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Volvo Cars on Wednesday chose the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to launch its new signature premium sedan, the S90, underscoring its long term commitment to the US market and providing a clear sign of its confidence in continued sales growth in the coming year. Volvo sales ...

  Toyota led the way in 2015 even as South African new-vehicle sales recorded yet another dip in year-on-year sales. Posting the company’s 36th straight year as the market leader, Toyota (including the Lexus and Hino brands) outperformed general economic conditions to achieve a laudable total of 123 028 new-vehicle registrations. ...

Ford said on Monday that it is conducting the industry’s first autonomous vehicle tests in snow-covered environments – a major step in the company’s plan to bring fully autonomous vehicles to millions of customers worldwide. Unlike other major automakers and technology companies, which have tested autonomous vehicle technology only in ...

  Ahead of its unveiling to the world for the first time at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show in February, Kia on Monday, at the Detroit Motor Show, unveiled the first official images of the sporty and versatile Niro – an all-new Hybrid Utility Vehicle (HUV) that’s set to add ...

Mercedes-Benz said on Monday that it has started the New Year with the wind in its sales. In 2015, the brand said it delivered over 13 percent more vehicles worldwide than in the previous year – achieving its fifth record result in a row. The new E-Class, which celebrates its ...

General Motors South Africa (GMSA) finished 2015 off on a strong note, posting the best sales results of the year for Chevrolet, Opel and Isuzu, a statement issued in Port Elizabeth has said. According to the statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA, in December, GMSA sold a total of 5 231 ...

Disturbed by the trend of road traffic crashes and fatality attributed to speeding, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) as the Lead Government Agency saddled with the responsibility of Road Traffic Management in Nigeria said it would begin pre-enforcement patrols for the implementation of the use of speed limiting device ...

 German automotive manufacturer, Daimler AG, said on Wednesday that the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is the world’s first standard-production vehicle to be awarded a test licence for autonomous driving in the US state of Nevada. The company, which also scored a world first through this feat, and also in time for ...

Kia Motors Corporation announced on Thursday its 2015 full-year 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 -2,916,118 units sold. This figure, according to a statement issued in Seoul, Korea, represents a 0.3% ...

(Olaolu Olusina, Lagos) For three days last November, stakeholders in the Nigerian lubricants sector converged on Lagos, the commercial capital of the country, to brainstorm on the way forward for the lube market in Africa’s largest economy and the most populous black nation in the world. The occasion was the ...