South Africa To Acquire Rights To Produce Nigerian Cars.

sbucareer, talking about knowledge and the future, I'm working on an article for a well known newspaper The #@vv!()&:" ?1#@$, ends with Times, you have one as well in the UK and I'm looking at jobs in the future. I'll send you a copy when it's done. Funny, do you know who Will have jobs in the future, tour guides, artists etc. Jobs like nurses, doctors (to a large extent), drivers, architects etc. will be gone, replaced by what I called proxybots. I'm still trying to determine the social rankings of these proxy bots, it may be that the rankings will also require functionality minimizations. Currently my idea is to give them the same rankings as their human aliases. That is if you are a cleaner, your proxy will be a cleaner etc. and if you are brain surgeon your proxy will earn the wages of a brain surgeon. Can't give away too much at this point. The problem is, if the machines can do the jobs why give it to emotional humans that require health care and other benefits.

Nigerian bots get to seat at home unemployed, others sell oil (petroleum) until we can solve the hydrogen/ethanol/solar problem then they get to stay home as well, in  the short term we'll have the China principle of population control and long term poverty and disease will finish the job. Unless of course we understand and prepare now,

This article below describes one of the major improvements achieved within the Nigerian industrial base in which will soon give it the footing it needs to begin effectively restructuring its motor vehicle manufacturing industry. Trust me, if the rate at which the nation is restructuring its industrial base, financial wellbeing and political soundness,  is sustained for at least another three years, with its current exploding economic growth ratings of 8%, 9%, and an expected 10% this year, at the least, Nigeria's overall industrial base will blow past that of South Africa's within only 5 to 6 years time. Its size will see to it. Already the nation is on verge of surpassing South African as the nation with the largest number of folks with personal phone access on the African continent.

Already the nation has nearly 20Mill folks with phone service, up from about 400,000 in 1999, yet with over 150Million people,  as opposed to South Africa's under 46Mill or so citizens, Nigeria has an immense amount of space to expand their communications industry into; the fact that it's population is growing at an robust 2.5-3% rate is an even greater incentive for telecommunications growth in the nation. It's only a matter of little time before this same level of growth is achieved in its hardcore industrial base as well. South Africa's days as the continents most industrialized nation are shortly numbered. THE SLEEPING GIANT HAS AWAKEN!!   

I would like to respond by saying that the originator of the car makes me proud as an African. We recently had a conversation with my friends on when are we going to create our own cars. I'm South African and to hear that an African has already made strides in this regard is like PERFECT! I believe we should all be behind our brother. If South Africa has resources to turn this into a reality then good. I think that those who don't embrace the idea are entitled to their opinion,however, the focus should be on the fact that the whole thing ( from idea to production) will be done on the African soil.

Hi Guys,

I'm a South African and this are my answers to this questions -

sorry to puncture your bubble, we are absolutely far from being "one big happy family of africans"! put on your thinking cap, if that was so why did the southafricans insist the car must be produced in their country and not that of the owner?
- because South Africa doesn't want this to be another African failure, President Mbeki is supporting African renaisance and I promise you as soon as the Nigerian Government support the project, it will be back in your country.

Why do you need a visa (with stringent conditions) to travel to other "family" of african nations including SA?
- In 2010, there will be only one VISA fro visitors to SADC country, this is an improvement by the SA government, I hope to see on for the whole of Africa soon.

Why is cameroun deporting nigerians?
- Most of the Nigerian guys are operating illigal businesses and are using our brothers in South Africa for drug-smuggling and they have killed plenty of them, I'm sure the same thing will happen in South Africa as the SA Government have issued a warning against them. Nigerians who are running their normal businesses are supported by South Africans, but the only problem that might have the governemnt dealing with them is that they mess up every place where they setup a business.

Why are we fighting over bakaassi? can't we just share it as "brothers"?
- That's very stupid and I agree with you my brother, aforum like this well help us to share ideas. We need to start educating our young brothers and sisters about the way they need to grow and improve the situation in Africa.

I wish Nigeria all the best. I was dissapointed to see the state of Lagos this days, its filthy and in very bad conditions. Government need to fund projects to make it a better place.

If those "made in Nigeria" cars fail to materialise this is why.

Design history, moulds of Nigerian made car stolen as robbers attack motor manufacturing firm

EZEMA JAMES OKWY
Saturday, March 18, 2006

An indigenous motor manufacturing company, Izuogu Motors Limited, Naze Owerri, Imo State, has lost property valued at over one billion naira to burglary.

