First car assembled in Somaliland rolled out of factory

Hargeisa - The first  car that has ever been assembled in Somaliland was rolled out of a vehicle assembly plant in Hargeisa yesterday.

The assembly plant  is owned by a Chinese company and the first of the vehicles was delivered to the ministry of industry of Somaliland. The director of the Chinese company informed the press that the vehicles presented to the ministry are  meant to introduce more Chinese vehicles into the country. The Chinese executive requested Somaliland government to encourage the usage of Chinese cars in the country.

Assembly factories work in different ways .Some are run by robots while this particular one in Somaliland is run  by humans who form assembly lines to put car parts together. The parts are imported in crates from manufacturers in China and are then assembled according to designs supervised by experts from the original manufacturers.

This new assembly plant in Somaliland ushers a new era into the country. Currently , more then 90% of the vehicles used in the country are made in Japan and are mainly Toyota brands. Although it may be very difficult for these Chinese vehicles to compete with the Japanese , price factor could encourage many of those who cannot afford the Japanese cars to opt for the cheaper Chines ones.

Source: Medeshi