Matchedje Pickup testing in South Africa * Many thanks to Anton Smit for the tip * Chinese investment through the Shanghai-based China Tongjian Investment Co. has transformed Mozambique into a car manufacturing and exporting country, at a time when first-world countries like Australia drop out of the list. Last September, the…
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…
Maputo street. Picture courtesy of sarahs97, all rights reserved. * See the original article by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Pal * According to a recent study by the Mozambique Association for Import and Distribution of Vehicles (AIDAM), only 13% of all imported vehicles in 2013 were new.…
* Click on title for street scenes! * Mozambique is a difficult market to approach as there are not many videos of the streets/roads of the country available online, and not many new cars in the streets. In this context the possible best-sellers could be the Toyota Hilux, Toyota Corolla,…