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Nigeria to begin local manufacturing of vehicle spare parts – NADDC

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) announced it has established the necessary structures and frameworks to begin local production of vehicle spare parts.

This initiative is aimed at reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imports, which currently cost the country $1 billion annually.

The NADDC Director General, Joseph Osanipin, disclosed this during the conclusion of a two-week automotive engineering and software design training held in Abuja organised in partnership with Midas IT Co. of South Korea, focusing on Midas NFX software, a platform for advanced design and analysis.

Speaking on behalf of the DG, the Director of Research Design and Development, Fidelis Achiv, highlighted the council’s commitment to transforming Nigeria’s automotive…
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