FRONTLINE auto maker, FAW Group, in collaboration with its Nigerian distributor, Perfection Motor Company Limited, has concluded plans to unveil an ultra-modern showroom and well equipped workshop to deliver truck solutions by way of distributing modern and rugged trucks as well as offering after-sales back up to haulage and construction companies in the country.

FORD Chip Ganassi Racing has revealed that Marino Franchitti, Stefan Mücke, Olivier Pla and Andy Priaulx have been selected to race in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the wheel of the all-new Ford GT. Ford is running two cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship and two in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The intention is for the two teams to come together in June for a four-car effort at arguably the most famous endurance race in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours, fifty years after its historic 1-2-3 finish. The FIA WEC will visit a further three locations in Europe, Silverstone (UK), Nurburgring (Germany) and Spa (Belgium).

THE Nigerian auto market is obviously not lacking when it comes to different brands of automobiles, and even more interesting is the truck segment where the competition is tense because the country is a growing market. The names are many, but one name that has stood the test of time over the years is the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter, a light truck distributed in Nigeria by CFAO Motors Nigeria Limited.

Following its appointment, Kojo Services will offer the entire range of top-of-the-segment Kia vehicles through the facility located at Rasaq Balogun Street, Surulere. The franchise has a 3S facility to provide better services for the increasing number of Kia customers in the Lagos Mainland and its nearby areas.

Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited, authorised Hyundai manufacturer and product distributor has inaugurated yet another avant-garde showroom that truly depicts the Hyundai DNA, promising to integrate attractive pricing structure and riveting sales incentives with efficient service structure that can sustain the confidence of the motoring publics in the Korean engineered brand.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars reaffirmed its mantle as the undisputed pinnacle of bespoke automotive luxury with the unveiling of Phantom Coupé Tiger, Ghost Golf and Wraith ‘Inspired by Music’ at Show, on a day that also saw the Rolls-Royce Dawn make its first ever public appearance in the region.

Mercedes-Benz has maintained its lead in the Luxury car segment as Particular success was enjoyed by the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which won the “Luxury Car of the Year 2015 Award” and the Mercedes-Benz Trucks – voted the “Truck brand of theyear 2015″. This prize was awarded by the National editorial team at the just concluded Nigeria Auto Journalist Awards (NAJA) organized by the Guild of Motoring Correspondents.

It was a double celebration for PAN Nigeria Limited, assemblers of Peugeot Automobile in Nigeria, as it unveiled a new re-modelled Peugeot 508 with major face lift for the driving pleasure of its teeming customers and also signed agreements with the foremost movie producer, and the Chief Executive of Golden Effects Services Limited, Kunle Afolayan.

Ford is investing an additional $4.5 billion in electrified vehicle solutions by 2020 as well as changing how the company develops vehicle experiences for customers – all to make people’s lives better by changing the way the world moves. Ford is adding 13 new electrified vehicles to its portfolio by 2020, when more than 40 per cent of the company’s global nameplates will come in electrified versions. This represents Ford’s largest-ever electrified vehicle investment in a five-year period.

MYMOTO XE, a brand of RiverMews Limited, has entered into strategic partnership with Cornerstone Insurance, one of the leading insurance companies in the country to provide quality after sales services to owners of both used and brand new cars. Under the partnership, Mymoto will be providing a cover called Mymotoshield, a vehicle repair contract or extended warranty that covers the cost of parts and repair services related to a pre-agreed set of vehicle mechanical and electrical vehicle components that stop working in normal cause of use.