Why auto dealers are moving showrooms to airports
By Theodore Opara Automobile dealerships are increasingly turning Nigeria’s airports into premium sales outlets, paying as much as N3 million monthly to display their vehicles in a strategic marketing drive targeting affluent travellers and other high-value customers. With available spaces becoming increasingly scarce at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MM2) and the General Aviation […]
N5bn Crawler, the ultimate desert dunes racer surfaces
By Theodore Opara FOR the 45th company anniversary, German high-end automotive manufacturer Brabus presents its first supercar with in-house developed chassis and four-seater, exposed-carbon buggy-style body – the Brabus 900 Crawler. The Brabus 900 Crawler sells for 749,000 euros (about N500 million) export price excluding statutory VAT in Germany. The Crawler is designed as an […]
Auto CEOs, NADDC, Customs, FIRS, others to discuss future of auto industry
THE stage is set for a parley involving chief executives/ managing directors of major auto firms in Nigeria and heads of government agencies regulating the industry. Scheduled to hold in Abuja on May 26, it is the maiden edition of the Auto CEOs Forum being put together by Concerned Auto Editors in conjunction with the National Automotive Design and Development Council.
Why we cannot enforce use of crash helmets – FRSC
CORPS Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, has said commercial motorcycle operators popularly called okada riders have frustrated the enforcement of protective helmets meant to reduce the impact of accidents on riders and their passengers. The corps marshal had in 2015 said the agency would begin a nationwide clampdown on motorcyclists found not using the helmet, noting that the decline in helmet usage was causing untold hazards.
Why Toyota dominates Nigeria’s roads
THE Toyota brand has carved a niche for itself in Nigeria for more than three decades. Before this period, Toyota, like other Japanese brands, Mitsubishi, Nissan and Honda were looked down on as brands for people in the lower echelon of the society.
All new Geely Azkarra brings new tech, concept to motoring world
By Theodore Opara It is the talk of the town in the Nigeria auto industry at the moment for many reasons. First, it has a head turning and exciting design. Secondly, it is the best-looking mid-size SUV from China that has settled in Nigeria and thirdly it has an amazing power that makes it the […]
