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Chinese Manufacturer Opens Motorcycle and EV Assembly Plant in Nigeria, With State Taking 10% Stake

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Chinese Manufacturer Opens Motorcycle and EV Assembly Plant in Nigeria, With State Taking 10% Stake — PHOTO — PREMIUM TIMES / © Premium Times↗ View original

China-linked Lincon Bravos Automobile has begun operating a motorcycle and EV/hybrid vehicle assembly plant in Minna, Niger State, central Nigeria. The Niger State government holds a 10% stake through NSDC. Service centers are planned in Minna, Suleja, and Abuja, with an installment purchase plan for civil servants under discussion with labor unions. The project is expected to create thousands of jobs.

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Suresh Kawachi

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Suresh KawachiIndian Market · Southeast Asia Commentary

I see this plant as a move in the fight for leadership in Africa's motorcycle market. From a market perspective, the Chinese manufacturer's move to combine local assembly with state government investment is clever. Local production, not imports, and even installment purchases geared toward civil servants. What the numbers show is the reality that Africa is shifting from a place you sell to, to a place you build in.