Nigerian automobile company, Innoson Nigeria Ltd, plans to set up an assembly plant to mass produce first made-in-Nigeria motorcycle.
Nigerian automobile company, Innoson Nigeria Ltd, plans to set up an assembly plant to mass produce first made-in-Nigeria motorcycle.
Mohammed Haruna, the executive vice chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has said this to Leadership.
Haruna noted that the move was for consistency.
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The company had launched its first ever wholly made-in-Nigeria motorcycle in June 2013.
The NASENI M1, 80C engine motorcycle, was imagined, designed and factory-made, using local materials by Nigerian engineers at the National Engineering Design Development Institute, one of the nine research and development (R&D) organizations managed by the agency.
The boss of the company said its purpose was to produce the prototype and assist industries with ability to take over from the agency and mass produce the motorbikes.
He said: “We produced three prototypes and perfected its production, however, for uniformity and commercial production, Innosson Nigeria Limited is now trying to set up an assembly that will do mass production of that and when that is achieved the NASENI would have achieved its mandate, target and aim under that project. Our aim is not to flood the market with the products but to have someone else with capacity to mass produce our models and pay royalty to the agency.”
Naming other products by the automobile company which are offered for commercialization, he also said the agency has produced solar panels, science kits for tertiary institutions and block moulding machines.
About 20 million Nigerians today rely on motorcycle as means of transportation and many unemployed youths and men support their families or earn a living from running motorcycle as a commercial venture.
It should be noted that first Nigeria-made cars named IVM Fox and IVM UMU were presented six months ago.
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