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The Jaguar XF Sportbrake Trophy Tour: Murray, Mourinho and the Stolen Wimbledon Trophy

In a new film to celebrate the launch of the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake and kick-off a special Jaguar trophy tour, seasoned silverware collector, José Mourinho, joins forces with two cheeky children to pull trophy heist as the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake takes Andy Murray’s Wimbledon replica trophy on tour ...

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Renault joins in promoting future of mobility at the European Parliament

Renault is participating in the event, ‘Driving Europe Forward: The Future of Mobility’, organised by the European Parliament. The car maker has been showcasing a Formula E single-seater racing car on the European Parliament Esplanade in Brussels, Belgium from midday, Tuesday, and will continue until 5pm local time this Wednesday. ...

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BMW celebrates success of Plant Spartanburg 25 years after, unveils the new BMW X3

By Olaolu Olusina (olaolu.olusina@autoreportafrica.com) It was a double celebration for the BMW Group, Monday, as the company celebrated the success of its 25-year-old assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. This came on a day it also unveiled the All-New BMW X3 at an A-Class event with the luxury brand ...

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Namlog’s Hino 500-Series 1324 freight carrier is a super workhorse

Namibia Logistics (Namlog)’s Hino 500 Series 1324, nicknamed ”Two Bar”,  is still going strong after covering more than 2.3 million kilometres since it was purchased new in 2009. A super workhorse, no doubt, it certainly carries its age well and does not look like a truck that has covered a ...

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Tiger Wheel & Tyre partners Wheel CollisionT on wheel and budget-saving service

Tiger Wheel & Tyre has assured motorists in South Africa that bending a wheel on a pothole or dinging it on a kerb need not mean the end of the road for that wheel and its owner’s budget as several of its stores offer on-site Wheel CollisionT repair, while select ...

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Mercedes-Benz rolls off new E-Class Cabriolet from Bremen plant

History has been made in Bremen, Germany as the series production of the new E-Class Cabriolet has started at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen, with the fifth model completing a successful E-Class product family. The open four-seater with a classic fabric soft top combines puristic, sensuous design with long-distance comfort ...

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BMW International Open: How Argentina’s Andrés Romero won €333,330 prize money by a single stroke

Sunday was really a day of shifting fortunes for Argentina’s Andrés Romero as he stormed through the field to take victory in great style at the BMW International Open at Golfclub München Eichenried, beating three other contestants to clinch the top prize. With a round of 65 that included seven ...

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Takata crumbles under over $10bn liabilities, files for bankruptcy

Takata, the 84-year-old Japanese automotive supplier, may have hit the end of the road as the company has filed for bankruptcy in Japan and the U.S, according to a report by Financial Times (FT). The company, which had been overwhelmed by many lawsuits and over $10bn liabilities as costs of ...

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Corps Marshal Oyeyemi felicitates with Muslims at Sallah

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has felicitated with the Muslim faithful in Nigeria as they join others across the world in celebrating the Eid-EL-Fitri following the successful completion of the one-month fasting period, enjoining them to celebrate the feast with care and obey the ...

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