Ford, Nissan Seek Africa Car Industry Fixes With State Talks
- African manufacturers group will seek to work with lawmakers
- Autos body urged Nigeria to put controls on used-car imports
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A group of carmakers led by executives from Ford Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. will seek to work with Kenyan authorities to develop an auto-manufacturing industry in the east African country, building on talks with Nigerian lawmakers about their own market.
The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers, which also includes Toyota Motor Corp., General Motors Co., BMW AG and Volkswagen AG, has formed to take advantage of a new surge of interest from African governments in building vehicles locally. In August, the group urged Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and senior officials to limit the inflow of barely used second-hand cars and firm up policy for prospective carmakers and parts suppliers.