PiggyVest, Mikano Motors partner to make new car acquisition easier
By Theodore Opara PiggyVest, Africa’s pioneer online savings and investment platform, has partnered with Mikano Motors to introduce a new savings scheme designed to enable more Nigerians to own brand-new vehicles without paying the full cost upfront. Under the initiative, announced at a press conference at Mikano Motors’ headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday, […]
Oando Marketing boosts skills acquisition with Oleum Academy
IN furtherance of its commitment to consistently improve technical skills amongst auto mechanics, Oando Marketing Plc, leading petroleum Distribution Company in sub-Saharan Africa, recently graduated its second stream of 200 mechanics from its Oleum Academy, in continuation of its training programme aimed at harnessing the potentials of auto-mechanics in Nigeria. The granduants, who cut across diverse backgrounds, were awarded the Oleum Academy certificates accredited by the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).
Stallion begins sales, maintenance of Infiniti models in Nigeria
By Theodore Opara STALLION NMN, the Nissan brand custodian in Nigeria has announced the inclusion of Infiniti brand amongst its product range. Infiniti is the luxury sibling of the prime Japanese automaker, Nissan. The Infiniti brand which was officially introduced in North America in 1989 is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker – Nissan […]
Porsche exceeds 2015 target
Porsche AG can look back on an extremely successful fiscal year. With 225,121 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide, the company achieved a new record in 2015, exceeding the previous record of 189,849 cars in 2014 by 19 per cent. “The figures reflect the pulling power of our brand and the appeal of our products which we have launched on the market in the past few years, focusing completely on the development, production and sales of highly emotional sports cars is paying off,” says Dr. Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG.
Jaguar XE, safest large family car in 2015
The Jaguaar XE sports sedan triumphed in Euro NCAP’s prestigious Best in Class Cars of 2015 awards, coming first in the large family car category. The XE has already received the maximum five-star rating from Euro NCAP against 2015’s highly demanding test protocols. In awarding the XE with best in class honours, Euro NCAP praised the high levels of active and passive safety systems fitted to the XE.
Forex: NADDC makes case for local auto assemblers
The National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC has appealed to the Federal Government to grant concessions to local auto assemblers in the country to source foreign exchange for the development of the local auto assembly plants. Mr. Luqman Mamudu, Director, Policy and Planning, National Automotive Design and Development Council, made this appeal at the opening of Perfection Motors Nigeria Limited FAW Truck plant and showroom in Ikeja, Lagos recently.
