Minister for Trade & Industry paid a working visiti to VW Ghana Assembly Facility
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Hon. Alan Kyerematen paid a
working visit to the first phase of VW Ghana Assembly Facility in the
North Industrial Area, Accra. Volkswagen was the first global automobile
company to sign MOU with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to
establish vehicle assembly plant in Ghana under the Ghana Automobile
Manufacturing Development Programme.
The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Jeffrey Oppong Peprah
who accompanied the Minister and his team to the tour of the plant
indicated that the company has commenced commercial production under a
registered local company VW Ghana and is currently producing five
Volkswagen models in its Accra plant. These brands include Tiguan,
Amarok Pickup, Passat, Polo and Teramont. The CEO informed the Minister
that the company is planning the grand launching of Volkswagen car
models made in Ghana soon. Hon. Kyerematen used the
visit to present the Bonafide Vehicle Assembler Certificate to VW Ghana.
Mr. Kyerematen commended Mr. Thomas Schaefer, the Head of Volkswagen
Sub Saharan Africa Region who joined the tour via a virtual link and his
team for the confidence shown in Ghana. He promised the Government’s
support to facilitate the development of the second phase of the company
to ensure that the country reaps the full benefit of automobile
manufacturing.
The Minister was accompanied by Mr. Subhi Accad, CEO of
Universal Motors Volkswagen’s retailer and a team from both the Ministry
of Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Finance.
