TF-X is a proposed roadable aircraft incorporating autoland features and a ballistic parachute. An American company Terrafugia has disclosed features of its updated TF-X flying car ahead of a proposed 2021 sales launch. The 2013 concept’s catfish face has been replaced with a pointy new snout with long headlights above and a broad grille design along the lower edge. There’s a more futuristi ...
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There's been good news in Nigeria's automobile sector since the implementation of the new automotive policy. We've had some automobile companies establishing their companies in Nigeria, thereby creating employment for Nigerians. It all started with our home grown car manufacturing company "Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company Limited" rolling out large quantities of their IVM SUV (Innoson IVM ...
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TATA automobile company is set to assemble its brand of vehicles in Nigeria, in response to the country’s new policy in the automobile sector. Many of the major vehicle manufacturers such as Nissan, Volkswagen, Honda are currently taking advantage of the new national auto policy. National Automotive Council (NAC) while assessing efforts so far, assured Nigerians of quality of their products. Acco ...
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Soon, Huawei smartphones will have apps that will allow them connect seamlessly to vehicles made by Volkswagen. Two global brands - Huawei and Volkswagen - who are increasing their presence in Nigeria are partnering to offer android phone users who happen to drive Volkswagen vehicles the opportunity to connect their Huawei smart phones to their cars. The telecoms giant offered more details a ...
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An Israeli automobile manufacturing company, MIMSHAC Merkavim Transportation Technologies Plant, said it would train no fewer than 20 Akwa Ibom indigenes in automobile manufacturing. Mr Ronen Golan, International Business Development Adviser of the company, disclosed this in Itu on Tuesday during the ground-breaking ceremony marking the establishment of the plant in the state. Golan disclosed that ...
Read MoreNo need to hold the steering wheel or step on the gas, Chinese scientists have created a car that you control with nothing more than brainpower. Developed by a research team from Nankai University in Tianjin in collaboration with Chinese car maker Great Wall Motor, the new vehicle was presented to the world for the first time on Wednesday. The car is controlled via a headset with 16 sensors th ...
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New BMW X6 debuts in Nigeria a la luxury car supremo, Coscharis Motors. The question first needs to be asked - what exactly is a BMW X6? It's not a "jeep" per se, its not a hatchback, and its certainly not an offroader. It's an SUV. Well, sort of. For the neophytes, SUV stands for Sports Utility Vehicle, and while the X6 is long on sports, its certainly short on utility. But frankly, who cares? You ...
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When Honda announced a few days ago that it would start production of at least one line of sedan cars in Nigeria, many may have thought it would start small. Literally. Civic small in fact. But instead, Honda is launching its first automobile production plant in West Africa with its best selling Accord. More accurately, Honda started production in Nigeria on the 10th of July this year, less than a ...
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Johannesburg - Datsun, the vehicle brand re-launched by the Nissan Motor Company of Japan in four emerging markets last year, will manufacture a model in South Africa but it is unclear when this will happen. This was the confident pronouncement of Vincent Cobee, the global head of Datsun, who visited South Africa last week. Cobee said 90 000-plus Datsuns had been sold since the progressive pha ...
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After a 25 year hiatus, Volkswagen AG, is set to resume building vehicles in Nigeria in a bid to foster sales growth in Africa. The assembly plant which will be in Lagos, will have models like the Passat, Jetta and CC Sedans as well as the Amarok pickup truck, rolled out soon, Volkswagen's manufacturing partner, Stallion Group said. Wolfsburg, Germany-based VW, Europe’s biggest car maker, confirme ...
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