Local auto plants to produce 200,000 vehicles by December

Local auto plants have been given vehicle production target for 2016.

According to the

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Naija247news reports that this revelation was made by the NADDC Director General, Aminu Jalal.

While speaking to The Guardian in a telephone conversation, Jabal revealed how this target will be met.

“Our focus has now shifted to local content development. We will intensify contacts with the Japanese, South African and Indian automotive component manufacturers with a view to opening doors for joint ventures and technical collaboration with our manufacturers.

Since the approval of the policy in October 2013, the 14 existing assembly plants and body builders, which were on the verge of closure, had a new lease of life and obtained or renewed technical partnership agreements with global OEMs. Some of these, like VON, PAN, Innoson, Anammco and Leyland-Busan have started assembling new products in 2014.

Sixteen other companies have signed commitments with technical partners to set up assembly operations as follows: Nissan, VW, Hyundai, Kia and Honda cars and SUV, Shacman, Sino, FAW and MAN Trucks and Ashok-Leyland and FAW buses are now assembled in Nigeria. Ford just started assembling Ford ranger pick-up, with an SUV to follow later.

Nearly 500 hectares of land have been acquired in Oshogbo, Kaduna and Nnewi for automotive industry supplier parks. The process of procuring a consulting firm to facilitate investment is nearing completion,” he said.

75, 000 made-in-Nigeria vehicles were rolled out in 2015.

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