Accra, Ghana, January 28, 2019//- French multinational automobile manufacturer, Renault says it is likely to set up an automobile assembly plant in Ghana.
Renault is following in the footsteps of Volkswagen, Nissan and Sinotruk which are expected to establish assembly plants in the Wes African country, this year.
Vice President and Chairman of the Africa-Middle-East-India (AMI) Region at Renault, Fabrice Cambolive, disclosed this in Accra on Monday, 28 January, 2019, when he paid a courtesy call on the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s Presidency.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Cambolive stated that “for us, we are now to see if our capacity to bring our products to this country are marching with your policy and, if it is okay, we will be delighted to do that.”
He continued, “I have noticed a lot of values in the country, and they are very important to us. I hope that we will be able to concretize it in a really hard project, not a short-term project, but a long-term project, and if everything is matching, we will come back to you as soon as possible.”
On his part, President Akufo-Addo described the announcement as good news for the country.
He told the Renault Chairman that Ghana is the most ideal country in West Africa to establish an assembly base, and noted that all the economic indices which had gone haywire prior to his assumption of office are now pointing in the right direction.
Ghana, under the leadership of President Akufo-Addo, is now the largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in West Africa.
“We are the second largest economy in West Africa. So, there are lots and lots of reasons why Ghana is a well-positioned place for you.
We are looking upon ourselves as the gateway to West Africa, to a market of some 350 million people, which is scheduled to go up to 500 million people by the year 2030. So, we think that it will be a good place for you to make it”, the President added.
Already, global car manufacturing giants, Volkswagen, Sinotruk, and Nissan are expected to establish their assembly plants in Ghana this year.
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