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Mecofinder, a new mobile app, which connects users with auto mechanics and technicians on a single platform in real time, has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city. The new mobile app, which was introduced at a media launch, Wednesday, is really an indication that the future of auto repairs ...

Egypt appears set to revive a stalled legislation, tagged the Automotive Directive, aimed at encouraging local assemblers to move further up the value chain into manufacturing, according to a report by Enterprise, an Egyptian online business platform. The report, which also quoted Youm7, said the country’s Trade Minister Tarek Kabil, ...

Daimler said it is consistently pursuing its electric offensive and is creating the necessary conditions for the local production of electric vehicles with the construction of a battery factory in China. The new factory is a project of Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), the Sino-German production joint venture between ...

  Volvo Cars announced on Tuesday that every new Volvo launched from 2019 onwards will feature an electric motor, marking the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. The announcement represents one of the most significant ...

 It’s not just children who are afraid of the dark. Whether preferring to sleep with a light on – or worrying about driving at night – grown-ups get scared too.  Some experts believe fear of the dark, or nyctophobia, can be traced back to our cave-dwelling ancestors, who were more ...

Tiger Wheel & Tyre has assured motorists in South Africa that bending a wheel on a pothole or dinging it on a kerb need not mean the end of the road for that wheel and its owner’s budget as several of its stores offer on-site Wheel CollisionT repair, while select ...

Takata, the 84-year-old Japanese automotive supplier, may have hit the end of the road as the company has filed for bankruptcy in Japan and the U.S, according to a report by Financial Times (FT). The company, which had been overwhelmed by many lawsuits and over $10bn liabilities as costs of ...

For the second consecutive year , Hino South Africa, which has stamped its footprints for after-sales service in the local truck market, has won in the parts and service categories in the Hino International Parts and Service Distributor of the Year contest. The award was instituted a few years ago ...

  A new management team has been announced for Polestar as the Volvo Cars’ performance division moves to become a new, global, separately-branded, high-performance electrified car company, thus marking the latest stage in Volvo’s ongoing transformation.  And in a move to drive the development of the brand, Volvo Cars also ...

  Stocks and shares are just so over. These days, savvy savers are going alternative. So-called “passion” investments, such as fine wine, art and vintage watches, are where it’s at if you want a faster return on your cash.  You can also carry your investment around with you – far ...