The automotive stakeholders of Nigeria have advised the government to note that the MoU signed with Volkswagen of Germany may not support the economic interest of the country. The stakeholders said it would be far fetched for Volkswagen to set up an assembly plant in Nigeria, when it already plans to set up one in Ghana.

The stakeholders acknowledged that the real intention of the MoU was to make"...

Cab hailing service Taxify has rolled out a new feature to enable its drivers to maximize their daily earning potential. The Driver Destinations feature will allow drivers to indicate they’re going and then synchronize it with the Taxify app for drivers to find and connect with trips that are on their way.

“We value our driver-partners and are always looking for ways to improve their"...

The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and the motor industry are now close to finalizing the South African Automotive Masterplan which will come into effect in January 2021 and run until 2035.

This was the message given by Lionel October, the director-general of the dti, addressing delegates at the NAAMSA Automotive Conference, which was held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and Conference"...

The Board of Directors of Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) today authorized the company to expend up to an additional $1 billion to repurchase shares of Rockwell Automation common stock. This is in addition to the authorization on January 15, 2018, to repurchase $1 billion worth of common stock, of which approximately $245 million was remaining as of September 5, 2018.

“Our Connected Enterprise"...

Militzer&Münch (M&M) has launched a new groupage service to Oran, a year after the service provider opened a branch office in Algeria. Oran, 430 km west of Algiers, is the country's second largest city.

The port city is a major centre for the automobile industry. Renault and Volkswagen are already active,"...

During German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Africa, Volkswagen signed two memorandums of understanding with the governments of Ghana and Nigeria. The stated goal is to build plants in both countries and to explore the development of new mobility solutions in Ghana. The document was signed in Ghana in the presence of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. The Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah attended the signing ceremony in Abuja."...

During the visit of the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel to Nigeria, Volkswagen took the opportunity to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of both the Chancellor and His Excellency, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja to develop a joint vision for an automotive hub in that country.

The Head of Volkswagen Sub-Saharan Region, Thomas Schaefer"...

Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest manufacturer of wheels, announced today its participation in the 67th IAA Commercial Vehicles exhibition in Hanover, Germany. From Sept. 20 – 27, 2018, Maxion Wheels will display both its application-diverse truck wheel product portfolio, as well as present several of its latest innovation wheels designed to tackle the industry’s challenges of fuel efficiency, connectivity and new mobility in Hall 26 / Stand A42.

SpinCar, a global player in automotive merchandising tools has entered into an exclusive partnership with Reach Engage Develop (R.E.D.), a dominant South African digital marketing agency.

R.E.D. has secured the rights to be an exclusive reseller of SpinCar’s comprehensive vehicle merchandising platform in Southern Africa, which includes their Mobile Capture Application, 360 WalkArounds, and"...

Uber has announced that drivers and delivery-partners will benefit from partner injury protection.

The company announced that they will extend their injury protection that currently covers the riders that use the app to their driver and Eats delivery partners.

Last year, Uber secured injury protection cover for riders from Chubb for every ride requested on the app. To further their commitment of the safety and security of their users, Uber driver-partners"...