Second day of the Nigerian Auto Journalists Training Workshop held at the weekend attracted a German born trainer, Derek Kirkby, Ford DSFL training Director, South Africa, who took participants through a theoretical session of Driving Skill for Life (DSFL)and later practical motoring on Coscharis Test track. Derek explained: Before you jump inside your car and drive off, take 15 seconds to ...

ROTIMI ASHER Jaguar may have been a decade late to the compact- luxury SUV segment, their reluctance over the years is probably because they had wanted to craft something as unique as I saw during the unveiling of Jaguar F-Pace on Thursday 21st July, 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, courtesy of Coscharis Motors, Nigeria’s representative of ...

EFULA ABBAH The quest for  model Nigerian car has become much of a necessity. It more so, now that  the lower class Nigerians may never be able to ride a car in their life time, due to sky rocketing cost of existing cars, either smuggled into the country or supposedly assembled by adventuring local assemblies. No thanks to the high value ...

Your daily routine may be damaging your car’s paint work without you even realising it. The innocent everyday happenings, like accidentally spilled fuel, cheeky finger writings or annoying bird droppings, can leave long-lasting stains and scratches on the surface of your car or, even worse, cause corrosion. Here are some of the ways you may be ruining your car’s paint, ...

As the nation’s auto industry stakeholders limp through auto policy implementation, Motoring World International’s General Editor, EFULA ABBAHDEEN, challenges existing players to collaborate and come up with a true indigenous Nigerian automobile… Following the history of the automotive industry in Nigeria, keen observers of the sector are cold to the fact that up till now there is no single car ...

At Ford, every detail counts, and customer experiences are uppermost. Jolanta Coffey, Instrument Panel and Console Manager, revealed and says that was why the frontline automaker has set out to research how to give its cupholder a gorgeous new look that will be more appealing to the numerous users of their vehicles. At the end of their search, the auto ...

Kia Rio and Peugeot 301 are two sub-compact sedans currently assembled in Nigeria. But why should an auto buyer pick one instead of the other. Motoring World’s Editor-in-Chief, FEMI OWOEYE, reviews both cars and provides a guide to prospective buyers… It is like comparing a Lion and a Tiger. Both assembled locally by Nigerians, Peugeot 301 and Kia Rio Sedans ...

July is significant in Europe. It is about the height of summer holiday period. But in Nigeria, it is a season taken for granted. For it does not snow. It only rains and rains. So it’s a season of umbrella and for motorists, a season, when your electrics have to be in good order, a season, when vehicles can disappoint ...

It may look similar to other small cars of the 1930s, but the 1935 Datsun Type 14 is an unusual machine with a remarkable history and has just gone on show at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu. The Type 14 marked the birth of the Japanese car industry and the company that became Nissan, though the car was never sold ...

Rolls Royce of the next century will lay red carpet on the road, whenever its owner is about to alight and might even make cup of tea, for it will be so intelligent that it will perform every task by itself, including driving, writes MATILDA FRANCES Conservatively, Rolls Royce has not built a concept car since the last 112 years, when ...