SPECIAL REPORTS

   The Founder/CEO of deVere Group, the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisation, Nigel Green, has warned that Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be inflicting unnecessary economic damage on an already vulnerable UK economy. Green’s warning is coming on the heels of the plan  by the UK government to ask ...

… Comes stronger, faster,  more agile  The new Macan Turbo has taken the top spot in the Porsche compact SUV model range, thanks to a new 2.9-litre, six-cylinder biturbo engine. Now available to order, the extensively reworked model now produces 440 hp (324 kW), ten per cent more power output ...

… ‘Toyota Connect’ for all new Toyota, Lexus models starting Sept. 1   Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) has scored a global first . In collaboration with Altron and Vodacom Business, Thursday in Sandton, it announced a roll-out of connectivity features and in-car Wi-Fi on all new Toyota and Lexus ...

  President Cyril Ramaphosa  of South Africa, Wednesday, took time off his busy schedule at the ongoing TICAD 7 meeting to pay an official visit to Nissan’s global headquarters and the company’s Oppama Plant in Japan. Accompanied by top government and Nissan South Africa officials, the visit follows Nissan Group ...

Economic pressure is making South African motorists push their tyres much further than the safe threshold of their lifespan, leading to an increase in vehicle accidents. Dries Venter, Technical Manager at Bridgestone South Africa, explains how a multi-agency approach can help personal and business drivers make better decisions to save ...

(By Victor OLATUNJI) The Government of Ghana has taken delivery of over 300 Mercedes-Benz  Sprinter ambulances. AUTO REPORT AFRICA reliably gathered that the ambulances which were brought into the West African country from Germany in no fewer than three batches would be deployed for the national health project of the ...

  Coscharis Motors, exclusive distributor of Ford vehicles in Nigeria, Monday, announced an improvement on the warranty on select Ford models to three years or 100,000km for owners in the country. This new warranty, according to a statement, is only applicable to 2017 models and upwards even as it listed ...

  The CEO of WesBank Motor Division, Ghana Msibi, has declared that poor customer experience will dilute the value of the dealer, saying  “Google, Netflix, Airbnb, Amazon, Uber Eats and Mr D Food are the motor industry’s new competition.” Speaking on “The consumer of tomorrow, impact of buying behaviour and ...

Israeli startup, TriEye, whose Short-Wave-Infra-Red (SWIR) sensing technology enables vision in adverse weather and night-time conditions, has expanded its Series A round to $19 million with an investment from the German sports car manufacturer Porsche. The additional funding, according to a statement, will be used for ongoing product development and ...

…Sales of early bird tickets end today More than 1,000 delegates, thought leaders and trend setters in the transport sector are expected to attend  the Lagos Transport Fest scheduled to hold at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on Thursday, December 5, 2019. And as preparations for the conference continue ...