The first set of Made in Nigeria 4×4 SUVs will be rolled out by Nissan Motors in April this year.
Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors, Carlos Ghosn, disclosed this to President Goodluck Jonathan at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Ghosn said the vehicles would be rolled out of the old Volkswagen Assembly plant in Lagos and that it was possible to produce two to three million cars in Nigeria annually.
According to him, this will lead to creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the country.
He also told President Jonathan that Nissan intended to increase it's investment in Nigeria and establish it's own production plant in the country.
“We are interested in producing popular cars , totally adapted to the needs of Nigerians,” Ghosn told the President, adding that the company also planned to bring its global suppliers to make vehicle components in the country.
In his remarks, President Jonathan reiterated that the diligent implementation of the country’s new national automotive policy would rapidly develop Nigeria’s automobile industry.
I am really excited about this development.
I am really excited about this development.
I'm excited too. The cost will be low, d cars will be new but I hope it wont be substandard eventually.
ReplyDeleteThat's great as long as its not substandard(made for Nigerians only).
ReplyDeleteJob creation is good,we need that.
ReplyDeleteThis is a welcome development and a leap in the right direction
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