Euro NCAP’s SAFER TRUCKS programme has won the 2025 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, a milestone that highlights growing urgency around heavy-duty vehicle safety in Europe. Presented in London by HRH Prince Michael, the award signals a shift in industry focus toward protecting vulnerable road users and raising standards for commercial vehicles. “Trucks have…
The G20 Environment and Climate Ministers have adopted a landmark declaration on air quality. It is a major shift for the world’s biggest economies. The bloc now openly links clean air to prosperity and long-term sustainability. The declaration fits the G20’s core priorities. It also draws from the African philosophy of Ubuntu. “Local air quality…
ANNIE ALLEN Kia America has announced yet another major safety recall—this time affecting 250,547 units of the 2021–2024 Kia K5, after U.S. regulators flagged a serious fuel tank defect that could cause the tank to melt, leak and ignite. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the vehicles—produced at Kia Georgia between…
Nissan Egypt is redefining sustainable mobility in Africa with the introduction of its third-generation e-POWER technology on the Nissan QASHQAI and the opportunity to test drive the iconic New PATROL for the first time in Africa. The QASHQAI with New e-POWER represents a breakthrough in electrified driving, offering an EV-like experience without the need for…
