Tata International: Auto company set to build assembly plant in Nigeria

Tata International has announced plans to build assembly plant in Nigeria.

Tata International is going to build a plant to assemble vehicles in Nigeria in 2016.

According to the Managing Director, Mr. Noel Tata, this will improve the company’s services to Nigerians.

“We are pleased to announce the start of our project for the assembly of vehicles in Nigeria through our local partner, IPI. Since we started operations in Nigeria, I am pleased to share that we have trained over 200 technicians in our training school for our network partners and key customers.

Today, Tata Motors has the largest portfolio of products amongst all our competitors, starting from the ACE, which is a 500 kg payload last mile delivery vehicle, to the recently launched world truck, the Prima range, which are 40 ton and above payload long haul vehicles.  Over the last two years, we have also consolidated our presence in specialized vehicles for the mass-transit and waste management segments.

At Tata International, we recognize that we have perhaps not done enough in terms of growing our network across the country, as well as meeting the expectation of our customers on the immediate availability of spares."

Mr. Tata also spoke on the company’s goal to do better with a new partnership.

“Whilst distributorship of Tata Motors vehicles has been the foundation of our presence across Africa, we are delighted to represent another global brand – the world leader in farm equipment – John Deere. In this business, our focus has been to offer small holders the opportunity of mechanisation and the ability to multiply their incomes rapidly. Over the last three years, we have sold over 500 tractors to such small farm holders and commercial contractors.

We recognise that this is only the beginning of what we can achieve in this large market. We will continue to improve on our services to the Nigerian market and look forward to becoming an integral part of the agricultural and transport revolution that we are certain will take place very soon."

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He went on to disclose the company’s to focus in Nigeria.

“As the largest economy in Africa, Nigeria will continue to remain a focus market for us. We will make investments in the country, and this showroom is proof of our continued belief in the growth story of Nigeria.  We are also acutely aware of the growing aspirations of our customers in Nigeria. With the support from our OEMs, we will continue to bring our latest products into the market and support them with our network and service infrastructure.”