Morkavictor:
see them alway finding excuse to discredit Gej adminstration but will celebrate fashola commissioning of common street light.

omenka:
Well, I never thought producing cars in Nigeria is impossible, and it is indeed a laudable advancement. But you can't build a house on quicksand and expect it to stand.

Basic infrastructures like electricity have to be in adequate supply otherwise these products might be priced out of reach of average Nigerians, which I believe should constitute the bulk of their customers, due to their high cost of production.

The wealthy folks would still prefer their Toyotas, Hondas, Benzes, Bentleys, GMCs, BMWs, Ferraris etc, to any of the cars produced domestically. When you price products too high (which is inevitable sometimes if you don't wanna incure too much loses), you tend to get lesser patronage and that affects business adversely.

This is just the plain truth I was getting at that all those overly emotional and erratic kids up there are throwing insults here and there.

omenka:
And I also saw somewhere one of those cars (not too sure it was innoson tho, but was manufactured locally) that could pass for a Kia Picanto priced at 1.5million!! I was like "nigerians would rather go for a 2001 Camry and pocket the change than buy the car at that cost". These are just stark realities my brother.

omenka:
...Because some few cars were produced I feel so ashamed sometimes when these people talk. Gosh!! Even pipe borne water we don't get yet someone is spewing this trash.

These men are at best politicians. They lie and lick balls a lot.

omenka:
...Because some few cars were produced I feel so ashamed sometimes when these people talk. Gosh!! Even pipe borne water we don't get yet someone is spewing this trash.

These men are at best politicians. They lie and lick balls a lot.

bushdoc9919:
All well, if the reduction is due to an increase in domestic manufacturing.

If we want to make the reduction more permanent.....Ajaokuta and Light are the two passwords!

DaBullIT:


I agree with you. But I'll add that the reason why import dropped is because Nigerians are broke , as usual Customs added 35% import duties for cars , when cars get here customers won't be able to afford , even big men are plying Cotonou routes with Bentleys , if i am wrong , why did import reduce ? how many innonso or made in Nigeria cars have been produced / sold to Nigerians ?

Truth is there see it !

IyfeNamikaze:


maybe you lack foresight, the prize of the locally made cars will be within 1.5 - 3 million for a while, but when they start producing more and more people starts buying the cars, the prize will eventually fall drastically. how much was MTN similar card whn it first arrived naija? N15,000.... how much is it now? N100.

angels09:
There's nothing good about the news... Nothing absolutely nothing ....Omenka was just being moderate n nice.

omenka:
I think you are taking things personal here. You are most likely a car dealer!

bettercreature:
Look at this people.....that is why i always argue we dont have good economist in Nigeria,20% drop or people are are using COTONOU FAST LANE after the senseless clearing cost charges

omenka:
That is just the truth my brother. The drop isn't really because folks now patronise locally manufactured cars in preference to those imported as this report indirectly wants to make people believe. Rather, the drop is because people simply can't afford to buy those cars anymore, pockets are getting leaner and people are trimming their expenditures to provide for the most basic needs.

Nigerians, as can be seen by most people that quoted me earlier, tend to be too emotional when dealing with issues and hardly analyse trends based on their merits.

DaBullIT:


I am happy that you can also see through the lies, the truth is there , most people just read and comment , instead of reading to reason. This news is just a writeup to promote someone's tenure, if it were true Nigeria is assembling,producing or selling cars to Nigerians lots of graduates will be employed. Innonso autos I think its owned privately and I don't think they produced 1000 cars yet ,even that number can not pit a dent on the % reduction in imports , as you said , people just can't afford those cars anymore .

Let them stop telling us that a cat is a goat. In the same vein somebody announced that FG is releasing 400 B to complete some projects at last minute , when asked if its the right move , he said Nigeria is not broke, 67% Nlanders said its a scam to embezzle before next year , others are saying the previous sets are enemies of progress , meanwhile ASUU and ASUP needs less than 150 B for allowance and salary increment , No lecturer has received the funds they claimed to have released , there's rumor that another strike will begin 1:1:15 , I am just waiting for a few days , weeks or maybe months when okonjo iweala will announce that Nigeria is broke . Some of my previous posts about how wrong It was to severe ties with US , I was being insulted , but I'm happy cos I'll get the chance to show them

If Okonjo announces that Nigeria is broke , FG will run to IMF or World bank and trust me when I say this , USA will prevent Nigeria from having a loan from world bank or IMF , Our crude which could have been our collateral is valueless. Not that its really Valueless , US would want to punish Nigeria for the insults and the ties Jonathan has severed with them . There and then , I will laugh at those who insulted and wrote rubbish .

omenka:
...Because some few cars were produced I feel so ashamed sometimes when these people talk. Gosh!! Even pipe borne water we don't get yet someone is spewing this trash.

These men are at best politicians. They lie and lick balls a lot.

omenka:
...Because some few cars were produced I feel so ashamed sometimes when these people talk. Gosh!! Even pipe borne water we don't get yet someone is spewing this trash.

These men are at best politicians. They lie and lick balls a lot.

Boss13:
I think this is a propaganda. Assembly of cars is even fully yet to hit the ground running. I was at Nissan yesterday and I was told that only one model of Nissan cars is being assembled in the country. Toyota is still signing MoUs. Innoson is still proving to Nigerians that he can produce cars rather than he can sells cars. I think we need to start requesting for verifiable evidences when we see report like this.

ducii:


Read your write-up and see what you wish your country.
You say Innoson has not sold upto a 1000 cars, try and google how much the Anambra State and Federal government has patronized Innoson.
You claim our oil is valueless, my dear you are wrong oil has been useful for over a century

omenka:
I think you are taking things personal here. You are most likely a car dealer!

angels09:


Nope I just summarized all that I should have said in a brief statement....to have a glimpse into my thoughts just do a survey of the Brazilian developmental efforts under Lula ... And compare with Nigeria's own...sick efforts

omenka:
Da Silva is simply an iconic leader. Brazil could never have it better.

omenka:
And I also saw somewhere one of those cars (not too sure it was innoson tho, but was manufactured locally) that could pass for a Kia Picanto priced at 1.5million!! I was like "nigerians would rather go for a 2001 Camry and pocket the change than buy the car at that cost". These are just stark realities my brother.

omenka:
Da Silva is simply an iconic leader. Brazil could never have it better.

banky3w:
If importation like, make e reduce by 1000000000000000000000000000%! I go still bring in my Honda crosstour next year

IyfeNamikaze:


maybe you lack foresight, the prize of the locally made cars will be within 1.5 - 3 million for a while, but when they start producing more and more people starts buying the cars, the prize will eventually fall drastically. how much was MTN similar card whn it first arrived naija? N15,000.... how much is it now? N100.