Managing Director, Nissan’s Africa regional business unit, Mike Whitfield, has urged Nigeria and other African nations to put in place an Automotive Industrial Development Plan towards unlocking the economic benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.
Whitfield said, “The biggest problem is that 80 per cent of the African vehicle fleet is second hand, imported from the UK, the US and Japan. “There are no warranties, no spare parts, so plans have to be made to use alternatives, further compromising the efficiency and capability of the vehicles. Whitfield urged Nigeria and other concerned African nations to, without delay, put in place automotive industrial development policies and programmes.
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