Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing

Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co.
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2007
FounderInnocent Chukwuma Nwala
HeadquartersNo 95 Owerri Road,

P.O. Box 1068, Umudim, Nnewi,

Anambra State
Area served
Nigeria, Mali, Sierra Leone and Ghana
Websitehttps://www.innosonvehicles.com/

[1]Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (commonly shortened to IVM) is a Nigerian automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria. It was founded by Chief Innocent Chukwuma Nwala.[2][3][4] Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing is nicknamed Pride Of African Roads.

According to the company, 70% of its car parts are produced locally,[5] while the rest are sourced from Japan, China, and Germany.[3]

Among IVM's vehicle models are the five-seaters Fox (1.5-litre engine) and Umu (2-litre engine) as well as the mini-bus Uzo.[6]

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  2. ^ "'Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing only imports engine, light'". Vanguard News. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Inside the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing plant as you have never seen it before". Techpoint Africa. 26 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Innoson rolls out 500 made in Nigeria cars today". Sun News. 29 November 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Innoson Unveils First 'Made-in-Nigeria' Cars". Ventures Africa. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Roll-out for first made-in-Nigeria cars". African Business. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.