See Where Nigeria's First Indigenous Car Manufacturer Started

Today in the Traffic there were so many cars and it just hit me hard that none of these cars were made in Nigeria, here is how the first Nigerian auto mobile producer started.

Innocent Chukwuma is the founder and CEO of the Innoson Group of Companies – the conglomerate which owns IVM. He began his career as an auto-sales apprentice in Nnewi in 1976. In 1981, he began selling motorcycle parts before moving towards motorcycle manufacturing. During this time he also established the Enugu-based plastics manufacturing company – Innoson Technical and Industrial Company Limited. Today, it is the largest manufacturer of plastic products in Nigeria, as well as the largest manufacturer of crash helmets in West Africa.

Innoson’s IVM motors was set up with the assistance of Chinese expatriates. At its inauguration in 2010, IVM already had in its product line SUVs, mini and long buses, heavy-duty vehicles, patrol vans and pick-up vans, easily establishing itself as a versatile automobile company capable of meeting a wide range of product demands.

This man has broken all the odds in a very rough country and is very much worth emulating 

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