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Stallion Group debuts made-in-Nigeria Hyundai cars

By on August 13, 2014

Barely three months after delivering the Made-in-Nigeria Nissan range of vehicles, the Stallion Group has delivered yet again on another promise – the manufacture and assembly of Hyundai range of vehicles.

The Chairman of the Stallion Group, Mr Sunil Vaswani, who broke the news in Lagos, promised that the new vehicles “will be  affordably priced,” in order to give Nigerians a break from the strangle-hold of wholesale vehicle importers.

The made-in-Nigeria Hyundai vehicles are being assembled at the Hyundai Motor plant in Lagos.

Some of the Hyundai passenger cars which are priced between N1.5 million and N1.9 million are i10, Grand, Accent, Elantra and iX35 while in the truck and bus segments, the 10-ton HD160, seven-ton HD 120, five-ton HD78 and three-ton HD65 as well as 28+1 seater Hyundai County bus and 30-seater Stallion County bus are now being supplied to the market.

The West African conglomerate, the  Stallion Group-owned multivehicle assembly plant, had in July announced the commencement of locally produced Hyundai range of vehicles, having inaugurated and rolled-out the first set of made-in-Nigeria Nissan automobiles in April.

The Managing Director of Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited plant, Tokunbo Aromolaran, said the vehicles were certified to the world’s highest automotive operating standard – ISO/TS 16949. ISO/TS 16949 is the highest automotive operating standard in the world and its benefits include improved quality processes at the facility along with streaming supply chains both leading to a better overall product,” he explained.

The plant had supported its ambitious growth plans by prioritising the need for a faster and more efficient environment to facilitate concurrent product development and support a rapidly changing requirement for a vehicle programme, Aromolaran affirmed.

He said: “Today, we are glad to inform Nigerians that we have delivered on our promise to make available affordably priced vehicles – thanks to strong-willed President Goodluck Jonathan and the indefatigable supervisory roles of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment headed by Mr. Olusegun Aganga.”
The plant director added that the first phase of delivery, which has already begun, establishes a system of record for the complete vehicle programme which will gradually be expanded to meet the ever-increasing demands for functional vehicle in Nigeria.

“Prospective customers can now walk into any of our dealership showrooms nationwide to buy value-driven made-in-Nigeria Hyundai certified vehicles.

Hyundai i10, Grand, Xcent and Elantra are elegantly crafted functional cars with eye-popping styling, good fuel economy, and fantastic driving experience with modest starting price that is affordable to every desiring buyer,” Aromolaran assured.

The Group Managing Director, Stallion Automobile Division, Parvir Singh,  who received the Made-in-Nigeria Hyundai vehicles on behalf of the sale and marketing division of Hyundai Motors Nigeria described the achievement as a milestone in the history of Nigeria’s automotive industry.

He later announced a starting price of N1.594million for the Hyundai i10 and N1.990million for the Grand, urging customers to take advantage of the price and drive a certified made-in-Nigeria Hyundai car.

Singh oversees the sales, marketing and dealer development arms of the Hyundai Motors Nigeria and he is responsible for creative and imaginative marketing strategies to develop new and existing customer sales and brand support.

Stallion Motors dealers in Lagos, Warri, Asaba, Anambra and Abakaliki have also commended the initiative, saying  this would expand customers’ options of below N2 million range of vehicles.

 

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One Comment

  1. NDPOPE

    August 13, 2014 at 5:59 am

    Fantastic!!