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GHANA – German Automotive manufacturing giant, Volkswagen (VW) has partnered with BlackIvy Ghana to build a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling station for trucks and commercial vehicles in Ghana. The pilot CNG filling station will be the first of its kind in Ghana and the entire West Africa region. The station will help promote the use of CNG trucks which…
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GHANA – Ghana’s President H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has presided over the launching ceremony of the locally assembled Volkswagen car which was held in the country’s capital, Accra. The successful launch of the Volkswagen car follows the signing of an MoU between the Government of Ghana and the German automobile manufacturer which was aimed at establishing a vehicle assembly…
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GHANA – Chinese vehicle manufacturing company Sinotruk, has begun assembling its plants under the Automotive Development Policy by government. According to Ghana’s Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, there are a number of other car manufacturing companies that have also begun assembling their plants and are start producing vehicles soon. Mr Nkrumah said that the German car giant Volkswagen is scheduled…
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Ghana – Government has initiated processes to pass the Customs Amendments Bill into law to regulate the importation of vehicles into Ghana. Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs disclosed this in a radio interview on Okay FM, an Accra based Radio Station Tuesday morning. He said the decision to ban importation of accident and overaged…
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UNITED STATES – Volkswagen AG’s commercial truck unit, Traton, has offered $35 a share, or $2.9 billion, for the shares of U.S. truck maker Navistar International that it does not already own. Traton while giving the news on its offer to Navistar said its offer was subject to Navistar and Traton reaching a merger agreement. Volkswagen has made its interest…
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MOROCCO – Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest car manufacturer has announced the suspension of all its activities in Algeria until further notice. “Because of the political crisis in Algeria, Volkswagen has suspended production in this North African country at the moment. Deliveries to the official partner of the country, Sovac, have also been suspended,” Volkswagen told the German press.…
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RWANDA – Car manufacturer Volkswagen and Siemens have signed an agreement to build an electric car factory in Rwanda. In a first for the African continent, they launched a pilot project to test the feasibility of electric mobility in an African country. The pilot project, which will form part of Volkswagen’s operations in Rwanda, was officially announced by Thomas Schäfer,…
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CHINA – Volkswagen has revealed that it is ramping up production of electric cars to around 1 million vehicles by end of 2022. According to a Reuters report, the increase in production will enable the German carmaker to leapfrog Tesla Inc which has recently started production in its Shanghai based factory. Volkswagen is readying two Chinese factories to build electric…
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NIGERIA – Nigeria, through the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), is working with credible Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in the country to launch affordable and durable made-in-Nigeria vehicles soon. This was disclosed by NADDC’s Director General Mr. Jenalis Aliyu during an interview with the Vanguard at the ongoing Gulf International Technology Exhibition, GITEX 2019 in Dubai, UAE. He…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA), leading electric car producer in Africa, has unveiled plans of introducing electric cars in Rwanda, reports Business Report. According to Thomas Schaefer, managing director of VWSA, the motor company has already conducted a market survey in the country and confirmed suitability of the venture. “We did a grid check in Rwanda together with…
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