By Theodore Opara BYD’s record-breaking year is paying dividends. Despite its vehicles selling for less than $17,000 on average, BYD topped Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen, ranking first in car sales revenue in China last year. Having taken the market by storm in 2024, the world’s largest EV maker aims for even more growth this year. Vanguard […]

By Theodore Opara Determined to create jobs for more Nigerian youths and make them self-reliant, Coscharis Motors recently reopened its training academy for admission into its one year training programme in automobile technical engineering, which is free of all cost at its CG Eko, Ikeja outlet as part of its corporate social responsibility investment aimed […]

By Theodore Opara The Head of the Chinese Consulate in Nigeria, Consul General Yan Yuqing, has applauded Chery and Carloha for their remarkable progress in advancing technological developments in Nigeria and Africa.She gave this commendation when she met with senior executives from Carloha led by Mr Zhao Qiang, Sales Director of Carloha Company, the exclusive […]

By Theodore Opara French car maker, DS has ambitious plans to rival the likes of Rolls-Royce, Maybach and Bentley as it launches its new flagship vehicle, the No8. The car has surprisingly become the talk of the town in the luxury car segment across the world. The slick-looking luxury all-electric saloon is a ‘perfect balance […]

By Theodore Opara Huawei’s Maextro S800 is a behemoth of an electric sedan that has the entire Chinese automotive world excited even before its official launch. Developed as a joint venture between tech giant, Huawei, and automaker, JAC, the S800 is the first offering from the premium Maextro brand, and it’s clearly aiming to disrupt the […]

By Theodore Opara The mega-sized luxury tourer comes with intelligent cruise control and an automatic parking function. Chinese car maker, GWM, which already has several car marques including Ora, Haval, Wey and Tank, has branched out into motorcycles. The first machine from the company’s new bike brand, Souo is quite a spectacle. The mega-sized S2000 luxury […]

By Theodore Opara Toyota has started testing out the  new generation Hilux, and to absolutely no one’s surprise, the rugged workhorse has fallen into the hands of the rendering crowd. Some digital illustrations looked quite realistic, like those we covered last week here, whereas others do not seem to have anything in common with the […]

Toyota (Nigeria) Limited (TNL) ended the 2024 business year on a high as it emerged as the Auto Company of the Decade.

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Mr Luqman Mamudu is an automotive development expert and was director of policy and planning at the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC