Nissan made a promise last year that the Patrol will roll out before the end of April 2014 and has kept to the promise. The Nigerian-born patrol arrived a week ahead of schedule at VON plant, Lagos.
A statement from Nissan South Africa said that more Nissan vehicles will roll out from the Nigerian plants in few months to come.
According to the statement, the inaugural vehicle, a black Nissan Patrol, rolled off the production line at the Lagos assembly plant last week, 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, 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.
Vehicle assembly
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.
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What about the cost?
ReplyDeleteHope they've taking we the masses into consideration?
Hope the cost will be in d range of low earners
ReplyDeleteHuuuuuuuuuuu, what about the quality (china made).
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