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Toyota i-ROAD: Motorbike with comfort of a Car?

First shown in concept form at the 2013 Geneva motor show Toyota’s personal mobility vehicle (PMV) the i-Road has been transformed into a road-legal...

Overview: 2020 Kia Soul

All-new and funkier than ever, the 2020 Soul is a completely new yet familiar version of Kia’s beloved and award-winning urban runabout. Taking everything...

Bad Strategy Will Kill Some Carmaking Giants Soon – Research

Bad strategy rather than tactics, such as misjudged new models, will kill several major automotive companies, business intelligence firm IDTechEx has reported. In a media release on...

Dress To Impress, Drive To Arrive This Valentine’s Day: Important Safety Tips

RICHARD GLADMAN On this Valentine day, it is essential to not only get to your date safely and stress-free. To ensure this, please find below...

Dilemma of Automotive Vertical Integration

It is a rule-of-thumb that manufacturers should vertically integrate only when products and markets mature, so they can confidently shave off the last pennies of cost.  One exception is when...

Give Your Sweetheart the Chance to Drive A Chieftain Tank On February 14

As Valentine Day approaches, leading driving experience provider www.trackdays.co.uk is reporting that Brits are in ‘love’ with tank driving experiences following a rapid increase...

Planned Auto Policy Review; Dilemma for Investors, Recipe for Policy Instability

OLAWALE JIMOH In a country with deepening dearth of manufacturing plants and a market far-flung from her realization of an industrialized economy, it is...

Electric Vehicles: Induction Motor Comeback?

The new IDTechEx Research report, "Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles: Land, Water, Air 2019-2029" measures how induction (asynchronous) motors are rapidly losing market share. They used...

Ford Experiments New Human-Centric Vehicle Design Tool

From a desk at the Ford Design Studio, a designer enters a virtual room and begins a 3D sketch. He is designing a virtual...

Book Review: The Autobiography of Bugatti’s First Le Mans Car

Introduced in 1930, Bugatti Type 50  heralded a new era by introducing the marque’s first twin-cam engine. Its supercharged 4.9-litre straight-eight was prodigiously powerful...

Peugeot 3008 is Most Produced Car in France

PEUGEOT 3008 was the most produced car in France in 2018, having been manufactured in 258,460 units. Produced at the PSA Group’s Sochaux plant,...

Review: How Adventurous is All-new KIA Telluride?

It is large. It is bold. Designed at KIA’s design studio in Californa and assembled in Georgia, the midsize Kia Telluride SUV is all...

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FG Harps on Local Auto Component Production Revival in Nigeria

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to revitalization of automobile component manufacturing in Nigeria. Director General of NADDC, Mr. Joseph Osanipin reiterated this on...

NADDC to Start Accreditation of CNG Vehicle Conversion Workshop

In a calculated effort to ensure safety and standard, the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has concluded arrangements to commence the accreditation...

Suzuki Fronx Wins Best Budget and Compact Vehicle Award

Suzuki Fronx, last week, received the winner’s trophy in the Budget and Compact Vehicle category of the SA Car of the Year (COTY) Competition,...

British Super Model-Inspired BMW XM Mystique Allure Launched

Yesterday, Cannes Film Festival  hosted the world premiere of the BMW XM Mystique Allure. This one-off creation is based on the first high-performance sports car...