According to the chairman of the company, Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu, some armed men numbering about 12 broke into Izuogu Motors factory, Saturday, March 11, between 1.00 and 2.00 a.m. and carted away various machines and tools including a design history notebook of Z-600, the design file Z-MASS, containing the design history for mass production of Z-600 car, a proposed locally made car and the moulds for various parts of the car.

Izuogu, who has laboured for 18 years under very difficult circimstances to design and produce the stolen moulds, lamented that the moulds took 10 years to design and build.

“The perplexing thing about this theft is that it is clear that none of the stolen items can be sold in the market. Since the Z-600 is not yet in the market, the items stolen can only be used by the 600 phototype which is just one car,” he told journalists.

He wondered why other highly valued machines and tools in the factory were not touched by the robbers if they were looking for money.

“It seems that the target of this robbery is to stop the efforts we are making to mass-produce the first ever locally made car in Africa,” he stated, adding: “Other items stolen after a quick inventory conducted by the company soon after the incident include locally produced timing wheel, locally produced year camshaft, locally produced crankshaft, locally produced engine tappets, all 20 pieces each. Also stolen are 10 pieces of locally produced Z-600 engine blocks, 10 pieces of locally produced pistons, 4 pieces of engine block mounds, 4 pieces of top engine block moulds, 10 pieces of engine fly wheel and 2 pieces each of rear car and front mudguard moulds.

The moulds stolen took 10 years to design and build. In monetary terms they are valued over one billion Naira. But the problem is not the money but the time and energy it took to design and produce these moulds. To worsen the matter, our design notebook has also been stolen.”

He regarded the loss as a national economic disaster were the nation to appreciate the value of technological and intellectual property.

Izuogu therefore appealed to the Federal Government, the security agencies and all well-meaning Nigerians to assist in the recovery of the stolen items.

The robbers had mercilessly beaten the security men and tied them up before forcing the factory open, he added.

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    "However, the Nigerian identity for this particular project is not all that important.  There are more basic things - like power supply and local petroleum refineries - that are of much higher priority.  We do not need to build our own cars or computers yet."

Do you think we need to invent the wheel before we move forward in this country? For some time I have wondered whether this country is cursed!!! Seriously
Its sad. terribly so. e should pursue the doctrine of enlightened greed where we look impartially at all issues, potentials etc and take the initiative of making progress in all things while benefiting ourselves and the community we live in.
We have the population, manpower waiting to be developed should there be a lack and technology to be acquired by hook or crook.
Seun please I have a lot of resp[ect for you,  but please lets not condone nonsense.
Do you know since when that guy has been pushing that car concept in this accursed country?

I remember serving anbd seeing a video in which one military administrator in onme of the eastern states was going for an event concerning the public show or something like that in Owerri or so. I served in 19997=98 and thgis the event was some years before that. Not too sure. He is a human and has suffered enough. Nigeria does not deserve him. Period and for material reasons, am happy for him.
You want to know how shortsighted Nigerians are, see their behavoiur when they sold out their interests in the Vmobile saga. Shameful.
"Nigeria we Hail thee" to the Niger Delta guy interms of slangs in those daysa, means we have sold the country. Debatable,  my son isd crying . See you.
 

  Izuogu's machine(Z600) no doubt is a commendable effort.
But that is where the good story ends.
The easiest way to enter the auto market/industry  in the 21st century is to copy other existing models at least engine wise and other key components. The Hyundai copied Mitsubishi  while Daewoo copied Opel. Even the early Toyota copied the GMs of their time.
Izuogu's attempt to reinvent the wheel by making every thing from the scratch will not carry him far.
Eddy Bongos  made commendable efforts in the 80s by building buses, pickups locally using imported inputs.
To get  Z 600 on the road in the way Izuogu is thinking and going about it will take a miracle.

The best way for the a full Nigerian car is to build on the existing Success stories like the 504, 306, 406, Jetta etc. On this models  a lot  of models can be built. I have attempted making a front wheel drive 504 with improved dashboard , door carpets etc.
Most body parts for the 504 are already locally made so you don't have to invest in body parts again.
Then you look for a successful engine from an engine maker in China, India, Brazil or Mexico for a beginning.  With this approach , a truly locally made car will be built in less time and with less cash.
I have a lot of respect for Dr Izuogu, but I am convinced that the launching of the Z600 has more to to with his political ambition than auto industry.

Hi, what is happening to i-Nigeria!!