Nigeria

The Nigerian Automotive Council (NAC) has called for an increase in import tariffs on vehicles in order to protect and support the development of the domestic industry. Among the... 2008-09-19

Nigeria's automotive industry has plenty of unrealised potential. At present, capacity utilisation in the industry stands at just 10%, while 70% of materials used in production are... 2008-07-11

At a time when Chinese carmakers are expanding their presence throughout Africa, Nigeria's Super Motors has been named as the exclusive distributor for China's Anhui Jianghuai Automobile... 2008-05-23

German carmaker Daimler has focussed on the structure of its Nigerian operations by appointing an authorised general distributor. Weststar Associates will take responsibility for... 2008-04-15

The Nigerian government's Automotive Development Fund (ADF) has allocated loans to 14 companies looking to expand their local activities. Some NGN2bn will be divided between the firms,... 2007-05-29

BMI delivers a more optimistic assessment of the Nigerian car market in its latest Nigeria Automotive Report, with vehicle sales set to rise by over 18% in 2007 on the back of 5.9%... 2007-05-10

The Nigerian government is coming under increasing pressure to protect domestic car manufacturers from imported new vehicles, according to BMI's latest Nigeria Automotive Report.... 2007-02-19

The Nigerian government has taken a major step towards the complete privatisation of the automotive sector with the sale of a 24% stake in

The Nigerian government is coming under increasing pressure to protect domestic car manufacturers from imported new vehicles. Allafrica.com has reported that during the hand-over... 2007-01-30

BMI's latest Nigeria Automotive Report views the take-over of the country's largest car manufacturer Peugeot Automotive Nigeria (PAN) in December 2006 with cautious optimism. The... 2006-12-08