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South Africa has opened its first Quick Lane Tyre & Auto Centre in Silverton, Pretoria, thus joining over 1, 018 Quick Lane Tyre and Auto Centres worldwide, and more than 18  other countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Uganda. Quick Lane ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)  on Wednesday clarified its position on the re-introduction of psychiatric tests for some life-threatening traffic offences as from July 1, 2017, saying traffic offenders booked for the offences will have to bear the cost of the medical examinations to be conducted on them. The ...

Despite General Motors (GM)’s planned exit from the South African market, German car brand, Opel, on Wednesday unveiled its growth plan for the market, expressing total commitment to the country in which it has been operating for more than eight decades. At a media briefing in Johannesburg, Opel, which has ...

Kenyan oil marketing giant, Hass  Petroleum Group, has sold 40 percent of its stakes to Oman Trading International (OTI), a global trading company owned by the Government of Oman, according to a report by Fuel and Lube Asia. The move, according to F+L Asia , is to enable the Kenyan ...

…Invites Automotive Council boss to its assembly plant in Lagos The Stallion Group Nigeria said it would have not less than 30 percent local content in its buses and trucks with local components from plastics, rubber, fibre and petrochemicals if the local components makers were able to upscale the quality ...

PAN Nigeria Limited has called for what it described as “strict and rigorous” implementation of the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) even as it urged the Director General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, to fast-track the pace of automotive industrial development, including local ...

  Cadillac said it sold 29,738 units globally in May 2017, an increase of 33.8 percent – driven by strong year-over-year growth in all markets, stressing that May marked its 12th consecutive month of double-digit growth, even as the brand continues with the execution of its globalisation strategy. While Cadillac ...

…Partner with auto journalists on safety Ford Motor Company (FMC) and its Nigerian sole distributor, Coscharis Motors, have expressed their commitment to growing the country’s automotive industry. Expressing the commitment at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) training for Nigerian automotive journalists ...

  The refreshed 2018 Acura TLX performance luxury sedan launches with a more sporty and alluring look reflecting the brand’s new design direction, along with an all-new TLX A-Spec variant for V6 powered models and new premium features. The 2018 TLX offers AcuraWatch™ as standard equipment on all grades, leading ...

Volvo Cars, the Swedish mobility provider, is celebrating the human side of safety technology in a new film on its premium luxury brand, the all-new XC60 . With the belief that “Sometimes the moments that never happen, matter the most, ”  the carmaker said this is the beguiling thought that ...