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(By Taiye Edeni/NAN) Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) says it will collaborate with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the establishment of Truck Transit Parks (TTPs) and modern traffic management system at the ports. The Executive Secretary, Mr Hassan Bello, said this when he led a delegation on a courtesy ...

Nissan Wednesday announced it has been named the exclusive automotive partner of the Red Bull Flugtag Nashville, which will be held September 23, 2017, in Nashville’s Riverfront Park on the banks of the Cumberland River. The announcement was made in a statement issued in Nashville, Tennessee. The statement said the ...

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, has appointed your darling Pan-Africa automotive media agency , Auto Report Africa, as an Authorised GeBe Trader and its Agent for Nigeria and Ghana with ...

Mobility has once again been refined with the introduction of vehicular control using voice commands. Mercedes-Benz has further enhanced the performance of the LINGUATRONIC voice control system for navigation use and entertainment. This is one of the many efforts aimed at perfecting mobility in the autonomous future.  The new E-class ...

Jaguar Land Rover continued its success story in July as it sold a total of 46, 074 vehicles, a 3.6% increase on the sales made in the same period last year. Retail sales in July 2017, according to the U.K luxury carmaker,  were up 34% year-on-year in China reflecting the ...

There is, surely, no killing the Beetle and the new Beetle is one of the world’s best known, most loved and most individual cars. And Volkswagen has just refined the lifestyle icon’s design, engineering and technology. In the local market in South Africa, Volkswagen is launching a limited edition Beetle ...

It all started as a dream for the 900 bikers who submitted entries for the 2017 edition of Honda Quest, a true adventure contest being organised by Honda Motorcycles of Southern Africa. The dream is now becoming a reality for the 20 finalists who were chosen at the recent Boot ...

Mercedes-Benz has secured two major orders in Poland for the supply of a total of 140 City Buses just within two months. Wroclaw Transport Services, which is expanding its fleet, has placed an order for  60 Citaros urban buses from Mercedes-Benz in addition to the 80 Mercedes-Benz Conectos for the Polish ...

Daimler Trucks & Buses (comprising of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, FUSO Trucks and Buses, Mercedes-Benz Bus & Coach and Western Star) and Mercedes-Benz Vans, both subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz South Africa (MBSA), have rewarded its most stellar commercial vehicles dealers for 2016. The dealers were honoured at a Dealer of the Year ...

For the first time since it started in 2009 , the 2017 edition of  Automechanika Johannesburg which which takes place at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec, from September 27-30 will be co-located with related exhibitions, Futuroad Expo, Africa’s first truly international commercial vehicle show and Scalex Johannesburg, serving the logistics and ...