Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors, Carlos Ghosn, disclosed this to President Goodluck Jonathan on the sideline of ongoing World Economic Forum in
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.
Reference: vanguard
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