Recently, Global NCAP, programme of a UK-based charity organisation, conducted an unusual crash test. It selected a 2015 used vehicle made for Europe, which it crashed against a 2019 model of the same vehicle but made in and for sub-Sahara Africa, including Nigeria. With the test result, Global NCAP arrived at a sneaky submission that…
BY: FEMI OWOEYE Dear Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Following your appointment as Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, one of your first move was to order a review of the nation’s proposed Automotive Industry Development Plan, which suffered another setback after 2019 General election. But in a reported media statement, you attempted to rekindle the hope…
Neglecting the auto industry has put a dent on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime since 2015. It was not peculiar to Buhari’s administration, though. Yes, no regime, military or civilian has succeeded in growing the auto industry. It has been betrayal each time the nation attempted to join the automotive industrialized nations. [dropcap]E[/dropcap]fforts to…
FEMI OWOEYE Serious governments around the world do not place the auto industry on the back seat. For four years, we have had so much talk, but less action regarding the development and growth of the Nigerian automobile industry. It has been worse since the current Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development…
