The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Lagos sector command, has concluded plans to embark on aggressive exercise of checking vehicles and drivers on their state of road worthiness today, December 15, aimed at ensuring safe trips on the road especially as activities for the Yuletide celebrations pick up in the state. This is coming even as FRSC in Alimosho Local Government Area, in collaborati ...
Read MoreThe Vice President and Head of Africa and Middle East Operations, Hyundai Motor Company, Mr. Jin Kim has given reasons behind Hyndai’s entry into the sub-compact Sport Utility Vehicle segment, with the all new Creta. The Hyundai vice president who spoke to Vanguard Motoring shortly after a test-drive of the sub compact SUV at Trou Aux Bische Resort and Spa in Mauritius stated that Hyundai wanted ...
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CIG Motors, owners of the GAC brand franchise in Nigeria has kicked off a Christmas and new year bonanza for its loyal and prospective customers across the country. The loyalty offer according to the company is in appreciation of their patronage since the launch of the brand in the Nigerian market. To this end, the company has lined up special gifts as well as an all expense paid trip to China, f ...
Read MoreThe local automobile media last week put to the test a sizeable number of Zahav Automobile product range during a guided media tour of the plant facility at Ikotun-Egbe – a suburb in Lagos, where motoring journalists, for the first time, experienced the performance; road handling, fuel efficiency and adaptability of the locally assembled Chinese engineered vehicles. Zahav Automobile Company is th ...
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Despite not having a plant yet in Nigeria, which has resulted to the high cost of its products in Nigeria in recent times, Toyota Nigeria Limited still carted the highest number of awards at the just concluded Nigeria Auto Journalists Awards, organised by the Guild of Motoring Correspondents. Toyota went home with the pickup of the year award (Hilux), Minivan of the year award (Hiace), sports uti ...
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Corporate fleet owners, institutional and individual vehicle owners can now avail themselves of quality auto repair and services with the opening of automobile workshop at the University of Lagos following collaborations between RT Briscoe plc,, franchise owners of the Toyota and Ford brands in Nigeria. The historic opening of the ultra-modern workshop facility followed years of discussions betw ...
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KIA Motors Corp. has unveiled the exterior of the redesigned, sportier 2017 Cadenza luxury car, which is expected to go on sale next year. The new Cadenza, also known as the K7 in Korea, according to Automotive News has a sharper, more angular look than the 2016 version, a change that is especially prominent in the dip in Kia’s “tiger nose” grille and in other features on the car’s front and rear ...
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A fresh move by the Lagos State Traffic management Authority (LASTMA), in collaboration with key stakeholders in the state may reduce the persistent traffic gridlock affecting economic and other activities in the state particularly in Ikorodu neighbourhood of the state The collaboration is expected to bringing together LASTMA, traditional and religious leaders, leadership of National Union of Roa ...
Read MoreBajaj auto Limited and its partner, DAG motorcycles Limited, have launched the new Bajaj to capture market share in Nigeria. The new Bajaj, which has a refreshed look with mushroom coloured hood and beige interior, is expected to set a superior bench mark in Nigeria. The reverse gear position is changed to make it easily accessible. It comes with some other news features, such as weatherproof ...
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It is a truism that the rate of road traffic accidents is very high in Nigeria according to a recent global ranking but the rate of road accident fatalities could be drastically reduced if the vehicles involved on the accidents are road – worthy. In this article, I want to focus the searchlight on Commercial vehicle seats. The seats of most Commercial buses plying the intra – State and inter – St ...
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