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Jul 14, 2017

NEW TRUCK FACTORY * Russia / Senegal

* Russia - Truck maker KAMAZ to invest in Senegal plant

--- Russia’s truck manufacturer Kamaz plans to invest 50 million euro ($57 million) in the construction of an assembly plant in Senegal at its first stage, the company’s chief executive officer was quoted in a media report... The Senegal’s government has provided a building in an industrial park to Kamaz, he added... Earlier Kogogin said the company had made a contract on supplies of 400 cars with Senegal... Kamaz is the largest automobile corporation in Russia. The company produces trucks, trailers, buses, tractors, engines, power units, and different tools. The group of the process chain includes 11 large automobile plants... Kamaz is 16th among the leading global producers of heavy tracks and 8th in terms of diesel engines output volume. The largest shareholding belongs to the state through state-owned Rostec (49.9 per cent)... 
(Photo: Trucks made at a Kamaz' factory) - Moscow, Russia - Trade Arabia - 26 June 2017

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Jan 19, 2017

SINOTRUCK * Nigeria: JV with the Dangote Group

* Lagos - Dangote to establish multimillion dollar truck assembly plant in Nigeria

--- The Dangote Group recently announced the establishment of a $100 million truck assembly plant in Lagos, Nigeria. In a statement Sunday, the Dangote Group said it is partnering with National Heavy Duty Truck Group Company Limited (SINOTRUCK), China’s state-owned truck manufacturing company, to establish a truck assembly plant, according to Premium Times. Dangote Group Chief Corporate Communication Officer, Anthony Chiejina said, the plant has a capacity to produce 10,000 trucks annually and has been spending a significant sum on the importation of trucks to distribute its products both locally and across African countries. The partnership between the Dangote Group and SINOTRUCK was formed in 2014, with the Dangote Group owning a 60 percent stake in the assembly plant while the Chinese truck maker holds the remaining 40 percent... 
(Photo: Sino truck) - Lagos, Nigeria - Face Africa, by MARK BABATUNDE - January 18, 2017

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Apr 27, 2016

FORD's TRUCKS * Africa

* Ghana - Ford introduces new range of smart trucks

--- The Construction, Tractor and Road series of the Ford trucks which include trailers, tipper trucks, concrete mixers, sewage collectors, among others according to the company have been expertly engineered to not only effectively execute heavy-duty tasks, but at optimum fuel-efficiency... To further boost the security of the trucks, immobilizers have bene fixed in the trucks making it almost impossible for anybody to start the vehicle without the permission of the driver... And the introduction of a ‘retarder system’ which automatically slows down the vehicle in treacherous conditions like going down a slope with a heavy load... This he noted would go a long way to reducing the maintenance cost on the vehicles... 
Accra, Ghana - Joy Business, by Kuuku Abban - 25 April 2016

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