NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

Peugeot’s Executive Vice President for Africa and the Middle-East, Mr. Jean-Christophe Quemard, Thursday in Abuja, said his company had perfected plans to return to Nigeria following the collapse of the privatisation of Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited. He disclosed this when he met with President Muhammadu Buhari to inform him that Peugeot ...

 Kia Motors said on Friday that it has completed work on the construction of its first manufacturing plant in Latin America located in the municipality of Pesquería in the state of Nuevo León, Mexico. With an initial investment of approximately US$3 billion into the project by Kia Motors and suppliers, ...

Ahead of its arrival at various dealerships across the world in January, Hyundai has unveiled its all-new 2017 Elantra at the Los Angeles Auto Show. As one of Hyundai’s all time best-selling models, the new Elantra enters its sixth-generation building on the momentum and success of its proven award-winning formula ...

Hyundai N 2025 Vision Gran Turismo Concept has made a debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. This concept, according to a statement, demonstrates the Hyundai brand’s unique perspective on future performance characteristics and was developed as one of the latest additions to the Vision Gran Turismo. The Vision Gran ...

The 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show in conjunction with Road & Travel Magazine (RTM) has named the 2016 Kia Optima as its International Car of the Year. RTM jurors praised the all-new edition of Kia’s perennial best-seller for its aggressive design, long list of available features, impressive powertrain options and ...

FACTS SHEET Ford Motor Company Fund is expanding in Nigeria for the first time to improve health care service delivery as part of company’s growing community outreach in Africa Riders works with Ministry of Health and other health-related partners in order to manage their health care vehicles Ford’s support includes ...

In what has been described as an historic move which is also part of its ambitious expansion in Africa, Ford Motor Company, Tuesday in Lagos, rolled out the first job from its assembly plant in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The first Ranger to come off the assembly line was built in ...

Kia Motors announced on Monday its mid- to long-term plans for the development of a greatly increased range of environmentally friendly vehicles. The brand’s ‘green car roadmap’ sets out Kia’s ambition to become a leader in the low emissions car market by 2020. It is anticipated that the five-year development ...

Kia Motors on Monday announced significant investment into the development of new autonomous driving technologies. Kia said in a statement that by 2020, it plans to introduce a range of partially-autonomous driving technologies to its model line-up, and is aiming to bring its first fully-autonomous car to market by 2030. ...

Kia Motors on Monday revealed details of a range of advanced new powertrains planned for the all-new Optima, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to broaden its global range of low-emission vehicles. In a statement issued in Seoul, the Korean automaker said innovative new hybrid powertrains will be a ...