anonimi:

Please ask around from those who were around in the 70s till early 80s.
At least Peugeot (Kaduna), Volkswagen (Lagos), Leyland (Ibadan), Steyr (Bauchi) were using LOCALLY made batteries (and maybe chairs/seats) among other small things in the assembly of cars/trucks/tractors in Nigeria way back then.

The CLUELESS import-all policy of the SENSELESS military DICTATOR COUPISTS we had since after Gowon led to their gradual disintegration, which is what slowly but STEADILY the administration of Jonathan/Sambo is reviving.

500GP: THIS IS MARGINALIZATION OF INNOSON COMPANY.

#OHANEZE MUST DO SOMETHING TO THIS. THEY MUST ISSUE EMPTY ULTIMATUM

Ugele: Tell ur clueless clueless broda to do dat. So u want investors to abandon place like Lagos and invest in ur village where very little there engaged in farming. Abeg, no be cassava or palm oil company we here biko three times.

benson81: wat u need to ask is where In the world are brand new cars sold for N1m the equivalent of $6k?

Once power is settled believe me, Nigeria will be great.

AES Power Barge Project

In 1999, the Lagos State Government (LASG) entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Enron for the purchase of electricity. This was the first Independent Power Project in Nigeria. The PPA divided the project into three phases. Phase I was for three barge-mounted electricity generating units, having an aggregate nominal capacity of 90MW. Phase II was the design, construction and operation of a simple cycle electricity generating facility with a nominal capacity of 548 MW. Phase III was another set of barge-mounted electricity generating units with an aggregate nominal capacity of 180MW. Phase II did not materialize; hence parties proceeded only with Phase I and III. The barges are located at Egbin near Ikorodu.

In view of the legal and regulatory regime at that time, the arrangement therefore was for LASG to buy power from Enron and for same to be distributed by NEPA to the geographical areas specified in the PPA. The purchased power was to be distributed to those geographical areas in addition to, and not in substitution for, any electricity that is generated otherwise than by the barges. These areas were [size=15pt]Ikeja[/size], Oshodi, Victoria Island, Marina, Lekki and Apapa.

The plant commenced operations in June 2001 with a total aggregate capacity of 270 MW injected into the national grid.

From: http://www.lseb.gov.ng/content/aes-power-barge-project

Rikidony: May God bless GEJ and his cabinet. this man should change the constitution and rule for life his the only right thinking president ever.

Emulti:

And u will remain a servant all d days of ur life, amen.

anonimi:
I quite disagree with you on the MAIN cause of their collapse.
Dunlop was still in operation in Nigeria till only a few years ago:

It was the UNCONTROLLED & UNRESTRAINED import policy of previous federal administrations till now.
Most of us were FOOLISHLY "enjoying" the cheap & cheerful aloku oyinbo/tokunbo aka second hand without recognising the FACT that it was killing our industries and FORCING our youth to cross the desert and dangerous Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean to become voluntary socio-economic EXILES in foreign lands where we are hardly welcome and our contribution to their own development goes barely acknowledged while we pose to our "unlucky" fellow compatriots still in our country as "diasporans"

Zikkyy:

I think you guys are saying the same thing. Local tires were priced higher than imported tires dues mainly to huge power cost.

ocman:
please don't go there bikko! the field is large enough. i know you are being sacarstic.. we need competition in the auto sector so as to drive down the price to the barest minimum. guy i wan buy brand new German or Japanese SUV with 3m.

SLIDEwaxie: I am a hater, but not part of mynd's gang...

If these cars won't go for N1,000,000 per new one, then its useless setting up plants here.

Ugele: Sir, there are many cars selling below 6000 dollars. About years ago Tata motors launched Nano d cheapest car in the world. Stop deceving urself with informationn u don't have. Visit google today.

Largas:
You illiterate, what do you know about decongestion?
Howmany commercial cities do developed countries as China, USA and Japan have?
Everything plant mustn't be in Lagos only. It has got to the point that the only Nigerian city foreigners know are Abuja and Lagos.
Abi only Lagos should represent Nigeria?
Abeggi, idustrialization should spread across the country for uniform development.
This was what Clinton talked about. South is developing, North is stagnant.

anonimi:
That is why I said power is not the MAIN cause. It was part of the cause as the Dunlop Secretary clearly stated in her interview.
However the problematic power situation did not emerge in 2010, not even 10 years before i.e. 2000.

anonimi:
I also know for a fact that Dunlop always had super-sized generators in its main factory on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja.

Shopmoni:

5. Rice produced in naija though better but it comes with stones and every.

6. It is only in this country that we allow cars without Airbags and other safety features.

anonimi:
Moreover, the lady said INFRASTRUCTURES, which includes pipe-borne water supply that is SOLELY the constitutional RESPONSIBILITY of the STATE government. Have we given thought to the fact that it COULD BE the worsening of the water supply situation since 1999 when Thief'nubu took over that led to the closure of their factory

Zikkyy:

Am sorry but water cannot be the reason for closing shop.

benson81: Indian TATA and Japanese Toyota,Nissan or Korean Kia na the same? Wat is The durability of Tata?since they are so cheap as you say why have they not flooded Nigerian market?.MR ITK!

anonimi:
Why not?
Do you think it is because water makes such a small amount of the tyre making process or what exactly

DebohBaron: I'm still waiting for the Germans!!!
The BMW, Benz, Audi!!!
If Benz alone can set up an assembly plant...GBOOM!! Jackpot!!

Zikkyy:

because cost of sourcing the amount of water required is insignificant.

anonimi:
You MAY have a point but when you consider that you need power to INDIVIDUALLY supply the large amount of water from an industrial borehole the cost may THEN become significant.
A possibility i.e.

Syenite:

Keep dreaming. U guys dat want 1 million naira cars should wait till those that bought brand new will use theirs for 3-4 yrs and want to sell as second hand.