A former militia leader from the Central African Republic (CAR) has been elected to the executive committee of African football’s governing body. Patrice Edouard Ngaissona was the self-declared political co-ordinator of the anti-Balaka militias. In 2015 he was barred from running for CAR president because of his alleged role in atrocities, which he denies. Mr … Read more
Tesla began delivering on a dream to make an electric car for the masses, rolling out its “Model 3,” aiming to disrupt a world accustomed to automobiles powered by pollution-spewing fossil fuel. An initial batch of the ‘Model 3’ cars that rolled out of the Tesla plant in Fremont, California late Friday were given to … Read more
Tesla began delivering on a dream to make an electric car for the masses, rolling out the first of its keenly-awaited “Model 3” cars, aiming to disrupt a world accustomed to automobiles powered by pollution-spewing fossil fuel. An initial batch of the ‘Model 3’ cars that rolled out of the Tesla plant in Fremont, California … Read more
Customers will finally get behind the wheels of Model 3 cars on Friday as Tesla tries to veer from its high-end image with a more affordable electric car. Tesla founder and boss Elon Musk planned to mark the occasion with a ceremony at the company’s plant in the city of Fremont near San Francisco. An … Read more
France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a “revolution”. Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel vehicles as part of a renewed commitment to the Paris climate deal. He said France planned to become carbon neutral … Read more
When Iran signed its landmark deal with world powers in 2015, curbing its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief, many expected an investment gold rush. But despite thousands of business delegates flooding into Tehran from all over Europe, Asia and beyond, big deals have been slow to emerge. That makes Monday’s agreement with French … Read more
While new car sales have slipped from 2016, robust demand for used vehicles means US car dealerships will still see strong sales this year, industry analysts said Wednesday. Jonathan Smoke, the chief economist for Cox Automotive, said the data already indicate the shift to more used vehicles is well underway. “Dealers are selling more vehicles … Read more
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joe Osei-Owusu, has described as narrow-minded, arguments against the mandatory towing fee for all vehicle owners. This is in spite of calls by the public for the law to be scrapped. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Osei-Owusu argued that, the policy is in the supreme interest of road … Read more
In a liberal, free-market economy such as that which is staunchly championed by the Akufo-Addo-led Administration of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the concept and practice of “collective punishment,” such as is being advocated by the National Road-Safety Commission (NRSC), is at best an anathema, and at the worst simply heretical (See “Scrap ‘Mandatory’ Towing … Read more
Auto makers offered big discounts over the Memorial Day holiday, but the response from US car buyers in May was not enough to definitively reverse months of sales declines. After seven years of gains, there were further signs that US car sales have plateaued, analysts said, as monthly sales data suggested a mixed picture amid … Read more
When Wu Qi and her husband traded in their Mazda 3 for a more expensive Mercedes Benz sedan, they applied for a 200,000 yuan ($29,000) bank loan to help pay for it. They got the money within minutes. Quick and easy access to credit has encouraged many young Chinese to go into the red to … Read more
Armed militias targeting Muslims in the remote Central African Republic town of Bangassou in recent days have killed up to 30 civilians and six U. N. peacekeepers. The U.N. Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, or MINUSCA, says it is sending reinforcements to Bangassou where it says displaced civilians are seeking refuge … Read more
Smartphones with batteries that fully charge in five minutes could be available to consumers next year. The technology was first shown off in 2015, when Israeli start-up StoreDot demonstrated its FlashBattery at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Chief executive Doron Myersdorf told the BBC it is now expected to enter production in early … Read more
It is a sign of Apple’s success but also a thorny problem: its cash stockpile has hit a staggering $256.8 billion, sparking debate on what do with such massive reserves. Apple’s quarterly report on Tuesday showed its cash holdings — the vast majority held overseas — jumped to a sum that tops the entire economic … Read more
Rap star Samuel ‘Medikal’ Frimpong is 25 years now. He owns a house in Kasoa, a Mercedes-Benz C 300 4matic, and dates fashion icon Deborah Vanessa who is 32 years. Talking to Delay on the Delay Show in a fresh interview, the Too Risky rapper agreed to claims that his relationship with Sister Derby boosted … Read more
Ford reported lower profits Thursday, citing higher commodity costs and increased investment in autonomous vehicles and other technologies. Ford chief executive Mark Fields described the quarter as “an investment in Ford’s future,” as reflected by new vehicle announcements and a $1 billion initiative in autonomous vehicle technology. Factors negatively affecting earnings included lower overall vehicle … Read more
The Kantanka Automobile has begun the sale of Ghana made cars After a self-imposed painstaking survey of most bus stops or commuters bus boarding points in some parts of Accra, I shudder to say that access to commercial transportation remains one of the most dreaded activities in the life of the ordinary Ghanaian. Anyone who … Read more
General Motors has said its Venezuelan car plant has been seized by the government as political tension rises in the country. Long-standing divisions in Venezuela have been brought to the fore by a deepening economic crisis. GM said its Venezolana plant in the city of Valencia had been “unexpectedly taken by the public authorities”. The … Read more
Chinese internet giant Baidu has said it will share much of the technology it has created for its self-driving cars. The firm predicted that the move would help drive the development of autonomous vehicles. Called Apollo, the project will make a range of software, hardware and data services available to others, especially carmakers. Other firms … Read more
Unable to afford a car, Shanghai university student Long Yi faces a lengthy, expensive commute across his vast city but has found a solution in the car-sharing schemes quickly gaining momentum in China. Essentially an Internet Age twist on car rentals, car-sharing is growing rapidly from virtually nothing two years ago as Chinese millennials seek … Read more