Category: Autos
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Carzout, home of fairly used cars in Nigeria
If you are looking for fairly used cars for sale in Nigeria that is in good condition and very fit for Nigeria’s roads? Search no further, because here at Carzout Nigeria we offer a wide range of fairly used cars that can fit into every budget and personality. Whether you’re buying or selling cars on…
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Virgin Hyperloop makes transportation history [VIDEO]
Transportation history was made on Sunday in the Nevada desert, where Virgin Hyperloop tested human travel in a hyperloop pod for the first time. In a hyperloop system, a trip between New York and Washington would take 30 minutes, four times faster than a high-speed train. For the past few years, the Virgin Hyperloop team…
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Innoson Motors speaks on FG’s pressure to relocate to Lagos, Kaduna
The Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) says it is not under any form of pressure from the federal government to relocate its company to either Lagos or Kaduna State. Mr Cornel Osigwe, IVM’s Head, Corporate Communication, made the assertion in a statement in Awka on Wednesday. He said that the Nigeria’s premier automobile company, with headquarters…
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Volkswagen, Porsche to recall around 227,000 cars
Volkswagen and Porsche have to recall around 227,000 cars due to problems with airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners, Germany’s Stuttgarter Zeitung said on Thursday. The newspaper said the Tiguan, Sharan and CC models built in 2015 as well as Porsche 911, Boxter, Cayman and Panamera models from 2015 and 2016. It cited Germany’s KBA federal motor…
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BMW, Daimler to team up on automated driving
Some 1,200 developers at BMW and Daimler will team up to develop automated driving technology. The companies, Germany’s two biggest carmakers after Volkswagen, said on Thursday that they would pool their development resources at a time of shrinking margins. The strategic partnership will focus on developing technologies for assisted driving systems, automated driving on highways…
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Senate rejects bill seeking introduction of electric cars in Nigeria
The Senate on Wednesday rejected the Bill for an Act to phase out petrol vehicles by 2035 and introduce electric cars. This followed observations by lawmakers on the impossibility of mandating Nigerians to stop the use of petrol vehicles. Following the rejection, the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce Bruce, withdrew it. He, however,…
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Tesla Model 3 collides trailer, occupant dies on the spot
A Tesla Model 3 on Friday collided with a semi-trailer in Florida resulting in the death of its 50-year-old owner. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Tesla Model 3 is a compact executive car luxury all-electric four-door sedan manufactured and sold by Tesla, Inc. Report by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department did not indicate if Autopilot…
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Why we are interested in Benin Auto Park – Volkswagen, Nissan, others
As the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, works to expand the investment inflow into the state, key players in the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM), including Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover, Bosch, Toyota, Nissan, among others, have said that they are interested in working with the State Government on the development of the Benin…
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Global brands commit to partnership with Edo govt
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured global automotive industry players, including BMW, Bosch, Toyota, Volkswagen, Ford, Uber, among others, of the state’s readiness to provide mouthwatering incentives and other business-friendly policies to enable them set up at the proposed Benin Auto Park, opposite the Benin Industrial Park (BIP). Obaseki gave the assurance…
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Volkswagen awaits automotive law to produce 2m cars in Nigeria — MD
Mr Thomas Schaefer, the Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen, says the company is ready to produce two million made-in-Nigeria cars as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari gives assent to the automotive industry bill into law. Schaefer made the statement in Abuja during an interview with newsmen as he led a delegation to discuss developing…