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Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by marryjesus: 3:39am On May 01, 2017
As the $100 million Dangote Sinotruk West Africa Ltd assembly plant in Lagos begins the production of trucks, the management has hinted of plans to export the vehicles to neighbouring markets after meeting local demands.

A 65 percent/35 per cent joint venture between the Dangote Group founded by Africa’s foremost industrialist, Aliko Dangote, and China’s Sinotruk, the plant has the capacity to assemble at least 10, 000 heavy duty trucks and sundry commercial vehicles a year and create about 3, 000 jobs when the facility is fully operational by 2018.


Speaking during a media tour to mark the formal roll-out of the Sinotruk heavy duty trucks, the Group General Manager {Projects}, Hikmat Bahadur Thapa, and the General Manager, Dangote Sinotruk, Daniel Biju, disclosed that the plant is presently producing four to five trucks a day.

It was, however, learnt that the auto maker would be embarking on two assembly shifts by June his year, while the local production of the cabin or hood would begin by February 2018 as part of the plans to shore up the local content in the trucks and raise capacity utilisatiion.

Daily production is expected to rise to about 16 units a day in the next few months, and 20 to 30 daily, when full operation begins during the third stage of the implementation of the plant project.

“One of the objectives of setting up Dangote Sinotruk is to form a base for heavy-duty trucks and commercial vehicles in West Africa. With this, not only the market demands in Nigeria can be met, but also the requirements of covering the neighboring countries will be gradually met,” Hikmat Thapa disclosed.

Located on Oba Akran Street in Ikeja, Dangote Sinotruk was built to produce a full range of commercial vehicles covering heavy duty trucks, medium trucks, light trucks and other related vehicles for haulage and logistics, construction and industrial uses.

The visiting journalists were informed that the project dovetails into government’s drive towards the diversification of the economy with emphasis on the local production.

And to deepen efforts in this regard, Biju explained that the trucks maker was having talks with its partners to encourage their input suppliers in China to come to Nigeria and set up parts production facilities in order to further shore up the local content level in the made-in Nigeria Sinotruk.

It also came to the fore during the visit that with the coming on stream of the assembly plant, all the companies hitherto engaged in the local assembly of Sinotruk and the importation fully built up units, will now have to come under the umbrella of Dangote Sinotruk as the joint venture confers on it exclusive control of the brand in the Nigerian market. A nationwide distribution and after-sales service network, it was gathered, would be set to ensure availability and ease of usage by customers.

Earlier while taking the visitors through the facility during production, the Project Manager, Dangote Group, Tijani Momodu , explained the process of assembling the trucks. He stressed that production is never over until the vehicles rolling out have been inspected with relevant equipment to obviate skidding and okay the axle weight, brake, exhaust, steering, speaker and the headlamps.

Adjoining the production area is the training where technical staff’s skills and knowledge of Sinotruk technology are updated.

“Sinotruk is very strict on quality. Quality control experts hold regular training for the staff to ensure that everything is done in compliance with Sinotruk’s high standards,” the guests were informed, even as Biju assured that due to a technological intercourse between the Chinese brand and MAN, a reputable German trucks giant, “the Sinotruk technology is as good as German”.

The largest manufacturing conglomerate in West Africa, Dangote Industries Limited was established in May, 1981 with products range covering cement, fertilizer, sugar, flour, salt, pasta and drinks, in addition to providing services in petroleum, natural gas, automobile, communications, as well as iron and steel.
more at http://www.akelicious.com/2017/05/dangote-sinotruk-rolls-out-trucks.html

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by aminho(m): 4:06am On May 01, 2017
Sai godiya

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Jabioro: 4:11am On May 01, 2017
Good development, take off some men/women from the labor market ..

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by justmenoni: 5:07am On May 01, 2017
Let dangote coy start using those trucks as that will provide and proof first hand experience grin angry

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by MrBONE2(m): 6:41am On May 01, 2017
Nice Onegrin


We KiViKians Need


HORSE and OX CARTS grin
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by cogbuagu: 7:10am On May 01, 2017
Good to hear that
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Qmerit(m): 7:11am On May 01, 2017
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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Adeoba10(m): 7:11am On May 01, 2017
Thank God say Man no b God, dis dangote boy will just sign contract with God and will be selling Fresh air per minute breathing, rainfall 5k/hour,sunshine 3k/hour....

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Bugatie(m): 7:11am On May 01, 2017
This man has hands on virtually everything,

What a genius

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Scatterscatter(m): 7:12am On May 01, 2017
Only two things are working in Nigeria : Lagos State and Dangote.

