The future car buyers of Nigeria. Picture © Devesh Uba, all rights reserved. Africa is progressively shedding its image of a continent embroiled in poverty, corruption and never-ending wars. Yet the dramatic Ebola outbreak in Western Africa is a harsh reminder that the road to development is a long and tortuous one. Three years…
Like this fennec fox, Chinese carmakers have been walking against the wind in Africa. And it's worked. With the Beijing Auto show approaching fast, I though it would be timely to publish an updated version of my 5 Part strategy study of how successful Chinese manufacturers are abroad. Part 1 is…
Street scene in Djenne, Mali. Picture by Leonid Plotkin, all rights reserved. * Click on the title for the direct links to 47 African countries covered on BSCB! * This Africa Project update is brought to you by online car insurance from Auto Insurance. A few months ago, I launched…
Will the ChangAn Eado be the Chinese model to crack Western Europe? * See the full article by clicking on the title! * We have covered how Chinese models were struggling to rule their own market, but how do their fare outside of China? Based on all the data I…
Holland Car Awash Executive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia September 2010 * Click on title for Addis Ababa street scenes! * The second country to be put under the spotlight this month is Ethiopia, where along from the usual suspects Toyota and other Japanese and Korean brands, a local brand, Holland…