NIGERIA / WEST AFRICA

Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has expressed its readiness for the challenges and imminent implications of Nigeria’s signature to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement recently assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari. SON said it has been working in close collaboration with other Ministries, Agencies and Departments of ...

Weststar Associates, the authorised distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, and a leading insurance firm, Cornerstone, have given their full support to this year’s edition of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) training and capacity building workshop. The annual event which holds on Friday, July 26 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, ...

Gokada, Nigeria’s leading on-demand motorbike hailing service and technology-driven alternative transportation platform for quick intra-city mobility,  has reiterated its commitment to passenger safety, saying  it achieved a landmark 99.8 per cent safety record since it officially commenced operations in 2018. This translates to just 0.02 per cent incident rate per ...

  … To roll top-of-the-segment Chinese cars off Lagos assembly   Dana Motors Limited has sealed a landmark partnership deal with Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM)  to introduce the widely adjudged best East Asia brand of vehicles to the growing Nigerian auto market. Positioned to be the new dress code for Nigeria ...

  …Delivers 1,134,729 cars worldwide in first half of 2019 Sets new records in France, Spain, Poland, China and Vietnam.   Mercedes-Benz has continued its winning streak as it continues to be the leader among the premium car brands in a highly competitive environment worldwide, despite ongoing model changes. From ...

  The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has raised the alarm over what it described as the  presence of substandard SUNRISE brand of electric cables in the Nigerian markets and warned consumers to avoid patronising the product. The regulatory body also warned dealers in electric cables to avoid the sale ...

    Isuzu Motors South Africa (IMSAF) has expanded its bakkie offering with the addition of an exclusive new flagship model aimed at avid off-roaders, professionals who need to travel to inaccessible places, and city dwellers looking to make a bold statement. The Isuzu Arctic AT35 bakkie is now available ...

  The all new BMW 7 series is now available in Nigeria at Coscharis Motors. The BMW brand flagship comes with a more distinctive, luxurious and outstanding dynamics. It stands out with its prestigious, elegant appearance, superlative comfort and exceptionally sporty performance, a combination that only the BMW 7 Series ...

  Nigeria’s foremost automobile dealership, Coscharis Motors Plc, one of the subsidiaries of the Coscharis Group Automobile, is set to bring back the renowned French automobile brand, Renault, into the country.  This is coming as enthusiasts of the French brand in Nigeria are about to get fired up and live ...

  How will people in the future commute to work? Or travel on weekends? What will it mean to go from point A to point B? If images of self-driving vehicles and artificial intelligence come to mind, automakers are already paving the way toward a smarter and safer transportation ecosystem. ...