Leading Korean car maker, Kia Motors Nigeria, has unveiled a new assembly plant in Nigeria
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Leading Korean car maker, Kia Motors Nigeria, has unveiled a new assembly plant in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, in a bid to strengthen its presence in the local automobile industry. The United Vehicle Assembly Limited (UVAL) plant will produce 25,000 vehicles every year.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to build a car factory in Morocco as part of an effort to increase its sales in Africa
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to build a car factory in Morocco as part of an effort to increase its sales in Africa, following in the footsteps of French rival Renault, two people familiar with the matter said.
BMW, Nissan SA join forces to roll out electric vehicle infrastructure
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BMW Group South Africa (BMW SA) and Nissan South Africa (NSA) on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement that would see the two vehicle manufacturers jointly plan and build a national grid of electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) vehicle charging stations for use by both Nissan and BMW vehicles.
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New vehicle dealers eye record sales in 2015
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Selling 17,499 new vehicles last year marked a new high for Kenyan dealers who were, for a long time since liberalisation of motor trade in the 1990s that paved the way for sale of used cars, stuck below 10,000 units.