Midas changes name to Aftermarket Solutions
The Midas Group has changed its name to Africa Automotive Aftermarket Solutions (AAAS). It will commonly be referred to as Aftermarket Solutions. The Imperial Holdings Limited-owned entity unveiled its new name and brand identity at the inauguration today of its combined head office and distribution centre in Linbro Park, Johannesburg.
FORD WILL ASSEMBLE BEST-SELLING RANGER TRUCKS IN NIGERIA
• New Ford assembly facility in Ikeja will begin operation in the fourth quarter of 2015
• Ford Motor Company partners with Coscharis Motors Limited in Nigeria
• Nigeria to be first African country outside South Africa where Ford vehicles are produced
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Kenya Sets Pace As East Africa Vehicle Market Grows
NAIROBI – Rising demand for commercial vehicles and luxury cars pushed new and used motor-vehicle registrations in Kenya to nearly 100,000 units last year, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Read more: Kenya Sets Pace As East Africa Vehicle Market Grows
Uganda Pledges to Make Thousands of Hybrid Cars
By 2018, Uganda's planned automotive industry will be making 7,000 hybrid cars a year, says Paul Isaac Musasizi, acting CEO of the state-run Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC).
