milestonejnr:
I observed that out of every five cars you see on Nigerian road, at least one is a Toyota product. Ever wondered why Toyota models account for the highest number of vehicles on Nigerian roads?
Have you ever wondered why almost all the mass transit that ply long distances use this particular brand.

Have you also reasoned why Toyota camry that has been in existence since the late nineties just like camry 1996 model still ply Nigerian roads.
Have you also asked yourself why banks, insurance, schools etc go for Toyota. I think they all know the secret behind this brand.

Below are the reasons why Toyota dominates in Nigeria


REASONS FOR TOYOTA'S DOMINANCE
Toyota is free maintainance vehicle. Even without mechanical experience one can service his or her vehicle. Toyota is a so lovely

1. Their products are easy to maintain and repair. It cost little or nothing to maintain. Apart from the regular service, you hardly spend to keep it running on the road.

2. Availability of spare parts. You can easily get their parts even if you want to change the entire engine, it is readily available and affordable than other brands.

3. Toyota have many varieties. They have dominated in every type of car which include sports utility vehicles (SUV), buses, pickups, sedan, mini-buses etc... I haven't seen their heavy duty vehicle though. It also comes in various trim depending on your taste.

4. Their cars can easily be resold even after some years of using it. Toyota can be sold six times as fast as any other brand.

5. Their technology is less complex and simple to handle

6. You can easily buy their new and used cars (otherwise known as Tokunbos)

7. Their cars have good mileage

8. Here in Nigeria, it is most peoples favorite.

9.They have durable engines.

10. They came to Nigeria on time.


I don't think you can easily leave Toyota when you get used to the brand.

SOURCE: http://emekaani..com/2015/02/reasons-why-toyota-cars-dominate-in.html

chucky234:
hahaha nobody buy those cars you posted from dealer shop, there are millions of 1997 - 1999 Camry going for below $1000 in Canada and USA from owners and auction sites, auction export offerred me one with clean title for even $800 at buy now option.
You can get a Tinylight for $800 = N170,400, shipping $950 = N202,350, clearing N230,000 totaled N602,705 yet they sell it for 950k - N1m. They have been selling it at such ridiculous rates even when Naira was N160 against the dollars, which means 450k was enough to land Tinylight.
The most painful aspect is seeing people puts Nigerian used Orobo for sale at N500,000 while Tinylight is always posted for 650k = $3200, imagine a Tinylight used on our God forsaken roads for God knows how long going for $3200. Nigerian used 1999 ES300 is even selling below 350k while its inferior cousin sell at whopping 650k as a result of over hyping and over pricing of the scrap called Tinylight/Biglight.
www.iseecars.com/used_cars-t5495-used-toyota-under-1000

chucky234:
hahaha nobody buy those cars you posted from dealer shop, there are millions of 1997 - 1999 Camry going for below $1000 in Canada and USA from owners and auction sites, auction export offerred me one with clean title for even $800 at buy now option.
You can get a Tinylight for $800 = N170,400, shipping $950 = N202,350, clearing N230,000 totaled N602,705 yet they sell it for 950k - N1m. They have been selling it at such ridiculous rates even when Naira was N160 against the dollars, which means 450k was enough to land Tinylight.
The most painful aspect is seeing people puts Nigerian used Orobo for sale at N500,000 while Tinylight is always posted for 650k = $3200, imagine a Tinylight used on our God forsaken roads for God knows how long going for $3200. Nigerian used 1999 ES300 is even selling below 350k while its inferior cousin sell at whopping 650k as a result of over hyping and over pricing of the scrap called Tinylight/Biglight.
www.iseecars.com/used_cars-t5495-used-toyota-under-1000

drlawizle:


With this info I'm gonna ship my ride from abroad men...

d33types:
oga lomomike,you dey here and this sort of flimsy page with no credible reasons dey front? Jeez.

NemzySeries:
Currently Dating a Toyota brand but hopefully plans to make her ma side chick wen I get a Mercedes Benz(D only car wit a sur Name)

chucky234:
Dealers imports based on demand, if people swing their pendulum toward other brands dealers will surely follow suit.
In the 70s to early 90s Benz, VW and Peugeot were the best sellers because our cars were coming in from Europe until mid 90s when started importing from the US/Canada based on the fact cars were cheaper in North America which offers better ROI to the dealers.
People need to start buying cars not just because of reliability or second hand value but because they want to enjoy comfort and luxury to the fullest.
Range Rover and G-wagon are certainly not the easiest of cars to maintain but importers are importing them based on the simple that people demands it, people should change their perception about Toyota cars being reliable and cheap to maintain because they are not and the number of recalls Toyota record annually prove that.

chiebube:
OP, i hate to disagree with you though i currently own a Toyota.
We dont have much of ASE qualified mechanics and technicians. Most of our mechanics are not up to date with current trends in automobile industry. To avoid stress with cost of maintaining a car, most Nigerian car owners have Toyota as their only choice.

chiebube:
OP, i hate to disagree with you though i currently own a Toyota.
We dont have much of ASE qualified mechanics and technicians. Most of our mechanics are not up to date with current trends in automobile industry. To avoid stress with cost of maintaining a car, most Nigerian car owners have Toyota as their only choice.

sonnie10:


Check the source of your info, post history and previous dealings if any on nairaland before concluding.

chucky234:
No dealer will pay $2000 for that car.

chiebube:
OP, i hate to disagree with you though i currently own a Toyota.
We dont have much of ASE qualified mechanics and technicians. Most of our mechanics are not up to date with current trends in automobile industry. To avoid stress with cost of maintaining a car, most Nigerian car owners have Toyota as their only choice.

tivta:
www.mbaskool.com/fun-corner/top-brand-lists/9828-top-10-automobile-companies-in-the-world-2014.html?start=9

Pls no one should mention pegouet or whatever they call themselves now adays cause its an EUropean car and not a world wide car maker.

christopher123:


When they say Toyota is cheap to maintain I laugh . I have a nissan as a private car and i use corolla asoffice car both are same engine capacity 1.6 l

Now nissan is damn cheap and rugged ...the full engine is about 60k now tell me Toyota thathad an engine with that price

I change oil filter with just 400naira but Toyota is more expensive

I don't want to talk about brake pads etc


To me Toyota is over rated . The engine is a bit complex but Nissan is better


Don't even think of overheating and solenoid troubles of their automatics



Finally these Toyota comes in auto mainly and what about us the real men that loves manual drives


To me nissan anyday

eaglechild:



I thought i was the only Nissan fan in the house.

Nissan is a very reliable brand, drives way better than most toyotas in the same class.

Our mechanics can however be so bad that they can wreck any car.

Nissan is very cheap to maintain if you have a good mechanic, i still think Toyota is simpler to work on.

eaglechild:



I thought i was the only Nissan fan in the house.

Nissan is a very reliable brand, drives way better than most toyotas in the same class.

Our mechanics can however be so bad that they can wreck any car.

Nissan is very cheap to maintain if you have a good mechanic, i still think Toyota is simpler to work on.

tivta:
www.mbaskool.com/fun-corner/top-brand-lists/9828-top-10-automobile-companies-in-the-world-2014.html?start=9

Pls no one should mention pegouet or whatever they call themselves now adays cause its an EUropean car and not a world wide car maker.

NemzySeries:
Currently Dating a Toyota brand but hopefully plans to make her ma side chick wen I get a Mercedes Benz(D only car wit a sur Name)