Dangote Sinotruck West Africa Limited on Tuesday rolled out its first set of locally assembled Chinese trucks as it began an eight-hour shift, assembling between four and five trucks per day at its Lagos-based plant.

The Group General Manager, Projects, Mr. Hikmat Thapa, who spoke in company with other senior managers of the company after conducting journalists round the assembly plant in Ikeja, said it was the first phase of the project.

He said that the second phase would begin in June with two shifts per day and hoped to do 24 hours daily operation moving from Semi-Knocked Down components to Completely Knocked Down (parts) assembly.

“As soon as we move on to 24-hour daily operation, we will churn out between 20 and 30 trucks per day. We are starting with SKD and now waiting for the CKD parts coming at the end of the month,” he said.

Thapa said the project was a joint venture between Dangote, owned by Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Sinotruck of China, with the former controlling 65 per cent, and the later, 35 per cent.

According to him, the plant, with installed capacity to assemble 10,000 trucks annually, will take care of local demand as well as produce for export to some West African countries.

Thapa also hinted about the company’s plan to start producing the cabin needed by the locally assembled vehicles, which would signal the inclusion of local content in the truck production venture.

He said engine production was part of the programme of the company but did not give details.

The company said, in a statement, it would assemble and produce full range of commercial vehicles covering heavy duty truck, medium truck, light truck and other semi-trailers, which would create 3,000 jobs for Nigerians.

“It will also provide new employment opportunities, improve local automobile technology, equipment and technology level, promote the economic development in Nigeria,” it added.

Giving a background of the technical partner, it stated, “Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited, which was eestablished in 1960, has the largest production and export base for heavy-duty truck in China.”

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Nigeria will get there.

Kudos to Dangote!

Let's say we have three men of likes of Dangote

Naija go just blow in two years

Good one my childhood friend

izzou:


Anytime there's is something good about productivity, check well. It must be China

Why?

Can't we take engineers here,train them abroad, and bring them back so we can have our own?

Most made in Nigeria products smell of China

It is a gradual process, the guys working with the Chinese at the assembly are Nigerians and sooner or later they will pick up. The problem is not sending them abroad for training, the issue is they don't usually come back after their training. So it's better to train them on-job here than to waste our scarce resource (dollar) on people that may likely not return.

This aliko nigga is a wonder man,soon now he move from assembling to manufacturing.


He has his hands on so many things nd hes doing absolutely fine

This guy is something else. Less than a year ago he said something about this project now it's a reality. This guy is better than all Nigerian politicians combined

We set the ball rolling. God on our side, we shall achieve the best.

God bless dangote

this is something government in Nigeria would use as an achievement during campaign, that same thing is what a single man is achieving effortlessly

imagine Nigeria has to wait for him to set up his refinery because a government with over 180 million people cannot do it

I pray he is teaching his family members n other Nigerians the secret of his business success so that this can be replicated in other aspects of our economy

may God bless him with long life n wisdom

amen

Smart Business Man

Addicted2Women:

How many people does he plan to kill with those trucks ??

I think you are not fit to be here, you can go back to romance section. Your comment here show lack of common sense

Must it always be in Lagos. Almost all new Nigerias Vehicle assembly plants are there. Dangote, your Refinery which is the biggest in Africa is in Lekki, why not take this your new Assembly plant to Ogun or Osun or Rivers. Lagos is being littered with industries already. Soon the will hold the rest of Nigeria hostage or break out of the country.

Addicted2Women:

How many people does he plan to kill with those trucks ??

Ignoramus... No matter what , accident must happen... we are in Nigeria after all a country known for her bad roads....

Addicted2Women:

How many people does he plan to kill with those trucks ??

My uncle works in yabaleft, he will reduce price for you

wow nice one!!!!!!

jmichlins:
This guy is something else. Less than a year ago he said something about this project now it's a reality. This guy is better than all Nigerian politicians combined

He is a business man.. you dont compare a business man with a politician

Dangote na "G"

estyvino:
Let's say we have three men of likes of Dangote

Naija go just blow in two years

Good one my childhood friend

Na so

Goodnews, we shall one get there...

Dangote again... This man should kuku com and buy us all...

megrimor:

My uncle works in yabaleft, he will reduce price for you

You need a permanent accommodation in your uncles office.

What if our politicians handled our country as Dangote handles his various businesses?


Just thinking out loud shaa... Greetings to all NLs

izzou:


Anytime there's is something good about productivity, check well. It must be China

Why?

Can't we take engineers here,train them abroad, and bring them back so we can have our own?

Most made in Nigeria products smell of China

We have the engineers, Go to UK, USA, U will see a lot on Nigerians.
Until Ajaokuta steel rolling mill start working at full capacity we are going no where in term if Technology.
No advanced country will encourage us to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mills.

Igbos are doing really well

I just Hope the company will produce customize HORSE CART for BONEBEING like me.

Cement still cost oh Mr D abeg do something