Nigerian authorized dealer of Kia cars, Dana Motors, has revealed it’s intentions to make vehicles with 90% local content.
Dana Motors announces plans to use 90% local materials
Dana Motors, authorized dealer of Kia vehicles in Nigeria, is the latest to join the Made-in-Nigeria wagon.
Dana motors is the sole distributor of Kia brand of automobiles in Nigeria
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According to the Chief Commercial officer, Sandeep Malhotra, this is because “Nigeria remains an emerging and growing economy in the world with vast potentials for growth”, Naija247News reports.
“Kia Motors Nigeria is now focused on local content utilization in its made in Nigeria Kia cars. The plant in Lagos is progressing on schedule for the utilization of local contents in its assembling process and currently sourced some of its parts including refrigerant, lubricant, and workshop consumables amongst others locally,” he announced in Lagos.
He also added that this new plan would help strengthen Nigeria’s economy.
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“It’s incumbent upon us as a local investor to help her realize its goals. As a company with an unswerving interest on the advancement of the nation’s economy, we have a plan to utilize 90 per cent local content in our assembly process to help strengthen the economy”.
Dana Motors’ decision will help the National Automotive Design and Development Council achieve it’s goal, which is to increase local content in this sector, this year.
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