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2023 Lagos Motor Show, Automotive Parts Expo Excite Over 100 Exhibitors

Coscharis, Weststar , Mobil, ASPAMDA, Others to Showcase Products As the final countdown begins for the 2023 edition of the annual Lagos International Motor Fair & Autoparts Africa Expo scheduled to hold from 6-9 June 2023 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, over 100 exhibitors from Nigeria and other ...

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Metal Shortage Could Put the Brakes on Electrification

As more and more electric cars are travelling on the roads of Europe, this is leading to an increase in the use of the critical metals required for components such as electric motors and electronics. With the current raw material production levels there will not be enough of these metals ...

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Shipping Losses Hit a Record Low in 2022, But Jump in Fires, Shadow Tanker Fleet and Economic Uncertainty Pose New Safety Challenges – Allianz

Shipping transports around 90% of world trade onboard different vessels so maritime safety is critical. Improvements have been significant over the past decade, culminating in the sector reporting a record low number of large ships lost over the past year. However, a combination of factors impacting fire risk, ongoing and ...

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New Energy Vehicles on the Cards for OMODA and JAECOO

OMODA and JAECOO, the two new brands of the Chery Group, have received unrivalled attention since their launch at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. Since then, the O&J Brands’ social posts about these two new models have been viewed more than 4.8 billion times, clearly demonstrating the global interest ...

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Daimler Signs Truck Merger Deal With Toyota

German manufacturer Daimler Truck Holding and Japanese car giant Toyota have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to merge their truck divisions. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp (MFTBC) – which is majority-owned by Daimler – and Toyota’s Hino Motors truck division will be bundled under a holding company and ...

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Volkswagen Honours Best-performing Dealers at Annual Grand Prix Awards

Volkswagen gathered its top performers from the Dealer Network at the prestigious Grand Prix Awards held at The Galleria in Sandton last week. The Grand Prix Awards recognised the outstanding performance of Volkswagen‘s dealerships throughout 2022. The Grand Prix Awards ceremony honoured 83 Volkswagen Dealer Network members across 18 awards ...

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GITEX Africa 2023 Exhibitors Pledge to ‘Unleash Digital for a New Africa’

Leaders of the global and African tech ecosystem have pledged their commitment to advancing the continent’s bold digital transformation missions, as excitement builds ahead of the highly anticipated debut of GITEX Africa 2023 this week in Morocco. Addressing the media at an industry roundtable briefing were senior executives from key ...

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MultiChoice, Rapyd, General Catalyst to Launch Moment, New integrated Payment Platform

Moment offers expanded payment infrastructure for businesses across Africa to help them collect and make payments easier, quicker, and more affordable  MultiChoice Group , Rapyd and General Catalyst Monday announced a joint venture aimed at developing an integrated payment platform for Africa. The joint venture will operate under a new ...

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Africa Day: Let’s Put Our Resources at Risk Behind Africa’s Young People – AfDB President

The commemoration, which marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the African Union, allowed for retrospection by member countries on how the continent can surmount its challenges towards achieving prosperity Delegates attending the 2023 African Development Bank Group’s  Annual Meetings in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, celebrated Africa Day on ...

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German Authorities Investigating Tesla for Personal Data Leak

German authorities said on Friday that they were investigating electric carmaker Tesla after a potentially large-scale leak of personal employee data. There was a possibility that the data was widely accessible within the US company, said a spokesman for the data protection authorities in the German state of Brandenburg, where ...

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