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Toyota, a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer, has snubbed Nigeria, as it opened an assembly plant in Ghana. The plant, which was established to assembly Toyota Hilux pick-up and other sedans by the Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing Company Limited, is located in the Freezones Enclave in Tema. President Akufo-Addo of Ghana commissioned the plant yesterday (Tuesday, June 29, 2021), saying the development will help make the acquisition of new vehicles by Ghanaians more affordable as well as enable public sector workers to be able to afford and purchase locally assembled vehicles. |
Recall that FRSC, on Thursday, October 29, confirmed the death of at least 21 persons who were involved in a ghastly auto crash along the old Enugu-Okigwe road.

Federal Road Safety Corps has ordered all its officers to resume operational activities in all formations of the Corps. Credit: Premium Times
In 1973, Daimler-Benz AG in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG based in Graz, Austria put pen to paper for an accord aimed at co-developing a light all-wheel drive off-roader for private use.
The partners eventually agreed on a concept which constituted a striking departure from other all-wheel-drive vehicles of the time. Flying in the face of prevailing trends, the development team spurned both the idea of a Spartan “purely cross-countryvehicle†and that of a four-wheel-drive passenger car for the road. After exhaustive deliberations surrounding various different concepts,the product planners, designers and engineers settled on a vehicle which was to offer an unprecedented spectrum of capabilities. They set out to achieve the reliability,robustness and virtually limitless off-road ability –even on the toughest terrain – which would allow the vehicle to rise to the challenges of day-to-day industrial, municipal and military use and also bearing Luxury, comfort and above all safety in mind. Finally in 1979, the first ever civilian G-Wagon was launched in the market.
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