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Ford plans $11 billion investment, 40 electrified vehicles by 2022

Road Transportation

by Jack Smith - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 01766

Bill Ford, executive chairman of the Ford Motor Company and Jim Hackett (R), President and CEO, present the 2019 Ford Ranger during the Ford press preview at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 14, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Detroit (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will significantly increase its

Volkswagen brand car sales hit record 6.23 million in 2017

by Jack Smith - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 01891

Detroit (Reuters) - Volkswagen’s core autos division increased vehicle sales to a record 6.23 million cars last year, as rising demand for VW brand models in the Americas and the key Chinese market offset a decline in western Europe. Although the emissions test-cheating scandal of September 2015 has cost the German group

Plane dangles off cliff after skidding off runway in Turkey

by Tola Ojobo - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 02200

A Boeing 737-800 of Turkey's Pegasus Airlines after skidding off the runway downhill towards the sea at the airport in Trabzon, Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. Trabzon Gov. Yucel Yavuz said all 162 passengers and crew on board were evacuated and safe early Sunday. The cause of the accident was

Innoson vehicles provide Nigerian Army the Logistics to fight terrorism

by Casandra Aniemeke - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 02459

To make good on its promise, the Nigerian Army has started taking delivery of some of the vehicles it has ordered from Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, a local vehicle manufacturer, which the Army has configured fit for deployment for its counterterrorism Operation Lafiya Dole. Nigerian Army made this known to newsmen

Dar, Kigali Agree On SGR Project

by Tola Ojobo - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 01883

Dar es Salaam (Daily News) - Tanzania and Rwanda have agreed to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network connecting Isaka in Shinyanga to Kigali, with the key goal of linking the landlocked country to the port of Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli revealed the agreement in the city yesterday after

West Africa airlines to save $1bn yearly on Aircraft maintenance

by Casandra Aniemeke - January 15, 2018January 15, 2018 02060

Lagos (Punch) - Stakeholders in the aviation industry have said that Nigerian and West African airlines could save billions of dollars annually on aircraft maintenance with the establishment of Aero Contractors’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The stakeholders made this known at the roll-out of the

GM’s latest car gives up steering wheels, pedals — and human control

by Jack Smith - January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 01889

General Motors just unveiled a self-driving car with no steering wheel or pedals - or basically any other manual controls. It's called the Cruise AV The future of driving doesn’t involve driving — at all. That’s the big takeaway from a first peek inside General Motors new autonomous car, which lacks the

Reinvented Ranger pickups will move Ford into midsize truck market

by Jack Smith - January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 02088

(Los Angeles Post) It’s been just over six years since the last Ford Ranger pickup rolled off the assembly line, and Ford Motor Co. is ready to make the small-size truck for North American markets again. But this time, it’s a mid-size pickup, and it looks a lot more like the

Winter storm in U.S. causes widespread freight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis hub

by Casandra Aniemeke - January 14, 2018January 14, 2018 01747

A cold front moving east across the American Midwest region caused extensive flight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis International Airport (MEM). The airport is FedEx Express’ global hub, and the “substantial flight and sort disruptions” experienced will have widespread implications on express logistics. FedEx said that “potential delays are possible for package

Air France denies involvement in bid to take over Alitalia

by Tola Ojobo - January 14, 2018January 13, 2018 02131

An Air France Boeing 787-9 scale model is seen in Paris, France January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Paris (Reuters) - Air France on Saturday denied that it had made an offer to buy the struggling airline Alitalia, a day after an Italian government minister said the French flag carrier had made a