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 Volkswagen Unveils $20 million Roll Out Plans for Rwanda

        Volkswagen Sub Saharan Africa Region has scored another milestone with the registration of a new company in Rwanda, Volkswagen Mobility Solutions Rwanda. The stage is thus set for the commencement of the roll out of Volkswagen’s integrated automotive mobility solution, a first for the Volkswagen Group, ...

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Kia’s All-New 2019 Forte Makes Global Debut in Detroit

The 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) got to a great start Monday in Detroit, with Kia Motors America (KMA) hosting the global debut of the all-new 2019 Forte . The Forte thus enters its third generation with a more sophisticated design and desirable features that transforms one of Kia’s ...

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BMW Group Reconfirms Position as World’s Leading Premium Automotive Company

    The BMW Group has reconfirmed its position as the world’s number one premium automotive company. This came as the  Group achieved its best-ever annual sales in 2017, the seventh consecutive year it has achieved a new annual record. This success was spread throughout the company with both BMW ...

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Renault Continues Growth Trend, 3.76 Million Vehicles Sold in 2017

      Groupe Renault has continued on its growth path for the fifth consecutive year as the French auto giant witnessed another record year in 2017. The annual sales report released on Monday indicate that the company sold 3,761,634 vehicles globally last year as Groupe Renault (including Lada) reported ...

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Volvo XC60 Emerges Overall Safest Car in Euro NCAP Testing for 2017

    Ahead of its South African debut in the third quarter of 2018, the  all-new Volvo XC60 has emerged the best performing large off-roader, and the car with the best overall performance of 2017 in the prestigious Euro NCAP 2017 Best in Class safety awards. The XC60 scored a ...

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Milestones as IRF Celebrates Seven Decades of Global Services to the Transport Industry

The International Road Federation (IRF) is marking its 70 years in 2018 as it celebrates the milestones it has achieved over the years. The global transport body was established by two dozen industry leaders in Washington DC to assist Western Europe in the reconstruction of its infrastructure after the second ...

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BMW M Expands Global Network of Exclusive Showrooms

    BMW M is responding to the increasing demand of its customers  by expanding its global network of exclusive showrooms. In the last four years, the number of BMW M certified dealers has doubled globally to 850 businesses. The latest example of this is the exclusive location “Performance Munich ...

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Mercedes-Benz Vans Sets New Record, Passes 400,000 Units Mark For the first Time in 2017

    Mercedes-Benz appears unstoppable in its success story as its Vans division achieved a new record for unit sales in 2017 . For the first time, it  passed the 400,000 vehicles in sales. The division has thus grown continuously for five consecutive years. Based on the initial December results, ...

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Global Month of Caring:  Ford Volunteers Worked on 30 Projects in Sub Saharan Africa in 2017

      As Ford volunteers globally look forward to another Global Caring Month in September 2018 as Ford’s Global Month of Caring takes place annually in September, a whopping $111, 300 was disbursed by the volunteers in the Sub Saharan Africa region (SSA)  on 30 projects in South Africa, Kenya, ...

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Nissan Delivers 300,000th Nissan LEAF

    Nissan said on Monday that it has sold its 300,000th Nissan LEAF  globally since the model first went on sale in 2010. The 100% electric LEAF is the world’s first mass-produced – and also the world’s best-selling – electric car. Nissan launched a fully redesigned version of the ...

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