Sen. Kingibe Proposes Locally Assembled Vehicles For Govt Officials, says ‘I Ride A 1986 Car’
August 10, 2023 Government officials should be mandated to use only vehicles assembled in Nigeria, Senator Ireti Kingibe argued on Wednesday. Her statement is coming following the outcry by Nigerians…
GTBank takes over Stallion Nigeria Limited over N13bn judgment debt
Following a N13 billion judgment debt in a suit filed at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has taken possession of the assets of Stallion…
Toyota beats Volkswagen to become World’s No.1 car seller in 2020 first time in 5 years
Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp overtook Germany’s Volkswagen in vehicle sales last year, regaining pole position as the world’s top selling automaker for the first time in five years as the…
VW, Porsche to recall around 227,000 cars over airbag, seat belt issues – report
Volkswagen and Porsche have to recall around 227,000 cars due to problems with airbags and seat belt pre-tensioners, Germany’s Stuttgarter Zeitung said on Thursday. The newspaper said the Tiguan, Sharan…
Automakers: African Nations Keen to Secure Strategic Positions in The Industry, Battle Second-hand Car Dealers, Smugglers
At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on a dusty field, waiting for buyers. Imported from Japan or the Middle East,…
We respect rule of law, Buhari tells Merkel; Nigeria, Germany ink 3 MoUs
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will always uphold the sanctity of the rule of law in governing the country, while assuring German Chancellor Angel Merkel that all agreements will…
Volkswagen awaits automotive law to produce 2m cars in Nigeria — MD
July 4, 2018 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…
Head of VW’s Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal
German authorities arrested the head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be detained over the carmaker’s emissions test cheating scandal. Munich…
Volkswagen concerned by U.S. steel and aluminium tariffs, urges dialogue
June 1, 2018 The Volkswagen on Friday expressed “regret and concern” over the imposition of tariffs by the United States on imports of steel and aluminium from the European Union….