Category: Executive Chat

Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited (now PAN Nigeria Limited) used to be a leading Nigerian automobile manufacturer, making cars from Completely Knocked Down (CKD) parts with a high density of local content. But government’s anti-developmental policies over the years caused a major setback to industrialization in the country, a situation in which the nation’s auto industry…

FEMI OWOEYE Responding to media questions during his company’s quarterly press briefing held recently, Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo, Managing Director of Toyota Nigeria Limited(TNL) left no journalist present in doubt that TNL has what it takes to excel in a highly competitive business environment. Holding nothing back, he revealed various strategies that have assisted Toyota brand…

Weststar Associates Limited, Authorized General Distributor of Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram in Nigeria, recently, launched four new Mercedes-Benz models into the Nigeria market. After the launch, Motoring World’s Lagos Bureau Chief, Rotimi Asher, accompanied by Rasheed Bisiriyu of The Punch, Mike Ochonma of BusinessDay and Daphne Udeneje of the Nigerian Pilot Newspaper, cornered…

Managing Director Nissan South Africa, Mike Whitefield was one of the delegates of African Association of Automobile Manufacturers (AAAM) who recently met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Villa in Abuja. In this interview with selected journalists during the South Africa Festival of Motoring concluded on Sunday, Whitfield opened up on what he thinks of…