive of Expedia, has been chosen to lead the company, according to a report this Monday by Financial Times, quoting sources close to the company. His choice by the eight-man Board of the company, according to the report,  has now ...

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Day FRSC Attracted Global Attention on Road Safety

By Sani Abdullahi When the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) was established about 29 years ago, some of the distinctive features introduced into the operations of the Corps by the founding fathers were the centrality of public enlightenment programme into its crash reduction strategies and civility, which serves as the ...

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Nigerian Diaspora to Launch Campaign against Irregular Migration in Lagos

An information campaign to raise public awareness of the dangers of irregular migration will kick off at the Centre for Management Development (CMD) in Lagos on September 12.  Initiated by African-German Information Center (AGIC), Hamburg, and The African Courier Verlag, Berlin, with the support of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Foreign ...

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