Bob ROCO Romeo

Okada satisfies the need for convenient facilitation now, especially with deliveries and evasion of heavy traffic for time-saving. Today, I’m talking about Honda’s newest motorcycle: the CB 500X. In this article, you’ll see what your money is worth for such a welcome motorbike; and yes, over the years of testing and riding several brands of motorbikes, I’ve realised that Honda’s motorcycles will blow your mind. These are the motorcycles/machines we look forward to. They might not be perfect, but you’ll remember them for a really very long while. Today, I present  the CB500X from Honda - a motorbike that promises  to ‘wow!’ many with its simplicity after a quick ride in town. Also, let me say that Honda has made the 500X’s appearance very attractive. It’s tall at the front, and it’s got a small, sharp beak and quite a tall windscreen; and also, Honda has kept the bodywork very simple. It’s nice and sober while giving a very good ride.  What can the picture attached to thi...

  ·          The process of developing a new vehicle from drawing board to showroom floor used to take more than five years ·          Computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering (CAE) help accelerate this vehicle development ·          Ford engineers still test vehicles all around the world and in some of the harshest environments New vehicle development can involve many hundreds of prototypes and thousands of staffs at facilities around the world, with new vehicles taking many years to go from the drawing board to the showroom floor. New vehicles have become more sophisticated and feature-rich than ever before, and model line-ups are ballooning. The current Ford Ranger and Everest are perfect examples of how product lines have grown in complexity, with a considerable number of variations covering choices in powertrain, driveline, suspension style and bod...

  Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd. (JMTC), the official distributor of Yamaha motorbikes, last week donated some of the new Yamaha AG125 motorcycles to the Greater Accra (G/A) Regional Coordinating Council in support of the ‘ Let’s Make Accra Work’ campaign. The new AG125 motorcycle is a compact-body machine, but it facilitates every movement and delivers from one destination to another. The new 4-stroke 125cc AG125 motorcycle is the latest addition to the AG family, and boasts excellent ride quality, durability, load-carrying capacity and economy for handling unpaved roads and tackling adverse conditions. Not only is it easy to fire-up the engine, its user-friendly controls and compact body size were designed with a variety of users in mind; from motorcycle beginners to professionals in the field. The AG125 has many features inherited from the AG100 before it. It fits well into a wide range of roles from fieldwork in rural areas with private and public institutions and general...

  The all-new Hyundai i20 has arrived with an appealing design inspired by Hyundai’s new “Sensuous Sportiness” design identity, a new engine in the range and a cabin that is roomier and sports a sculptured and appealing look. The all-new i20 – which is introduced with two specification levels, Motion and Fluid – is the third generation of Hyundai’s B-segment model which was first launched globally in 2008, and in 2009 in South Africa. As one of the company’s most successful models, the i20 stands for quality, reliability and practicality. In addition to these core pillars, the all-new i20 introduces a completely new, dynamic style. Since the launch of the first-generation i20 in South Africa in 2009, the local distributor of the Hyundai brand has sold 106 712 units in the country. It has also proven to be one of many extremely reliable models in the Hyundai range, with an exceptionally low warranty burn rate of only R32 per unit per month. “We are launching the all-new i20 ...

  Twelve   technicians from Japan Motors Trading Company Ltd (JMTC) have undergone a two-month technical training programme from Nissan South Africa, ready to spearhead the launch of the Nissan vehicle assembly plant in the country. Participants were trained on the finer points of how to assemble the Japanese automaker’s legendary Navara, which is currently being built in Africa at the Rosslyn plant in South Africa and expected to start rolling off the assembly lines from the end of this month and on sale across African markets in the months that follow. The comprehensive training programme course has equipped the trainees with the ability to assemble the new Nissan Navara and learn the principles of the Nissan Production Way.  This is to ensure that the numerous quality control measures are enforced and allow them to help train the next generation of Ghanaian engineers to assembly these vehicles in the country. Managing Director of JMTC, Mr. Salem Kalmoni said the c...

Car ownership in the country is set for a significant boost as the Pan-African bank, Ecobank, in partnership with Allianz Insurance has rolled out its innovative, class-leading facility - the Ecobank Auto Finance scheme.  Available to corporate and individual customers, the facility, which is open to current account holders of the bank, will allow for the purchase of new vehicles from partnering dealers including - Autocheck, Japan Motors, Toyota Ghana, Silver Star Auto, Stallion Group, Mac Ghana, Universal Motors and Premium Motors.  There is the added option for the purchase of fairly used cars of not more than five years old, all at discounted prices from the dealers, with industry-leading low interest credit from the bank. At the formal launch of the scheme, which was held virtually, the Managing Director of Ecobank, Daniel Sackey said the move could not have come at a better time. He argued that with Ghana’s automobile market set to almost triple over the next five years,...

  Government, as part of its transformational agenda for the automobile industry, has identified Vehicle Assembly and Automotive Components Manufacturing as a strategic anchor industry to accelerate the country’s industrial development. Given the complexity of the pandemic, there is reason to believe that the recovery phase for COVID-19 and the automobile sector will require unprecedented levels of transposition. The automotive industry has been boosted by giant names like Toyota, Volkswagen, Suzuki, SinoTruck, Renault and Nissan which have been equipped and started assembling here for the local market - i n a country where older vehicles make up 75% of the total number of vehicles on our roads, irrespective of having Kantanka vehicles assembled in the country. The emerging technologies of automobile have changed the face of the automobile sector across the globe. Therefore, the application of the technological advancements plays a very significant role in designing and produ...