Both of them should kuku buy Nigeria biko.

Ambode - President
Fashola - Vice President
Tinubu - Senate President
Dangote - Minister of Everything lipsrsealed

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by detiosa(m): 7:12am On May 01, 2017
Hope deir reckless drivers will not be operating dem

Cos d accidents don do.
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by SalamRushdie: 7:13am On May 01, 2017
Dangote is a gift to Africa

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Mowoe(m): 7:13am On May 01, 2017
smart024:


All they know is to upgrade these monsters of highway accidents and putting them on our already "good" roads...
cry cry cry


Other Monster vehicles get involved in accidents too

SafeDavid:
I hope they don't become road killers like the ones they already have.

Other Vehicles Are also road killers too. Y'all are picking on dangote because his vehicles are marked(branded). If they weren't, they would have also been like those other vehicles that kill people And we hear nothing about them.

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by smart024(m): 7:14am On May 01, 2017
This people will not think of reviving the railway lines then extending it to major delivery points before using these trucks for short distance delivery distribution o...

All they know is to upgrade these monsters of highway accidents and putting them on our already "good" roads...
cry cry cry

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Crusherdaniels(m): 7:15am On May 01, 2017
Issorite
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by meezynetwork(m): 7:15am On May 01, 2017
Hmmm, Dangote? Only u?
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by SafeDavid(m): 7:16am On May 01, 2017
I hope they don't become road killers like the ones they already have.
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by iVentHub(m): 7:17am On May 01, 2017
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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Ephiezy4real(m): 7:19am On May 01, 2017
Nice initiative. I hope this won't stop the railway projects o. And I hope our Itape steel will start manufacturing soon so that the major raw materials will be sourced in Nigeria.
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Ephiezy4real(m): 7:20am On May 01, 2017
iVentHub:
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wetin be J?
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by MutantMetahuman: 7:21am On May 01, 2017
Hmmmm well don dangote


I wonder if dangote is a flat head.

The bragging and the chest beating on the internet by his kinsmen alone will run the man down grin

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by koladebrainiac(m): 7:22am On May 01, 2017
Dangote will be one of the people that will crush the dream of Railway because by the time nigeria Rail corp is fully operational n people are shifting to railways dangote wont be able to sell enough truck to Nigeria anymore n this will gradually affect his Sinotruck Dangote trucks.

to stop that from happening,Dangote n co would try every inch of their power to frustrate railway corp.

ok just saying...i like his initiatives sha.



one guy up their just called him minister of everything! lol that really cracked me up.

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by aybabz101: 7:24am On May 01, 2017
Adeoba10:
Thank God say Man no b God, dis dangote boy will just sign contract with God and will be selling Fresh air per minute breathing, rainfall 5k/hour,sunshine 3k/hour....

wetin dis one dey talk nw. if oda nigerian billionaires dey invest like dis man, nigerian Labour market wont be saturated like dis. all oda jst sit down on top oil and refuse to diversify into the industrial sector. And the God forsaken politicians are there burying monies up and down. u 2 dey here dey talk nonsense. smh

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by Alexk2(m): 7:24am On May 01, 2017
I just love this man. His sense of patrotism is never in doubt. If we can find 10 of him in this country, nigeria will be so much more better.

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by ogobaby23(f): 7:25am On May 01, 2017
Good one
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by SgtKisswhere: 7:28am On May 01, 2017
Adeoba10:
Thank God say Man no b God, dis dangote boy will just sign contract with God and will be selling Fresh air per minute breathing, rainfall 5k/hour,sunshine 3k/hour....

bro don't be like this.
when you see that opportunity make use of it
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by ademega(m): 7:28am On May 01, 2017
This guy should start thinking of becoming the president
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by maxibrainz02(m): 7:31am On May 01, 2017
O God of Dangote pick up my call
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by yankidelta(m): 7:32am On May 01, 2017
justmenoni:
Let dangote coy start using those trucks as that will provide and proof first hand experience grin angry
They actually do use those trucks
.

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Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by nNEOo(m): 7:34am On May 01, 2017
Am sure he will soon venture into car manufacturing......

Seun we need more emoji,these ones are outdated....I only use less than 4
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by maxibrainz02(m): 7:36am On May 01, 2017
Adeoba10:
Thank God say Man no b God, dis dangote boy will just sign contract with God and will be selling Fresh air per minute breathing, rainfall 5k/hour,sunshine 3k/hour....
is it a sin to be business oriented??
Re: Dangote Sinotruk Rolls Out Trucks, Targets Local, Ecowas Markets by potent5(m): 7:36am On May 01, 2017
Good one.

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