Government eyes automobile industry to transform economy
Government, as part of its transformational agenda for the automobile industry, has identified Vehicle Assembly and Automotive Components Manufacturing as a strategic anchor industry to accelerate the country’s industrial development. Given the complexity of the pandemic, there is reason to believe that the recovery phase for COVID-19 and the automobile sector will require unprecedented levels of transposition. The automotive industry has been boosted by giant names like Toyota, Volkswagen, Suzuki, SinoTruck, Renault and Nissan which have been equipped and started assembling here for the local market - i n a country where older vehicles make up 75% of the total number of vehicles on our roads, irrespective of having Kantanka vehicles assembled in the country. The emerging technologies of automobile have changed the face of the automobile sector across the globe. Therefore, the application of the technological advancements plays a very significant role in designing and produ...