Ford is not relenting on its efforts to take a good chunk of the Nigerian passenger car market. The American auto maker, having made serious in-road into the Nigerian pickup vehicle segment with the Ford Ranger, is now poised to repeat the feat in the passenger car segment, especially the small car segment in the last ten years.

BMW has scooped up no fewer than three of the coveted awards presented by the German Design Council in the Automotive Brand Contest, the new international brand and design competition launched this year.

Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI BlueMotion has set a new record for the distance travelled by a passenger car without refuelling.

The car travelled a distance of 1941 kilometres from the South African and Zimbabwean border gate in Beit Bridge to Cape Town in two and half days.

CFAO CICA Nigeria Limited, a member of the CFAO Group has launched the Great Wall range of vehicles into the market, targeting to takeover the pickup vehicle market. The Great Wall models on sale in Nigeria include the Wingle pickups, Haval H3 Sport utility vehicle, Florid hatchback and Voleex C30 Sedan. Speaking to Motoring journalists before their first test-drive in Nigeria, the Managing Director, Mr. Regis Tromeur explained that the Great Wall brand is a top brand in China with emphasis on quality and durability.

Chevrolet Cruze is no doubt one of the best designs to have come out of the assembly line of General Motors (GM) and the result is beginning to manifest across the world. The Cruze is giving the Japanese car makers every reason to worry especially in America where the cruze has powered to top of the passenger car sales charts in June.