Volkswagen’s all-electric, self-driving twist on the 1960s hippie van, the I.D. Buzz, was named 2017 Concept Truck of the Year, giving momentum to the automaker’s revamped electrification strategy as it strives to distance itself from its Dieselgate emissions scandal. The win announced on Sunday at the Concours d’Elegance of America in
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Review: BMW 5 Series estate (2017)
- Large, technologically accomplished and fun to drive Car salesmen have a very difficult job trying to convince customers to buy an estate car these days. For some reason, the marketing machine has brainwashed the masses into thinking that gigantic SUVs are the perfect companion to family life. In reality, an elongated
Nissan-Renault Officially World’s Largest Automaker At Halftime
Yesterday, at 1:30 p.m. Tokyo time, a long-standing desire of Carlos Ghosn was fulfilled. Ghosn’s life work, the Renault-Nissan Group, can be called World’s Largest Automaker, for the first half of the year, at least. The man who had similar urges, Volkswagen’s Martin Winterkorn, now lives in infamy. His company
UK Car Production Slumps 14% In June
Auto company launches tricycle cargo wagon in Nigeria
An Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturing company in conjunction with a Nigerian affiliate, Metropolitan Motors Limited has officially launched the Bajaj Maxima Cargo. The General Manager of Metropolitan Motors Limited, Olutoyin Okeowo, described the Maxima as a utility vehicle and the last mile means of transportation for goods most especially in
UBER AND GERMAINE AUTO CENTRE ANNOUNCE SERVICE PARTNERSHIP
Uber has announced a strategic relationship with Germaine Auto Centre, a Nigerian based auto service, and maintenance company. According to the agreement, for a stipulated sum, Uber driver-partners operating in Lagos can have their cars maintained and serviced at a world-class auto facility. This relationship between both companies seeks to further
Amid rising taxi violence, Uber asks SA police for help
... Metered taxi operators unleashing violence and threats against Uber drivers ...Uber partnered with multiple private security to provide security and medical services in emergency situations. Uber has condemned the intimidation against driver-partners and riders at the Gautrain Stations across Gauteng and formally asked the Police Minister and the Minister of Transport to
Airbag scare: Mazda recalls additional 19,000 vehicles in S’ Africa
Mazda Motor Corp. is recalling 19,000 cars in South Africa due to airbag safety concerns as the Japanese carmaker extends a global recall to cover a wider manufacturing period, its local unit said on Monday. The recall was prompted by investigations in Japan and North America for three different types of
Ogun auto crash kills baby, mother, eight others
Scene of the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu accident AN auto crash on Thursday morning claimed 10 lives along Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu Expressway, leaving five others critically injured. The accident involved a white Mazda passenger bus travelling from Sango Ota end of Ogun State to Ijebu-Ode and a Mack truck at Ibara area, due to alleged reckless driving
Kenya Railways delays the launch of Inter-County train service
Kenya Railways has announced that the inter-county train service by Madaraka Express which was scheduled to commence on Saturday, July 1, 2017 has been delay due to handover issues. According to KR Managing Director Atanas Maina, plans have been hampered by the late arrival of some of the operator’s key staff,