This looks like a big bang from Nissan representatives in Nigeria, Alliance Autos and Sun Motors. The new Nissan Almera Sedan which was presented to the Motoring press over the weekend in Lagos for a test-drive might be the joker Nissan will use to take over the highly competitive Nigerian passenger car market.

Car Buyer, a popular consumer monitoring website has given Skoda Superp Estate the ‘Best Estate Car,’ awards for the second consecutive time, retaining same title it won last year at the inaugural CarBuyer awards.

J.D Power and Associates has issued a solid-gold certificate to Porsche for emerging highest in customer satisfaction in the luxury sports car segment.

The Lagos State Government in its determination to ensure adequate monitoring of operations of commercial vehicles and compliance to traffic rules and regulations in the State, has given a seven – days ultimatum (starting from June 20, 2012) to beneficiaries of the Federal Government assisted mass transit buses meant for other States of the Federation but now operating in Lagos State without due and proper registration to regulate their papers or risk being impounded from tomorrow.

The profile of the Greatwall auto brand seems to be on the rise in Nigeria as the Lagos state Taxi Drivers and Cab Operators Association recently adopted it as the official taxi cab in the state in conjunction with Busywheels, a private sector initiative.

FIRST System Refinishes Limited, representatives of Akzo Nobel, manufacturers of Sikken car paints will be organising a two day training for workshop managers of leading auto companies in the country.

Exports Director for General Motors Sub-Saharan Africa and Managing Director of General Motors East Africa Operations, Rita Kavashe shares the following driver safety tips for tackling the roads during bad weather conditions.

CarBuyer, a popular consumer monitoring website has given Skoda Superp Estate the ‘Best Estate Car,’ awards for the second consecutive time, retaining same title it won last year at the inaugural CarBuyer awards.

Ferrari has one of such cars. Have you heard of Ferrari F12 Berlinetta? This is a car that would have given aircrafts a chase if the roads were as straight and free as the air spaces. The speed is amazing and the finishing is out of this world.

THE president of Coscharis Group, representatives of the Jaguar Land Rover Group, in Nigeria, Dr.Cosmas Maduka has described the new Range Rover Evoque as irresistible, and iconic product that makes the difference.

Though it is yet to be introduced into the Nigerian market, the Tata Aria Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) has revealed how advanced Tata Motors has gone in automobile production. Having conquered the commercial vehicle segment with its array of models, Tata is attempting to do the same in the passenger car segment with its new generation models like the Nano, Indica Vista, Indigo Manza, and Aria AT.

THE Marketing Manager of Toyota Nigeria Limited, TNL, Mr. Andrew Ajuya, has explained the declining sales in the automobile sector, blaming it on government’s inability to purchase new vehicles and the chain of events in the banking sector.

WITH more power,spacious interior, improved comfort and fuel efficiency, the all-new Toyota Avanza Multi-Purpose Vehicle, MPV, has been launched into the Nigerian market following the success of its predecessor.

THE American auto brands are gradually bouncing back into the Nigerian market, having lost their leading position to the European and Japanese brands many years ago.

ABC Transport Plc has introduced a new coach operation known as Smart Coach, aimed at meeting the increasing demands of its customers in the medium size bus segment. The Smart Coach, a Navigo-model 27-seater luxury coach, is designed to offer passengers an alternative between a coach and a mini bus.