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Excise tax reduction to spur output With promising prospects in the pipeline next year, many eco-car makers are expected to start second-phase production in 2017. Nissan Motor (Thailand), in particular, made a clear statement it plans to launch new eco-car models such as the Note next year, which falls under the second phase. Sureethip La-Ongthong […]

Volkswagen AG has built a company dedicated to mobility service as part of its goal to stay competitive as it has been, said a senior executive of the German car giant on Sept 29, the eve of the Paris auto show. Addressing several hundreds of journalists, Matthias Muller, CEO of Volkswagen AG, said a company […]

China’s largest air conditioner manufacturer is jumping on the electric vehicle bandwagon having agreed to pay 13 billion yuan ($2 billion) to acquire an automaker in Guangdong province. Gree Electric Appliances Inc will fund the takeover of Zhuhai Yinlong New Energy Co by selling 834.9 million new shares at 15.57 yuan apiece, about 19 percent […]

The Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has cried out to the Joint Tax Board (JTB) to facilitate the payment of over N700 million owed it by various states in the country. He also said the commission was tinkering with the idea of increasing the cost of procuring the driver’s […]

Road transportation is the most commonly used mode of transportation in Nigeria, and perhaps the world over. Road transport activities involve the conveyance of passengers in large or small numbers to various destinations, the transportation of animals, farm produce and merchandise, and mobile services such as mobile clinics and bullion vans for banks. Millions of […]

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bayelsa to extend its campaign against overloading to the rural communities in the state. Mr. Abiodun Ibrahim, Union’s branch Chairman, Port Harcourt Line, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Friday that taking the campaign […]

The Ogun State Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted a petroleum tanker, and no fewer than 25 other vehicles, loaded with smuggled bags of rice in some parts of the state, in the last two weeks. The new Area Controller, Hassan Gangua, addressing journalists at the command’s Idiroko border office on Thursday, said the […]

…Says Number-Plate Removal Preferred To Towing Of Vehicles The Lagos State Government on Monday has defended the enforcement method of its Special Offences Task Force which favours the removal of number plates of erring vehicles over clamping down and towing of vehicles. The government also denied allegations of highhandedness against officials of the Task Force […]

1. Most filing stations have local touts, police and military personnel on their payroll You’re surprised, aren’t you? But hey, that’s the fact, the simple fact. The local thugs employed here are usually the almost cool headed type who happen to know that two multiplied by two gives four and not those red eyed ones […]

Lotus’ financial reports are in the black, partly thanks to the sales success of the Evora 400 in the United States Lotus, the car company, will produce an operating profit for the first time this year since the 1970s, according to its flamboyant CEO from Luxembourg, Jean-Marc Gales. Talking to Auto Express, Gales said: “Not […]

There are strong indications that influential Nigerians, including a serving governor and a minister, are among owners of about 1,500 exotic vehicles parked in the Volkswagen Yard, on the Mile 2-Badagry Expressway in Lagos since 2015. Another governor from the South-East (name withheld) has also been identified as the owner of 15 Sports Utility Vehicles […]

Tires for sports cars and high-performing luxury cars vary in grip and treadwear Michelin leads the way among both summer and all-season ultra-high-performance tires, according to our latest test results, which are available on ConsumerReports.org. But that doesn’t mean you don’t have other brands to choose from. There are also a number of highly rated […]

Test drive goes horribly wrong Usually, the worst thing that can happen at an auto show is an automaker flubs a reveal on stage or a new vehicle isn’t well received. Unfortunately, things took a dangerous turn on Monday when a Fiat 500 crashed into a group of people on the street outside the Los […]

Donald Trump is so many things to many people: billionaire real estate mogul, tactless reality TV star, noted former USFL franchise owner, and inexplicably, front-running Republican presidential candidate. While his name recognition goes back over 40 years now (he made his first headlines by being sued by the Department of Justice for housing discrimination), he’s not […]

For most travelers, car rental is just as essential to their plans as hotel booking and air ticket booking. It is important to the traveller to rent a car that not only offers modest prices along with the ease of service but that will not charge a life insurance payment. Renting a car, however, might […]