Abbeyme:
Autojosh, by your analogy, IVM is a vehicle manufacturing entity.

BUT, we all know that the act of manufacturing parts and components of a vehicle is mainly through the engineering of those parts and components.

BMW and RR both have hundreds of engineers (mechanical, electrical, design, metallurgy, materials even civil works) doing the designs and testing of components.
How many engineers does IVM have in his employ? That is my question and I hope it would answer the manufacturing part of the principal question.

Bighead9:
INNOSON motors are all China made, the parts are imported and Assembled by INNOSON. The cars are moving Coffin, no wonder the owner of the company doesn't drive his own brand.

DonXavi:
This guy must be an Afon.ja

henryobinna:
if you base your believe on what people say and not what you know and what you want, believe me you still won't buy a hiace bus...


I've been seeing lots of Innoson vehicles being used by private individuals, businesses and government agencies etc... I see them many times here in Owerri. Judging from this, there vehicles should be great and of good quality. Note I don't own one nor have I driven one. I'm just giving my own testimony...

Do your findings well and buy the best for your business and most importantly pocket.

Good luck

conductor1003:

98% of Nigerian yoots are dumb from birth. These two here, they, put together with their parents might not be able to afford a used secondhand Toyota Corolla imported from North America let alone a brand new Inosson.

Back to the topic,
Innosson, just like Apple, Samsung, Toyota, BMW outsource some of their spare parts from other OEMs and it doesn't remove or add anything to the fact that they are manufacturers.


Let me give me an example of Apple who design the iPhone and sends the manufacturer specs to Foxconn who produces iPhones in China using Samsung screen and processor.

Who is the manufacturer of iPhone? Apple or Foxxcon?

Your answer will help you know whether Innossson is a car manufacturer or music producing company.

Psoul:



I don't think that Autojosh did anything wrong in his analysis.

I don't know where he is from. If he is actually a Yoruba, his analysis was not biased as you seeing it.
He indirectly told us that Innosson Motors is a manufacturing company and not a car assembly as many have argued.

Bighead9:



Trash.
How many INNOSON cars do you own, or how many Governors in the East use any IVM in their fleet? I insist, IVM are China made but Assembled here. They also have zero, safety features. That's why I always refer to them as moving Coffins.

Forreellinc:

buy na, innoson motor wey if u start am e go be like

Africanness:
Innoson is an assembler. This whole thing was debunked by egunmogaji or someone a few years ago. He gets the WHOLE CAR from a particular chinese automaker - Ill update this once I get the name of the company. They bring it in as ckd (completely knocked down) parts and get tax liens on it.

All he does is rebadge it. Even the badges (logos) are not made in nigeria. Based on his deal wt the parent company, he cant even market (advertise) the car in his own name 'innosson'. Do u think the guy just refuses to do adverts?

You must be funny comparing innosson to mercedes.

Arysexy:


Shut up!

He produces his tyres. He uses steels locally produced from steel rolling factories.

His plastic industry at Enugu produce all the plastic components like dashboard, bumper, tyres, etc. Go and find out. He only import engine, wheel and few components

Stop hating

mildflame:


sharap ya mouth, how old is Innoson? you think the likes of Toyota, BMW and others just became brand overnight
Dont make me SLAP you

Bighead9:



Trash.
How many INNOSON cars do you own, or how many Governors in the East use any IVM in their fleet? I insist, IVM are China made but Assembled here. They also have zero, safety features. That's why I always refer to them as moving Coffins.

AutoReportNG:
Hmmm... The last time I did an article on Innoson, I had 75 mentions... So, it will be good to sit, watch and observe with Zobo and Pop Corn

Almaiga:
All INNOSO's cars are Assembled in Nigeria. The parts are imported from China, this means
that, all INNOSON's Vehicles are China.

naijamerican:


NA LIE! So they no get seat belt or airbag?

See this mumu spreading falsehoods.

conductor1003:

98% of Nigerian yoots are dumb from birth. These two here, they, put together with their parents might not be able to afford a used secondhand Toyota Corolla imported from North America let alone a brand new Inosson.

Back to the topic,
Innosson, just like Apple, Samsung, Toyota, BMW outsource some of their spare parts from other OEMs and it doesn't remove or add anything to the fact that they are manufacturers.


Let me give me an example of Apple who draft design and sends the description to Foxconn who produces iPhones in China using Samsung screen and processor.

Who is the manufacturer of iPhone? Apple or Foxxcon or Samsung?

Your answer will help you know whether Innossson is a car manufacturer or music producing company.

AutoJoshNG:


Does Innoson manufacture or just “assemble” vehicles?

This has become a famous topic of debate among some Nigerians.

To start with, Innoson Vehicle...

warriorPedigree:

I agree with you is just hating igbos is like oxygen to majority of those folks, if they don't hate on igbos they will die

Cosplay:
This is an interesting topic.

Here's some objective analysis to ponder:

First, keep the following in mind -

1. All vehicles bear a VIN which identifies the country of manufacture.

2. Even when a vehicle is manufactured by an automaker in a country different from the home country, the VIN it bears would always identify the country it was manufactured in.

Examples:

The following are VINs for Toyota Models

2T1BU4EEXAC401491

2010 Toyota Corolla manufactured in Canada.

The first 2 characters, 2T, identify this vehicle as originating from Canada.

4T1BF3EK1AU572297

2010 Toyota Camry manufactured in the USA.

The first 2 characters, 4T, identify this vehicle as originating from the USA.

JTDBU4EE0AJ079416

2010 Toyota Corolla manufactured in Japan, the home country of Toyota.

JT identifies this vehicle as originating from Japan.

AHTLA52E403012797

2008 Toyota Corolla manufactured in South Africa.

AH identifies this vehicle as originating from South Africa.

These are all Toyota vehicles, manufactured all over the world, with one thing in common: Despite being Toyota, they always bear a VIN indicating the country of manufacture.

A couple of examples:

Rolls-Royce:

SCA664S53AUX48915

2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost

SC identifies this vehicle as originating from the United Kingdom.

Mercedes-Benz:

WDDGF5EB9AR089347

2010 Mercedes-Benz C300.

WD identifies this vehicle as originating from Germany.

Now to IVM, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing.

LCR6R514XCD180016

2012 IVM G5.

Three guesses what country LC matches?

The Peoples Republic of China.

However this vehicle was supposedly "manufactured" in Nigeria.

Every country on the planet has a set of VIN codes assigned to it. The first 3 characters of the VIN are the WMI. World Manufacturer Identity.

Nigerian WMI:

FF - FK

Until such a time as IVM produces a vehicle in Nigeria with the first 2 characters of the 17 digit VIN as -

FF, FG, FH, FI, FJ, FK

Unfortunately IVM cannot be referred to as a bonafide Nigerian automaker, just as the enthusiast who imports kits from a kit car maker and assembles them in his garage cannot be referred to as a bonafide automaker.

Suggested reading:

https://en.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_(VIN_codes)/World_Manufacturer_Identifier_(WMI)