The National Automotive Council (NAC) said it working on operational guidelines for licensing dealers and importers of vehicles under the new automotive policy.
Under the new arrangement, instead of the usual importation and distribution of used vehicles, the respective automobile dealers will have access to locally assembled cars from the local manufacturers for distribution to the end users.
The National Automotive Council (NAC) said it working on operational guidelines for licensing dealers and importers of vehicles under the new automotive policy.
Under the new arrangement, instead of the usual importation and distribution of used vehicles, the respective automobile dealers will have access to locally assembled cars from the local manufacturers for distribution to the end users.
At a recent presentation of the plan of action for integrating motor vehicles dealers into the new policy, director general of NAC, Aminu Jalal, told members of the Motor Dealers Association of Nigeria (MODAN) that the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) introduced by the federal government in 2013 is geared towards developing the manufacturing capacity of the local automotive industry.
The NAC director general stated that under the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP), vehicle dealers are integral to the success of the automotive policy.
He acknowledged that currently, most vehicles dealers trade in used cars and maintained that, going forward, it is the intention of the Council to encourage them to become dealers in locally manufactured vehicles.
To this end, NAC DG said the council will introduce companies to manufacturers and offer support to companies that meet the requirements of becoming motor vehicle dealers.
He promised that the National Automotive Council will meet continually with the leadership of the motor dealers to look into emerging challenges that they may face with a view to tackling them in the course of implementing the auto policy.
The NAC boss disclosed that in order to improve the quality of cars sold, all vehicles imported into the country must have road worthiness certificate from their countries of origin.
Furthermore, importers are to ensure that their imported vehicles obtain SONCAP certificate from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
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