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Toyota has signed an agreement with four organisations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a collaborative research programme to create an hydrogen-based society in the Emirates.  The agreement follows the recent inauguration of the “Hydrogen Council” in Davos by 13 global automotive and oil companies in a bid to explore the ...

Nigeria, Jan. 16, 2017 – With most smartphone owners saying they use navigation apps while driving, Ford Motor Company is introducing new SYNC® AppLink™ capability that will project navigation apps directly from a smartphone to the vehicle touch screen. Sygic Car Navigation is first to take advantage of the new ...

An “alluring  journey to the unknown” in terms of design may have begun for Kia Motors with the recent unveiling of the 2018 model of the Stinger at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit . Kia’s President and chief designer, Peter Schreyer, had expressed excitement about ...

Hyundai is joining other automakers at the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit with three of its latest eco-focused models: the IONIQ Electric, IONIQ Hybrid and IONIQ Plug-in Hybrid. The Korean car maker will also showcase the 2017 Elantra at the event, though the Elantra had earlier ...

History was made, Wednesday, December 21, 2016, as the first locally produced vehicle, a Polo Vivo, rolled off the production line as Volkswagen inaugurated its vehicle production facility in Kenya. . The epoch-making event is indeed an indication that  Volkswagen is already forging ahead with the regionalisation of its worldwide ...

Taking off from Los Angeles City Hall and arriving the New York City Hall in downtown Manhattan, the 2017 Kia Niro, Thursday,  officially received a Guinness World Record® title for the lowest fuel consumption driving across the USA from coast to coast (hybrid car).  The new record-setting mark is an incredible ...

Uber, the ride-sharing technology company, is expanding its self-driving pilot to San Francisco, California, using specially-converted self-driving Volvo XC90 premium SUVs. The move marks the next phase in a deepening alliance between Volvo and Uber after the two companies signed an agreement in August  to establish a jointly-owned project to ...

  Nissan on Monday announced the introduction of Intelligent Vehicle Towing (IVT), a fully automated vehicle towing system, at its Oppama Plant in Japan.  Nissan said it has worked on making the relationship between people, cars and society more exciting under its Intelligent Mobility vision, a framework for how cars ...

As Ford prepares to start testing autonomous cars on European roads as from next year, a survey has revealed that though self-driving cars may still be a way down the road, many people can already foresee the life-changing difference they will make to how we travel. In the new survey ...

Spanish hauler, Marcotran, has endorsed Goodyear as best tyre of choice even as the company proved the savings that Goodyear FUELMAX and KMAX truck tyres offer. This came as comparative tests run by the company show that on certain routes, it can save almost €1,000 per vehicle per year by ...