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Hyundai, the Korean carmaker, Monday,  marked its 3-millionth Elantra sold in the United States by celebrating the achievement of a local hero in Baytown, Texas, a city near Houston severely impacted by flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. Henry Rogers, Paramedic Field Supervisor for Acadian Ambulance, was on the front lines ...

The world’s first self-flying taxi was launched at the Jumeirah Beach Park in Dubai, United Arab  Emirates on Monday. The Autonomous Air Taxi (AAT) of Dubai was the brainchild of  Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA). According to Dubai Media Office, the two-seater AAT, capable of transporting people without human ...

        Kia Motors has been ranked among the highest valued brands in the world once again, according to Interbrand’s 2017 ‘Best Global Brands’ report. The latest study, released this Monday, confirms Kia’s brand value has grown 6% in the last 12 months, to the US $6.68 billion. ...

… Advise colleagues to explore other business prospects for survival after service The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), weekend, called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to do more to ensure a conducive environment for the media to flourish in the country, noting that the media industry has been, and ...

IKA Germany (IKA Industrie- und Kraftfahrzeugausrüstung GmbH), a leading global player in the automotive aftermarket spare parts supplies, with customers in over 70 countries across five continents, said it will be rounding off its  2017 African Road Show at the first Kaduna Automotive Spare Parts Exhibition and Stakeholders Conference scheduled ...

….As stakeholders fault auto policy implementation A senior lecturer at the Covenant University, Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria, Dr. Oscar Odiboh, has faulted the operations of automobile assembly plants in the country. The don, who is also an automotive communication specialist, said they lack the required standard to compete globally. Odiboh stated ...

Charl Potgieter from Pretoria and Hennie “Tyres” van Heerden from Victoria-West have been declared winners of the Honda Quest 2017  true adventure organised by Honda Motorcycles of Southern Africa. The duo clinched the winning ticket for their team twelve days after leaving Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, as the Honda ...

    The United Nations (UN) has officially recognised Volvo Cars for its ground-breaking electrification strategy even as it commended Volvo Cars’ president and chief executive, Håkan Samuelsson, for taking bold and disruptive action in the area of electric vehicles evolution. The recognition came in the latest report from the ...

  Ford Motor Company has splashed a whopping $20,000 USD on boosting the activities and efforts of leading environmental conservation organisations in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. The grants are expected to be used in conservation and related education projects in the three countries. The grants are made up of  $10 000 ...

As the 13th edition of the annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) holds this Saturday in the Harry Bridge’s Memorial Park at the Queen Mary, in Long Beach, California, Nissan said it will be storming the venue with a wide range of electric, performance and vintage models. An important feature ...