NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

Assembly of first Ford Ranger Raptor trial units, as build-up continues towards full-scale production Culmination of R3-billion investment and extensive upgrades to Silverton Assembly Plant Additional R160-million invested in readiness for production expansion in 2019 Ranger Raptor set for launch in first half of next year The dream of producing ...

• From January to September, unit sales by Mercedes-Benz of 1,715,087 vehicles were at the high prior-year level (-0.1%) • Worldwide, Mercedes-Benz sold 202,819 units in September (-8.2%) • In the third quarter, 526,255 cars with the star were delivered to customers worldwide (-8.2%). • In the first nine months, ...

Heritage Bank Plc has aligned forces with ‘Liter of Light Nigeria‘, a global open source movement, to provide sustainable solar electricity for Itomaro community in Lagos State. Passionate about making cheap and sustainable solar street lights accessible to the impoverished off-grid communities in Nigeria, the partnership, on Thursday, launched 35 ...

A unique convoy representing the past and present of the Jaguar XJ has journeyed from the Jaguar Castle Bromwich plant in the UK to the Paris Motor Show to celebrate 50 years of the flagship luxury saloon. The line-up featured all eight generations of XJ produced since 1968. The special ...

 The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) has elected new executive members to run the affairs of the group for the next  three years.  In a keenly contested election of the association, with members drawn from the print,  electronic and online media platforms, last  Friday, Mike Ochonma of BusinessDay emerged the ...

Kia Motors Corporation has announced its September 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 233,708 units sold, decreasing 6.4% from 2017.  Overseas sales declined 1.9% compared to the previous year, posting 197,908 units. Strong sales of RV continued despite the ...

  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Plc, Ifie Sekibo , has called on the budding African entrepreneurs of the Next Titan Housemates to talk to small and medium enterprise (SME) desks of banks, disclosing that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has a policy for disbursing ...

Coscharis Motors has set up exciting customer-centric activities from October 1 to 5, 2018 at all its branches nationwide to recognize and celebrate all its brands’ customers, including Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Ford, Rolls Royce, MG and Joylong, all in the spirit of this year’s Customer Service Week, with the ...

 The consequences of blocking the progress of emergency vehicles – and delaying their arrival at the scene of an accident – could prove fatal. In fact, experts believe that survival rates for road accident victims can be improved by as much as 40 per cent if they receive treatment just four ...

Nigeria’s first award winning multi-application electronic transaction switching and payment processing platform, eTranzact International Plc, has trailed the blaze as its Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Niyi Toluwalope, beat the closing gong on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Thursday. The event, which held at the 8th floor of the ...