Volkswagen wants to bring electro-mobility in Africa. In Rwanda’s capital Kigali soon to be 50 E to drive the Golf. The German car maker has also planned African single market.
E-Golf-production – soon in Kigali on the road?
First of all, the electric Golf is expected to be used not to be sold to private individuals, but only by the Volkswagen-own mobility service. The charging infrastructure will be built by Siemens. Officially launched the E-car project will be on 29. October in Kigali.
Thomas Schäfer relies on a huge market
The managing Director of Volkswagen South Africa, Thomas Schäfer – at the same time, the Chairman of the African automotive manufacturers Association (DE) – also announced for the next months, the opening of new production facilities in Ghana and Kenya. With the modest nature of the piece you want to pay a kind of door-opener for the planned African internal market, Schaefer. He sees Africa as the world’s last untapped market, and is thus in Accordance with industry experts.
Up to five million new cars per year, Schaefer estimates the potential of the continent if the conditions are right. The VW Manager is therefore working on a “pan-African auto Pact” and feels its way with industry partners in pioneering markets. A closely integrated continental market Manufacturers according to the model of the aircraft manufacturer Airbus have in mind for him.
Free trade agreement boosted investors
In mid-July was like at a summit of the African Union (AU) in Niamey, in Niger, the launch of the pan-African free trade agreement AfCFTA. The emergence of the world’s largest single market, with a market of 1.2 billion people fueled the expectations of investors and Business leaders around the world.
Africa’s big cities – here in Kigali – threatens the collapse of traffic
As previously, the largest site for the manufacture of cars on the continent, the Volkswagen plant near the South African port city of Port Elizabeth is currently, where in the previous year, 126.463 vehicles were produced. For the current year, shepherd can expect a production of 162,000 vehicles. The plant built for Export as the domestic market a variety of Polo versions.
South Africa is regarded on the continent as a kind of test market for automobile manufacturers from all over the world, including BMW, Mercedes, Ford or Nissan, but also the Chinese or Indian manufacturers. The VW brand now has a market share of 20 percent.
qu/kle (dpa)