Nissan has become the first major manufacturer to build a car in Nigeria in response to the Federal Government’s new Automotive Policy.
According to a statement from Stallion Motors, Nissan representatives in Nigeria, the inaugural vehicle, a black Nissan Patrol, rolled off the production line at the Lagos assembly plant, marking a key milestone in the company’s continued wave of expansion into the high-growth markets.
In addition to the Patrol, Nissan also plans to produce the Almera and NP300, starting in early May and followed by mass production in August. With these three models, Nissan aims to be a significant player in the Nigerian automotive sector.
Nissan is targeting significant growth in Africa as the company builds momentum towards achieving its Power 88 goals, a commitment to reach 8% profitability by the end of fiscal year 2016.
Elsewhere in the world as part of the high-growth markets strategy, plants have been opened in Mexico and Brazil with projects underway in Indonesia, Thailand and China. Last year Nissan announced it will be the first manufacturer to build cars in Myanmar, after the opening up of the economy in the south-east Asian country.
The first “built in Nigeria for Nigerians” Nissan Patrol follows the signing last year of a Memorandum of Understanding for vehicle assembly in Lagos between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and West African conglomerate Stallion Group.
Since then, preparing for production in Nigeria to global production standards has been achieved at a rapid pace, setting a new benchmark in responsiveness and organisational agility.....Vanguard
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All this our Nigeria Celebrities and co...why throwing parties and weddings in London and Dubai? Throwing and wasting money that you do not have. Showing and posing with Rolex and expensive wrist watches, IPhone Gold , G wagon, lodging in expensive Hotels in Dubai and all. Am not really against good life or showing those good things. I have just one word for you all.... Do you guys have any good investment to take care of your bills after you all fade? Because this is just your time, others are coming to take over from you guys. Cast your mind back to our past nigeria celebrities and the way they all live their life. 99% of them are all broke ass. A lot of them have liver and kidney problem due to excess drinking or alcohol and the useless fake life they all live. Most of them are begging and asking for money for kidney transplant and all that. They did not spend all the money they made wisely. Am begging you all to invest and spend your hard earn money wisely and save for the future. You all should emulate the life style of the king of comedy in Africa , the one and only Ali Baba. Ali baba is a very wise man and got a lot of investments. You all should seek advise from Ali Baba. Ali baba has been steady from the early 90s till date , with wealth and investments all over. 99% of this our Nigeria socalled celebs do not have any investments, start from the Nollywood celebs , Muscians, music Producers and all, do not have any good investments or estate to fall back to. All they do is waste money drinking Champagnes, fly business class and first class, live fake life. The Nollywood babe's celebs sleep around with rich and famous Nigerians to meet up. Example, Ton .D, Emp Nj, Big Boobs, Ani J, Jeniv Nnajis and so many. A lot of the Nollywood celebs don't even earn up to 2m naira per movie, but you see them driving Range Rover , G wagon, and other exotic cars, flying First class and business class. There is this nollywood celeb that just came back from Dubai and Paris, she spent thousands of $ in shopping and flew a first class and all, built a porch house in lekki and all, tell me wr she got all that money from? From acting and directing? That's a big lie, she also set up an NGO, collecting money from companies and from governments in the name of NGO and use the money to enrich herself.Efcc and Ndlea should look into some of this celebs and music producers. Their ways are not clean. Our 9ja celebs do not have any good character or good way of life that our children can emulate. They do not fight injustice and corruption in our government, rather they all go to aso rock and wine/dinne with the people at the top. They have nothing to show for or to emulate.
