The new Brabus Business Lounge is the latest addition to the fleet of vehicles owned by Kwame Osei Despite, owner of the Despite Group of Companies. The German BRABUS company specialises in Mercedes-Benz, Smart, and Maybach vehicles. See Photos and videos below. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts of breaking news in Ghana. GhanaStar.com … Read more
Twenty-five people were killed in 120 road crashes across the country during the just-ended Easter festivities, whilst 93 sustained various degrees of injury. He stated that 26 pedestrians were also knocked down by vehicles during the same period. However no road accidents were recorded in Kwahu in the Eastern Region during the festivities. The Motor … Read more
There is uneasy calm at Chinto, a community near Nsawam in the Eastern region following bloody clashes between two chieftaincy feuding factions over a parcel of land. The Chief of Chinto, Nana Yaw Fianko was hacked in the melee while three other persons sustained various degree of injuries and have been hospitalized. Also, a Nissan … 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
Assembling complete! Here are the keys, your Excellency The entire government machinery of the erstwhile administration ground to a halt. Ex-president, H. E John Mahama, met his waterloo over the failure on his part to convince the Ghanaian electors why they should keep the machinery running. He lost the election last year with his retinue … Read more
Global automakers unveiled new SUVs, electric vehicles, and futuristic concept cars at the Shanghai Auto Show on Wednesday, racing for an edge in the world´s biggest auto market as growth slows after years of frenzied sales. China’s automotive market remains the most important in the world for manufacturers, with sales jumping 14.9 percent to 24.38 … Read more
Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p. DE) China Chief Jochem Heizmann said the carmaker plans to launch a pure battery electric vehicle in China this year amid continued uncertainty over how China’s electric car quotas will be applied. VW’s Heizmann said a lack of clarity about whether electric car quotas would be softened, is forcing VW to push ahead … Read more
Global carmakers converge on China for the Shanghai auto show this week, with the industry bracing for a sharp sales slowdown and potential price war as competition stiffens in the world’s biggest car market. Manufacturers have reaped a windfall as the fast-expanding Chinese middle class hits the road, but clouds loom as Volkswagen, Toyota, GM, … Read more
Uber on Friday provided a glimpse at its earnings, saying it is growing strong while working to overhaul company culture at the scandal-dented on-demand ride service. “We’re fortunate to have a healthy and growing business, giving us the room to make the changes we know are needed on management and accountability, our culture and organization, … Read more
Apple has joined the list of companies with permits to test self-driving cars in California, according to an updated roster released on Friday by state officials. The iPhone maker has disclosed little about its ambitions when it comes to self-driving vehicles, with chief Tim Cook hinting at plans but the company declining to comment for … Read more
Uber relaunched in Taiwan with a limited version of its ride-hailing service Thursday, as the scandal-hit firm struggles to get back on the road in the nation after regulatory wrangling with the government. The ride-share smartphone app, which has faced a barrage of regulatory challenges around the world as well as a slew of recent … Read more
Chaya Mohite slowly turns the accelerator as she carefully edges the salmon-coloured rickshaw forward, one of Mumbai’s first female auto drivers to make use of a government scheme aimed at empowering women. The 45-year-old was one of 19 women who recently started jobs ferrying passengers through the notoriously congested streets of India’s financial capital in … Read more
Fifteen passengers were hurt after a Qantas plane’s alert system warned of an imminent stall as it approached Hong Kong, Australian transport safety officials said Thursday as they launched an investigation. Flight QF29 from Melbourne to Hong Kong was about 100 kilometres (60 miles) from its destination last Friday when a “stick shaker” alert occurred. … Read more
Director of Training, Research and Education at the Motor Transport and Traffic Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alexander Kwaku Obeng, has disclosed that road accidents in the first quarter of the year shot up to 2,928, giving it a marginal increase of 0.86% as compared to 2,903 … Read more
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority says it is targeting a 50 per cent reduction in the payment of demurrage by the close of 2017. Demurrage is a charge payable to the owner of a chartered ship on failure to load or discharge the ship within the time agreed. In Ghana, the payment of demurrage is a … Read more
Tesla Motors overtook top US automaker General Motors in market capitalization Monday following an upbeat report by an investment analyst citing the electric carmaker’s “captivating” ability to stir investor and consumer enthusiasm. Near 1430 GMT, Tesla shares were up 3.1 percent at $311.93 for a market capitalization of $51.53 billion, more than $1 billion above … Read more
Barely a month after the new Mayor of Accra, Nii Adjei Sowah, declared a vigorous fight against hawkers on pedestrian walkways across the city, checks by Citi News‘ reveals a rather worsening situation. Pedestrian walkways at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in the heart of the city, have been taken over by hawkers turning the relatively … Read more
Barely a month after the new Mayor of Accra, Nii Adjei Sowah, declared a vigorous fight against hawkers on pedestrian walkways across the city, checks by Citi News‘ reveals a rather worsening situation. Pedestrian walkways at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in the heart of the city, have been taken over by hawkers turning the relatively … Read more
Gu Chen has slept and worked in the same one-room apartment in Beijing’s ancient ‘hutong’ neighbourhood of Beixinqiao all his life. Most mornings, he rises from a twin bed that he shares with his wife and walks a few feet to pull aside drapes covering the windows on the doors facing the street. Then, the … Read more
The first rail freight train from China to the UK arrived three months ago The first rail freight service from the UK to China will depart on a 7,500-mile journey from Essex on Monday. Thirty containers will carry British goods including whisky, soft drinks, vitamins and pharmaceuticals. A DB Cargo locomotive will leave the DP … Read more