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Nigeria’s ride hailing sector is about to witness a major disruption with the entrance of Alpha1 Rides: a technology services platform that supports the transportation and logistics business in Nigeria, as they have premised their model on technology and quality service. With commencement planned for September 1, Alpha1 Rides is poised to introduce high tech solutions to some of the …

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Only 350 new vehicles were imported by Nigerian auto firms in the first quarter of this year, which shows a drop of about 90 per cent over 3,500 recorded in the same period last year. The Managing Director of Toyota Nigeria Limited, Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo, who gave the statistics at a press briefing in Lagos, attributed the development to high …

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Toyota recalls 5.8m cars Toyota Motor Corp has recalled about 5.8 million cars at home and abroad over potentially faulty air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. According to agency report, the company said in a statement in Tokyo, that the recalled cars included those used as replacement parts following a 2010 recall. It said the recalled covered airbags installed …

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Volkswagen admits it has only fixed 10% of vehicles fitted with software to cheat emissions Only around one in 10 UK Volkswagen vehicles fitted with software to cheat emissions tests were fixed in the year since the scandal broke, figures released by the manufacturer show. The controversy began on September 18 last year when US regulators told VW to recall …

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