Toyota Zambia has invested three million United States dollars to expand the Copperbelt branch operations facility that will create employment for 66 Zambians
Group leader Africa Strategy Planning and Business Group Automotive Department Yoshitaka Shinhara said during the re opening of the refurbished Toyota Zambia Copperbelt facility in Kitwe last night that the Copperbelt Province was one of the most important promising markets in Africa.
Mr Shinhara said his company was positive that it would not only give Toyota customers the satisfaction but also contribute to Zambia’s development.
ZANIS reports that he said because of this Zambia especially the Copperbelt had one of the most important and promising market in Africa hence Toyota’s decision to further invest about three million US dollars to expand the Copperbelt facility.
He also expressed gratitude to the Zambian government for the deep concern shown to victims of the massive earthquake and Tsunami which hit Japan last month claiming thousands of lives.
At the same occassion, speaking on behalf of Commerce Minister Felix Mutati, District Commissioner Mac Donald Mtine said it was a pleasure that Toyota had been able to identify a niche market in the industry that was indispensable to the development of commerce and trade in the country.
Mr Mutati said Government hoped that Toyota would grow and become a major force in attracting investment into actual assembly of motor vehicles in Zambia .
He said Government would remain committed to promoting local production of vehicles as evidenced by the attractive incentive packages it had provided in the last few years.
Can you please tell us what facilities have been included that cost $3million. Toyota are fond of exaggerating their investment. When they refurbished their Lusaka workshop and Showroom they claimed to have spent millions of US dollars and that it was going to be the best workshop and showroom in the region. Southern Cross, Mauronouch also put up their own workshop and showroom and you don’t need to be genius to see which one is better than the other.
What is $3million for a big company like Toyota? Toyota Zambia has one of the cheapest and ugly building in Lusaka and i don’t think the one on the CB is of any higher standards.
TOYOTA ZAMBIA ARE REALLY RUBBISH!!!
THEY CHEAT ZAMBIANS SO MUCH, ZAMBIA IS A VERY LARGE DESTINATION FOR TOYOTA’S SECOND HAND VEHICLES, WE ARE PART OF THE REASON THE JAPANESE MARKETS ARE COMFORTABLE BUYING NEW CARS BECAUSE THEY CAN OFFLOAD THE SECOND HAND ONES INTO ZAMBIA….WORSE STILL TOYOTA CAN’T APPRECIATE THAT AND JUST SET UP A SIMPLE SPARES PLANT IN ZAMBIA TO SLASH COSTS FOR ZAMBIANS!!! IF GOV’T IMPLEMENTED LAWS LIKE THOSE IN FORWARD THINKING NATIONS SUCH AS IMPOSING AN AGE LIMIT (7 YEARS ON IMPORTATION OF CARS) TOYOTA WILL HAVE TROUBLE CONVINCING BUYERS IN THAT SMALL COUNTRY OF THEIRS THAT THEY CAN GET NEW CARS AND EASILY OFFLOAD THE OLD ONES!
EVEN ASSEMBLY PLANT SURE??? AND YOU ARE PROUD TO SAY 66 JOBS???
# 3 you are spot on. It seems our leaders and generally most Zambians have set for ourselves very low standards. We seem to be excited with mediocre development. $3 million on a workshop Just for repairing and servicing cars. Whats that?