As Nigeria auto industry summit holds this week, Globe Motors to showcase locally-assembled mobile cooling van

As Nigeria auto industry summit holds this week, Globe Motors to showcase locally-assembled mobile cooling van

Globe Motors will this week Thursday June 27 showcase its locally-assembled cooling van at the Nigeria auto industry summit holding in Lagos as one of the highlights of the event.

Organisers of the event, Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) announced this in a statement, just as more auto companies have indicated interest in participating in the maiden edition of the programme.

It said the production of the Nigeria-assembled mobile cooling van aimed to proffer solutions to the challenges being faced by stakeholders in this area.

Already, Kia Nigeria, Carloha Nigeria, Coscharis Motors , Globe Motors, Ineh-Mic Motors, Suzuki By CFAO, RT Briscoe, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL), Weststar Associates Limited and Honda Automobile Western Africa Limited (HAWA) have pledged full support for the event.

The event being organised in partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), has continued to excite stakeholders as the countdown began on Monday (today).

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and officials from the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) are also expected to address the myriad challenges facing auto importers at the summit.

According to the organisers, the country’s automotive industry is expected to rally all stakeholders together in addressing the challenges facing them and recommend practical solutions to the government through a communiqué at the end of the event in order to fully explore the great potential in the automotive sector for national development.

Expected to be declared open by the Minister of Industries, Trade and investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite, summit, which has as theme, Reviving Nigeria’s Economy through the Automotive Sector, will have the NADDC Director General, Mr. Joseph Osannipin, as the Chief Host.

The NADDC boss is expected to be supported at the summit by members of the Nigeria Association of Automotive Manufacturers (NAMA) as well as leading stakeholders across Nigeria.

Commenting on the importance of the summit for the development of the country’s automotive sector, Chairman, organizing committee of NAISU, Femi Owoeye, said, “Initiating this summit is vital, especially at this moment in history, when Nigeria is struggling to map its way out of the prevailing global economic despair. Being one of the drivers of the global economy, the automobile industry, if given the necessary impetus in Nigeria, is capable of transforming the country to an automotive manufacturing hub in Africa.

“To this end, Nigeria Auto Industry Summit shall annually produce significant information compost that would help the government to make it happen. That is why the maiden event is themed: Reviving Nigeria’s Economy through the Automotive Sector.”

Chairman of NAJA, Mike Ochonma, said, “The summit shall bridge the information and communication gap between the nation’s auto industry stakeholders and relevant government agencies.

“Moreover, annually, the summit shall give a single and united voice for the auto industry leaders to set developmental agenda aimed at kick- starting and driving relevant government policies towards a sustainable development of the automotive industry in Nigeria and ultimately position the country as a frontline beneficiary of the African Free Trade Agreement Area.”