The Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) Sector Commander in Cross River, Elizabeth Akinlade, has warned Nigerian car users against selling their vehicles with number plates. The new sector commander, who took over from Mr Ocheja Ameh, gave the warning when…
American EV maker, Tesla has announced it will be recalling 53,822 vehicles in the United States due to its Full Self-Driving (Beta) software that may not allow some models of the brand not come to a complete stop at some…
Lagos State Government has announced that out of 26,442 vehicles that were inspected in January, in order to be issued the road worthiness certificate, 15,998 of them passed, while 10,444 failed the minimum safety standard tests. It could be recalled…
South Korean automaker, Kia Motors, has officially recalled 410,000 vehicles in the U.S due to malfunctioning airbags which may endanger the lives of drivers during accidents. Kia has recalled some of its small cars, small SUVs and minivan as a…
The Director of Vehicle Inspection service, (VIS) Lagos state Command, Akin-George Fashola has revealed that the state government has introduced a new approach for vehicle inspection, for road users to be awarded the road worthiness certificate. According to Mr Fashola,…
Buoyed by its continued commitment to enabling and facilitating value-creating interactions across stakeholders in the automotive industry, leading auto tech platform, Fixit45, with its sub brand, Xparts has partnered with Winpart, a subsidiary of one of Africa’s…
Chinese autonomous driving company, WeRide, along with global automakers, Ford Motor Company, and Mercedes-Benz R&D have been named winners at the 2021 edition of AutoTech Breakthrough Awards conducted by leading market intelligence organization AutoTech Breakthrough. WeRide received the “AutoTech Startup…
The renowned car manufacturing company, Volvo, has recalled over 460,000 vehicles from some of their S series models globally, over the defective driver-side airbag which has been linked to the death of one person. The recall involves about 259,383 vehicles…
I am sure when you drive on Lagos roads or other roads across Nigeria, it is not unusual for your ear to become assaulted by other cars making funny but disturbing sounds. I have also been at shopping mall car…
You are driving on the expressway way and all of a sudden, your car begins to jerk and splutter. I can see droplets of sweat making a 7-2-1 formation over your head. You then try to hit the accelerator, and…
Imagine a world where you can lean back in a car and watch your steering wheel simply fold and rest inside the dashboard. Amazing, don’t you think? The future of autonomous vehicles is being steered in the right direction as…
The Toyota Corolla is said to have been designed to be a great car given the antecedents of the designers and the Toyota family, from inception. Talk about beginning with the end in mind. Spanning 12 generations, the Toyota Corolla…
Fixit45 is a Pan-African automotive aftermarket platform to enable affordable repair services and redefine service experience for car owners and corporates. Against the backdrop of rising demand for quality automotive repair & maintenance services occasioned by the increasing vehicle age…