ReplyDeleteI only have respect for just 4 nollywood male and female actors, omo sexy and omoni oboli,Fred and jeta Amata and some few.The rest are just gold diggers, gigolos, pimps and so on. I pity all of you. Your time will soon expire. The worst among them is the president of AGN the ashewo yellow rivers nollywood socalled big babe.Most of the Nollywood babe's do yahoo yahoo, efcc should look into them, they also do drugs . The music producers are big time drug barons and control catels. Nigerians should not emulate this ass holes.And also advising the comedians also to invest and copy Ali baba way of life, if not you will all regret.You guys should stop that expensive life style and invest more of your hard earn money for the future and rainy day. Now tell me, a lot of our 9ja celebs have NGO, they collect money from companies and politicians and from government fraudulently and use the money to acquire properties and designers for them self, and buy some few cartons of indommie noodles, cabin biscuits, tissue paper,5 bags of rice, soaps and a cheque for 100k naira and hand them over to local motherless babie homes and use the remaining millions to enjoy themselves ,they fly to dubai and to London to party.one of them is Stephanie Okereke and others.
#True but leave these people and their wahala. You done chop??
DeleteSee long episode abeg, untop person money? Guy you re right and I feel your pain, but take am easy mbok today is Monday..
DeleteLmao....is it your money?
DeletePoint noted anyway.
Kai Nigerians! Is there anything this anon wrote that is not true? Pls.stop the hate joor.@swerve,you are the one that looks more like you haven't eaten today oh! Abi U get AIDS???
DeleteThis is a very good one esp for the image of Nigeria...more of this to lift up d image of our motherland. Kudos Nissan!
ReplyDeleteShow us the production line, please!
ReplyDeleteBuilt in Nigeria, for Nigerians!
ReplyDeleteI hope to God is not built by nigerians?
Cos our prdt dey always get coma.
Anybody dat buys a car made in nigeria, shld av savings acct wit a mechanic.
U are so on your own.
BTW d shape of the car is not fanimorous.
Its too box-like(dey shld work on dat).
Otito koro bi guiness!
Have you seen the cars to come here and condemn busy body girl. What is "d shape of the car is not fanimorous.Its too box-like." You conclude mere looking at this pic. You must be very shallow minded!
DeleteBia Pink shell, how old are you self? You sound so immature.
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DeleteYes, U spelt ur name correctly BUSY BODY.
If u av an opinion go make it in anoda space.
Dont kill ursef ova what i tink.
THE SHAPE OF THaT CAR IS UGLY!
@ 12;20
U be data collector?
BTW u sound premature!
The only thing that would make me consider this automobile is if they make it the official car for our politicians, then I might think of getting one. Is Jonathan done with eating the cassava bread yet?
ReplyDeleteLolz@Is Jonathan done with eating the cassava bread yet!....I agree with you jare...using the masses for experiment,leadership by example,let them first drive it,then we will!
DeleteMy dear, I thought about same thing. I dont mind going for one of this, but GEJ has to make this his official car followed by all govt officials..
DeleteNissan and their ugly cars....
ReplyDeleteIf this will create more job opportunities,then its OK.I Rep Naija!
ReplyDeleteCars built in Nigeria?..hmmm.
ReplyDelete@least the company will employ nigerians,just as innoson is employing nigerians,we shd be grateful@least that some people will have jobs,n if we dnt appreciate our oown,we won't grow,I wish I can afford one and proudly drive it round n show people its produced in my own country NIGERIA.
ReplyDeleteLong live NIGERIA
God bless NIGERIA.
Is it really "built" in Nigeria or assembled in Nigeria? There is a difference between the two words.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what the problem is with u guys? You just don't want to hear any good news about Nigeria. Doesn't Nissan also have plants in America, Uk, China etc? Are the cars made in those plants "built" or assembled in those countries?
DeleteOlodo.
They are assembled the parts are brought in. Nigerians so quick to be convinced that's why we noted as fools to third world countries! Rubbish!
DeleteThis is music to my ears
ReplyDeleteI beg how will they produce with NEPA-wahalla???
ReplyDeleteLmao nigerians your so gullible. The parts are brought in and put together!!! Wonderful when will the western/industrilized/ third world countries stop fooling us? I guess when we nigeria's stand up for ourselves
ReplyDeleteLmao nigerians your so gullible. The parts are brought in and put together!!! Wonderful when will the western/industrilized/ third world countries stop fooling us? I guess when we nigeria's stand up for ourselves
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