In expanding its footprint in Africa, Volkswagen has officially launched its Ghana plant.

The automaker says it has officially opened a vehicle assembly facility in Accra, Ghana, to join its other locations in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda.

The facility in Accra has a capacity to build 5,000 vehicles a year. The models to be assembled using the automaker’s semi-knocked-down assembly kits are the Tiguan, Teramont, Passat, Polo and Amarok.

The event to announce automaker’s investment and the unveiling of the first vehicle assembled in Ghana was attended by the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Minister of Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen, and cabinet ministers also saw announcements around Volkswagen’s overall investments into the country.

The move is the culmination of a memorandum of understanding Volkswagen signed with the government of Ghana in the presence of German Chancellor Angela Merkel nearly two years ago. Ghana has played its part by announcing the creation of the Ghana Automotive Development Policy (GADP).

The process has seen the creation of Volkswagen Ghana, (a 100% subsidiary of Volkswagen Group) the first automotive company to be registered under GADP and wholly-owned by the automaker. It will be responsible for the import of the SKD kits and fully built vehicles.

Jeffrey J. Oppong Peprah has been named CEO of Volkswagen Ghana.

In a statement, the automaker says it recognizes that while “the African automotive market is comparatively small today, the Sub-Saharan region has the potential to become an automotive growth market of the future.”

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/2020/08/13/volkswagen-opens-fifth-assembly-plant-in-sub-saharan-africa/

Nigerian government shouldn't allow any car assembled in Ghana to enter Nigeria.

We have Nigerians who have the exclusive rights to sale Toyota cars and Volkswagen cars in Nigeria

and Federal government agencies like customs and police should make sure they sieze any car assembled in Ghana. We must protect our indigenous companies.

wow.

temptnow:
Nigerian government shouldn't allow any car assembled in Ghana to enter Nigeria.

We have Nigerians who have the exclusive rights to sale Toyota cars and Volkswagen cars in Nigeria

and Federal government agencies like customs and police should make sure they sieze any car assembled in Ghana. We must protect our indigenous companies.

You said it right but with the level of greed and curruption among the leaders in this country they call Nigeria, the way these cars will flood Nigerian market ehh, even Abba Kyari would be shocked from his grave.
This country us finished, God should just destroy Nigeria like Sodom & Gomorah let us start all over again

temptnow:
Nigerian government shouldn't allow any car assembled in Ghana to enter Nigeria.

We have Nigerians who have the exclusive rights to sale Toyota cars and Volkswagen cars in Nigeria

and Federal government agencies like customs and police should make sure they sieze any car assembled in Ghana. We must protect our indigenous companies.

Would there be any difference in the purchase price when compared?

The 'indigeneous companies' will have to place competitive prices on their imported products.

temptnow:
Nigerian government shouldn't allow any car assembled in Ghana to enter Nigeria.

We have Nigerians who have the exclusive rights to sale Toyota cars and Volkswagen cars in Nigeria

and Federal government agencies like customs and police should make sure they sieze any car assembled in Ghana. We must protect our indigenous companies.

It’s as if you can’t read they said they are building another one exactly like Ghana’s but most likely larger in Nigeria as well

Waiting for the tokunbo cos right now I can't afford the rear leather

Abohboy:


It’s as if you can’t read they said they are building another one exactly like Ghana’s but most likely larger in Nigeria as well

I've read somewhere where their president said they will take advantage of ECOWAS free trade to export to Nigeria and beyond.

Interesting

temptnow:
I've read somewhere where their president said they will take advantage of ECOWAS free trade to export to Nigeria and beyond.

dude calm down is not a Ghanaian car company, so why you dey hate Ghana?

Wizzzzmike:


dude calm down is not a Ghanaian car company, so why you dey hate Ghana?

Cos they hate Nigeria too