The Golf is ‘Car of the Year 2013/14’ in Japan. Thus, for the first time in the 34-year history of this prestigious award a foreign car has beaten the local competition.

Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo-il), part of the USD 16.2 billion Mahindra Group, announced that the company sold a total of 14,092 units in November 2013 – 6,540 units in domestic sales and 7,552 in exports, including CKD kits. Its sales in November exceeded 14,000 units for the second consecutive month, highly increasing by 17.9% from a year earlier and by 21.6% on an accumulated basis.

Commuters on Ikorodu Road and drivers plying the route have decried the traffic congestion being experienced daily along the Ketu-Ikorodu axis currently undergoing expansion.

The Chairman/CEO of Richbon Group, Chief C. J. Chike Mounagolu, has said that the introduction of the XGMA range of construction equipment by his company will end patronage of used construction equipment in the country.

Long distance luxury bus operators in the country have assured members of the public and intending passengers to various destinations this Christmas season, that they are committed to ensuring safe and hitch-free trips.

Weststar Associates Ltd, authorised general distributors of Mercedes Benz in Nigeria has launched the all-new Mercedes Benz Sprinter into the market.

Porsche’s tireless dedication to innovation and evolution has spawned a new level for the brand which builds on its heritage of luxury performance sports cars. The all-new Macan signifies Porsche’s pioneering steps into the compact SUV segment and is poised to set new standards in the field of driving dynamics and enjoyment, both on and off road. The Macan deploys the typical sporty handling characteristics which have become synonymous with Porsche. Featuring exceptional acceleration, vast engine power, extreme agility and optimum steering precision, the Macan is set to rewrite the rulebook on outstanding sporting comfort and everyday usability.

Richbon Nigeria Ltd, a leading automobile and construction equipment distributor in Nigeria, is set to launch the XGMA brand of construction equipment into the market. The product Launch scheduled for December 5, 2013, at the company’s corporate headquarters on Oshodi Apapa Expressway, Lagos is expected to attract crème de la crème in the construction and mining industry in Nigeria.

Coscharis Motors, a foremost automobile dealer and representatives of Ford Motor Corporation in Nigeria, has announced the expansion of the Extended Service Plan (ESP) sales promotion by adding Ford Ranger (Pickup) to the list of vehicles that qualify for the package. The package offers free service for 4 years or 120,000 kilometres whichever comes first, to its existing and prospective customers on certain variants of the Ford brand purchased from any Coscharis Motors showrooms nation-wide.

The world’s biggest carmaker, Toyota, has raised its profit forecast as the yen’s weakness and cost-cutting measures helped lift its earnings.