After three decades of groundbreaking, world’s largest Toyota plant situated in Kentucky, United States, proves that age is only a number… [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t started with an announcement in December 1985. Today it is a bustling operation that employs 8,000 people, sprawls 169 football fields (that’s just the building!) and represents a $6 billion (and growing) investment. When Dr. Shoichiro…
By FEMI OWOEYE (Editor-in-chief, Motoring World International) [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast Friday’s opening of Yamaha assembly plant and showroom was grand indeed. It was not just because the Executive governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode arrived at 10AM prompt, which was unusual in this part of the world. Neither was it because the event attracted the Charge…
By: OLOWOJOBA JOSEPH (olowojobajoseph@netzero.net) [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he new Chinese FAW truck with a ready assembly plant in Nigeria is significant. The fact that the company did not just stop at setting up a truck plant, but also went as far as generating its own power show how much faith the FAW Plant investors have in Nigeria economy….
…Forecasts Poor Sales in 2016 By: FRANK BOYEDE (Automotive Business Editor) Less than 12 months after its inauguration, Kia automobile plant in Nigeria has assembled 9000 vehicles, which it sold into the nation’s auto market. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he company’s Managing Director, Mr. Jacky Hathiramani made the disclosure last week in an exclusive interview with Motoring World International….
