Executive Motoring
6 Sep
The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council, (NADDC), Joseph Osanipin, has canvassed the production of local components of vehicles in Nigeria, stating that there are many vehicles on Nigerian roads where their parts come from overseas.
6 Sep
As a new fuel price regime takes effect across the country, the Federal Government through the Presidential CNG Initiative (P-CNGi) has handed over 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to Iru Land Transport Company Limited.
6 Sep
The management of Chisco Transport has clarified the circumstances of the incident involving one of its experienced drivers on the Lagos-Accra route.
3 Sep
AutoConnect Truck Centre has announced a strategic partnership with Tata Nigeria, aimed at providing comprehensive service solutions for the entire range of Tata products, including Tata Daewoo trucks and all Tata brand vehicles. This collaboration marks a significant step towards enhancing customer satisfaction and operational efficiency within the trucking industry. In a statement issued on…
23 Aug
A global mobility and urban services platform, inDrive has celebrated the culmination of its doXgetY initiative with a grand finale event in Lagos, where exceptional drivers were rewarded with brand-new IVM cars.
23 Aug
Hyundai Nigeria Limited has introduced the 2024 Hyundai STARIA into the Nigerian market.
23 Aug
The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to provide free CNG kits to retrofit their vehicles.
23 Aug
Lanre Shittu Motors has rolled out a Nigeria-assembled 100 per cent compressed natural gas-powered luxury buses.
23 Aug
The Nigerian auto market has been boosted with the unveiling of the all-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado from Toyota by CFAO, an authorised distributor of the brand.
23 Aug
The Federal Government has reiterated that a switch from diesel/petrol-powered vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles would reduce the cost of transportation in the country.
22 Aug
The Africa Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has called for the legislation of the 2023 Nigeria Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP).
9 Aug
Policy inconsistency, official bureaucracy, low capacity utilisation, dwindling demand, FX scarcity and high interest rates are among the challenges encountered by automotive plants in Nigeria.
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