The first set of Made in Nigeria 4×4 SUVs
will be rolled out by Nissan Motors in April this year.
Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors, Carlos Ghosn, disclosed this to
President Goodluck Jonathan on the sideline of ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos,
Switzerland.
Ghosn, who said the vehicles would
be rolled out of the old Volkswagen Assembly plant in Lagos, noted it was
possible to produce two to three million cars in Nigeria annually.
According to him, this will lead to
creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the country.
He also told President Jonathan that
Nissan intended to increase its investment in Nigeria and establish its own
production plant in the country.
“We are interested in producing
popular cars , totally adapted to the needs of Nigerians,” Ghosn told the
President, adding that the company also planned to bring its global suppliers
to make vehicle components in the country.
In his remarks, President Jonathan reiterated
that the diligent implementation of the country’s new national automotive
policy would rapidly develop Nigeria’s automobile industry
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