President Akufo-Addo says his government has delivered on its promise to ensure that there is an enabling environment for car manufacturers to assemble vehicles in the country at an affordable rate.
"Today, affordable VW vehicles are assembled right here in Ghana. A promise made, a promised fulfilled," he posted on Twitter.
The comment which was made in a tweet comes on the back of the recent unveiling of locally assembled Volkswagen cars in Ghana.
We created the enabling environment for @VWGroup to be able to assemble its vehicles in Ghana. Today, affordable VW vehicles are assembled right here in Ghana. A promise made, a promised fulfilled.#4MoreForNana#4MoreToDoMoreForYou pic.twitter.com/BThZ2nkGr5
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) July 15, 2020
In 2018, the German Automobile company had signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Ghana to establish a vehicle assembly facility and to assess the feasibility of a modern mobility concept for Ghana.
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanteng had said, “I assure Volkswagen and its local assembler in Ghana of the full support of the government in creating an enabling environment and incentive framework to make their investment a major success.”
Today, that commitment has materialised, a development that President Akufo-Addo touts as laudable for Ghana's automobile industry.
The prices for the newly assembled vehicles range from GH¢60,000 to GH¢87,000 and models available include the Polo, Golf, Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Teramont, and Touareg among others.
The purchase of a VW car assembled in Ghana comes with a warranty and service package of two years unlimited mileage warranty and service plan available for one to five years.
Latest Stories
-
Financing assurance secured from bilateral creditors to aid 2nd review funding for Ghana – IMF Africa head
13 mins -
Man who set himself on fire outside Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial dies
28 mins -
Fuel purchase issues have nothing to do with personal interest – Egypa Mercer
33 mins -
ISRQ2024: Theorose School wins Championship with 0.5 points, heads to Canada
40 mins -
Use your voice, talents, skills to advocate for positive change – UniMAC VC tells graduates
45 mins -
Livestream: Newsfile discusses ‘dumsor’, Ex-MASLOC CEO jail and Election 2024
58 mins -
Otumfuo STEM Festival launched to find problem-solvers, promote science education
1 hour -
Irene Logan ties the knot in colourful ceremony
1 hour -
Alliance with other parties, not a merger – Alan Kyerematen
2 hours -
Ghana’s Mohammed Fuseini scores in Randers 2-2 draw Odense BK
2 hours -
We are behind schedule on flood control programme – Oppong Nkrumah
2 hours -
Jennifer Kankam scores five against Tala’ea El Gaish in ZED FC’s big win in Egyptian league
2 hours -
You won’t start at Hearts of Oak – Charles Taylor tells Erling Haaland
2 hours -
People have lost patriotism, passion for the nation – Sulemana Braimah
3 hours -
You can’t use context of past elections to determine what happens in 2024 polls- Alan
3 hours