The government has lauded Mechanical Lloyd for having the confidence and continually investing in the Ghanaian economy.

Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur who was speaking at the commissioning of Mechanical Lloyd’s Takoradi Branch on Tuesday said such investments prove to rest of the world that investing in the Ghanaian economy is good.

He was confident that the company with its history of the automobile industry will not disappoint the people of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and the Western Region.

“The Government of Ghana is very happy that a company like Mechanical Lloyd is voting to support the Ghanaian economy. A company like Mechanical Lloyd is showing to the rest of the country that it is good to invest in our economy which is something we applaud Mechanical Lloyd for”. Mr Amissah Arthur noted

He stressed that such a facility should help prolong the lives of vehicles.

“When we spend monies on these ford fusions and so on it’s really a poor country spending money to improve the economy of a rich country so we must use the vehicle to the maximum possible extent so this facility will help us to extend the lives of the vehicles so that we extract as much value as possible from it and I know that Mechanical Lloyd with its history is able to help the consumers to benefit from the technology that is applied”.

He also made the call for the company to transfer knowledge and expertise to artisans who operate in the western region

Regional Manager, sales and marketing for Sub-Saharan Africa for ford motor company Rob Johnson described Africa is one of the youngest economies in the world.

“It’s growing and the projections are unbelievable in the next 10 years and we want to be a part of it in Ghana and this facility is just the next step”. With this new dealership, ford together with the team at mechanical Lloyd will be able to have some great plans together and grow together.

“We aim to improve customer satisfaction, Tailor our global vehicles to the needs of the local market, offer parts and services accessible and available to where the customers are and we will be able to do that through a service that is second to none,” he emphasized.  

Mechanical Lloyd is a fully owned Ghanaian company with its headquarters in Accra-South Industrial Area. The company also has branches in Adenta, Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and now Takoradi and holds franchises for BMW and Ford vehicles as well as Massey Ferguson agricultural tractors and implements.