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TOP 10 CARS WOMEN WANT

For women, affordability is key in their search for a new ride. That’s according to a new study from auto research company iSeeCars.com, which shows that when women shop for pre-owned cars, they are looking for ones that are “exceptionally affordable.” And think about it, what brands scream “affordable” to ...

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TOYOTA PARTNERS FORD, LIVIO ON DEPLOYMENT OF NEW TELEMATICS SYSTEM

Toyota Motor Corporation has entered into an agreement with Ford and Livio to establish an industry development and operation framework to deploy Livio’s SmartDeviceLink (SDL). Other automakers and app developers are welcome to join this collaboration, the Japanese automaker said in a statement issued on Monday, adding that it would ...

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TOYOTA’S CONNECTED CAR TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES GET UPGRADE

In a bid to make what it called “Ever-better Cars” through Vehicle Data Management, Toyota said on Monday that it is accelerating its next-generation connected vehicle framework to provide its customers with greater convenience and increased data security. The Japanese automaker announced this at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in ...

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2016: CONSUMERS HOPEFUL DESPITE CHALLENGES, FORD TREND REPORT SHOWS

In a world of constant and dramatic change, new insights from Ford’s Looking Further with Ford 2016 trend report reveal a renewed sense of inspiration and ingenuity among consumers striving for a better quality of life in the New Year – motivated more than ever to make the world a ...

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TOYOTA GAZOO RACING SA SAFELY IN SOUTH AMERICA

The Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa team has arrived safely on location in South America, and has been progressing well with preparations for Dakar 2016, according to a statement issued Wednesday in Campana, Argentina. The statement obtained by AUTO REPORT AFRICA added that the team also completed a shakedown of ...

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PAN UNVEILS NEW PEUGEOT 508 WITH MAJOR FACELIFT

It was double celebration for PAN Nigeria Limited, assemblers of Peugeot Automobile in Nigeria, as it unveiled a new re-modelled Peugeot 508 with major face lift for the driving pleasure of its teeming customers and also signed an agreement with movie producer and Chief Executive of Golden Effects Services Limited, Mr. ...

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KIA READY TO UNVEIL X-MEN-INSPIRED SPORTAGE IN MELBOURNE JANUARY 2016

Kia Motors said it is getting ready to unveil a special, one-off X-Men-inspired Sportage CUV as part of its ongoing collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox and the X-Men movie franchise, a statement signed in Seoul, Korea has said. The 2nd generation Kia X-Car, according to the statement, has been created to ...

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HYUNDAI EARNS TOP RANKING FOR LOWEST AVERAGE REPAIR COSTS

 Hyundai has been named No. 1 in CarMD’s Vehicle Index Manufacturer & Vehicle Reliability Rankings for its leadership in vehicle dependability. Hyundai, according to a statement issued in Fountain Valley, California, earned this prestigious honour for its lower than average repair costs and very low repair frequency among all carmakers, ...

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GOOD DESIGN AWARDS FOR THREE KIA MODELS

Kia Motors has received the prestigious 2015 GOOD DESIGN awards for three of its most recent models, the 2016 all-new Sorento CUV, the 2016 all-new Optima midsize sedan and the Soul-based Trail’ster concept car, in the award programme’s ‘Transportation’ category. This marks the second consecutive year in which three Kia ...

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