EAST / CENTRAL AFRICA

Sylvester, the-cheetah, is the Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust Ambassador   The Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust (VFWT) in Zimbabwe has received a US$25 000 environmental grant from Ford Motor Company in order to promote wildlife conservation throughout the region. The project is located in the town of Victoria Falls in north-west Zimbabwe, ...

A delegation from the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), led by Jeff Nemeth, Chairman of AAAM, who is also the President and CEO of Ford Motor Company Sub-Saharan Africa Region, Tuesday, visited Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, to engage with government and industry leaders. This came as the development and ...

On 17 August 1966, the Volvo 144 was presented in the midst of an ongoing manhunt. With this new model series, Volvo could develop into a considerably bigger car maker. In eight years, no fewer than 1.25 million cars were produced – creating Volvo’s first million-seller. At its global launch, ...

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles, said it has reported its best ever July retail sales of 44,486 vehicles, up 34% compared to July 2015. The month’s record performance, according to a statement issued in Whitley, UK, was driven by strong sales of the Land ...

The BMW Group said it achieved a new July sales record with a total of 180,080 vehicles delivered to customers around the world, an increase of 4.0% on the same month last year. Coming off the back of a record first half-year, this solid start to the third quarter, according ...

. Mercedes-Benz said, at the weekend, that it has recorded its best ever July unit sales and has started the third quarter very successfully. In a statement issued in Stuttgart, Germany, the luxury carmaker disclosed that in July, 163,770 Mercedes-Benz vehicles were handed over to customers all over the world, ...

Kia Motors Corporation on Friday announced its July 2016 global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 242,758 units sold. This figure, according to a statement issued in Seoul, represents a 5.4% year-on-year ...

     Kia Motors has earned its most-ever J.D. Power Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) awards with the Optima, Sorento, Sedona (known as ‘Grand Carnival’ in some countries) and Soul, all garnering awards in their respective segments. With the quadruple award win, the Korean car maker has moved to ...

Your daily routine may be damaging your car’s paint work without you even  it. Innocent everyday happenings like accidentally-spilled fuel, cheeky finger writings or annoying bird droppings can leave long-lasting stains and scratches on the surface of your car or, even worse, cause corrosion. Here are some of the ways ...

  It has been long in coming, but at last, the all-new F-PACE, Jaguar’s first performance SUV, has officially driven into the sub-Sahara African markets where it is expected to take full advantage of unique technological endowment to defy the competition and ride to the top of its compact segment. ...