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Twin-turbo horsepower helps the supercar top McLaren 675LT and Ferrari Speciale at Calabogie The Ferrari 458 Speciale’s lap time was 2 minutes, 12.9 seconds. An earlier version of this story had an incorrect figure.  The full spec sheet for the Ford GT is out, and the newest American supercar will be the fastest vehicle to […]

Nigerians may pay additional N5 on petroleum price if the current National Roads Fund bill before the House of Representatives is passed into law. The N5 increase is part of recommendations of a technical committee set up by the House Committee on Works, chaired by Rep Toby Okechukwu (PDP, Enugu). The technical committee, chaired by […]

Cars designated Level 5 in new emissions categories are no longer allowed on Paris roads. The city of Paris has announced it is banning most cars built before the year 2000, in an effort to curb air pollution. The law, which affects diesel vehicles built between 1997 and 2000, went into effect on Monday. Paris […]

U.S. president’s tariffs proposal at meeting with Detroit CEOs potentially ‘devastating’ for automakers U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Detroit’s automakers on Tuesday contained a promise to turn the ignition switch and fire up American jobs. But analysts say that shiny new protectionist policy could be a lemon. Trump’s threat to wall off the import […]

Volkswagen has overtaken Toyota to become the world’s best-selling carmaker, the first time the German company has held the position. Japan’s Toyota, which had topped sales for the past four years, sold 10.175 million vehicles globally in 2016. That fell short of the 10.31 million sales which VW reported last week. The milestone comes despite […]

Ford Motor Co (F.N), in a bid for a piece of the rapidly growing global auto parts market, is launching a new brand called Omnicraft to sell parts to Ford dealers and independent repair shops to fix competitors’ vehicles. Omnicraft joins Ford’s established Motorcraft which makes parts for Ford vehicles. Frederiek Toney, president of Ford’s […]

SEOUL — Kia Motors said it is drawing up a contingency plan to cope with the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, reflecting growing wariness by Asian exporters about the prospect of U.S. protectionism. Trump has promised to revive U.S. industrial jobs by forcing automakers to stop making cars in Mexico, threatening to tax imports […]

Airbus is planning to test self-piloted personal aircraft by the end of the year as a way of reducing traffic on inner-city roads. The announcement was made by the aerospace group’s CEO, Tom Enders, on Monday at the DLD digital tech conference in Munich. During his keynote speech, Enders said Airbus is investing in driverless […]

From finding a solution to congestion, cutting down on pollution and parking, improving access to transportation for the public good to reducing or avoiding cost of vehicle maintenance, what may be called the future of mobility is gradually becoming a reality in Nigeria, thanks to technology. While e-hailing is a process of ordering a car, […]

Partnership with AutoNation and other dealers Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the nation’s largest retailer, is jumping into car sales through partnerships with dealership groups, including AutoNation Inc., the nation’s largest new-vehicle retailer. CarSaver, an online auto retail platform, will launch the program April 1 at about 25 Wal-Mart Supercenters in four markets: Houston, Dallas, Phoenix and […]

Semi-autonomous driving system not at fault for the accident Tesla’s Autopilot semi-autonomous driving system has been officially cleared by the NHTSA after an investigation was launched due a deadly crash in 2016 that involved a Model S sedan. According to a report from Bloomberg, the investigation found that the system wasn’t at fault in the accident, stating […]

AS VEGAS — Volkswagen plans to equip its family of I.D. electric cars with next-generation 5G mobile connectivity and cellular vehicle-to-everything communication standards as the brand prepares to offer full autonomous driving functionality in 2025. The first of its purpose-built EVs, a compact-sized hatchback based on the I.D. concept unveiled at the Paris auto show […]

Porsche leads all automakers in having the fewest vehicles recalled per each 1,000 units sold over the last three decades, according to a study conducted by iSeeCars.com. (Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg) Automobile recalls continue to make the news, with nearly 700,000 vehicles being recalled so far this month in the U.S. to repair safety-related defects. Unfortunately, far […]

Automakers continued to beat U.S. fuel-efficiency standards in 2015 model vehicles, putting the industry on track to reach an average 50 miles per gallon by 2025. The latest snapshot of the industry’s technological progress was released today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Every major automaker is in compliance with the federal fuel-economy standards. But […]

Stakeholders in the transport sector in Oyo State have been admonished to cooperate with the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in order to enjoy smooth operations of their duties and enhance the internally generated revenue. Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr Wasiu Dauda gave this charge during the stakeholders meetings with members of the transport Unions […]