IWATA, December 13, 2014 – Yamaha
Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that it has formed a joint
agreement with CFAO S.A. to establish a motorcycle manufacturing and
sales company in Nigeria. Factory operation and commencement are
scheduled to commence in summer 2015.
The new company is to be named CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Ltd. (CYMNG),
and Yamaha Motor and CFAO (a French company, specialized in distribution
of major international brands in Africa in the Toyota Tsusho Group) are
to make equal investment contributions toward a start-up capital of one
million dollars (approximately 120 million yen).
The CYMNG factory, which is to cover an area of 2,790 m2, will be constructed on a site owned by CFAO in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city. Scheduled to commence operation in summer 2015, the factory has a production target of 70,000 motorcycles by 2018, the final year in the next medium-term plan.
The CYMNG factory, which is to cover an area of 2,790 m2, will be constructed on a site owned by CFAO in Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city. Scheduled to commence operation in summer 2015, the factory has a production target of 70,000 motorcycles by 2018, the final year in the next medium-term plan.
In 1980, Yamaha Motor established a motorcycle factory in Nigeria
that carried out manufacture and sale of motorcycles; however, in 2005
Yamaha pulled out of production at the factory due to a decline in the
market, and have since been selling motorcycles imported from Japan or
India through local dealerships. This joint venture represents Yamaha
Motor’s second foray into the Nigerian market.
The population of Nigeria is currently 170 million, and explosive growth in the population and economy have contributed to growth of the motorcycle market to reach 1.3 million units in 2013. Moreover, the market is anticipated to grow in scale to 1.8 million units by 2020 as individual demand increases to supplement use of taxis, which currently accounts for 70% of demand.
The establishment of a new company marks Yamaha Motor's re-entry into Nigeria – the market with the greatest motorcycle demand in Africa – and represents a step toward the realization of "business scale expansion", a goal of the new medium-term plan.
The population of Nigeria is currently 170 million, and explosive growth in the population and economy have contributed to growth of the motorcycle market to reach 1.3 million units in 2013. Moreover, the market is anticipated to grow in scale to 1.8 million units by 2020 as individual demand increases to supplement use of taxis, which currently accounts for 70% of demand.
The establishment of a new company marks Yamaha Motor's re-entry into Nigeria – the market with the greatest motorcycle demand in Africa – and represents a step toward the realization of "business scale expansion", a goal of the new medium-term plan.
New Company Outline
| Company Name | ： | CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Ltd. (Abbreviation: CYMNG) | |||
| Location | ： | Lagos, Nigeria | |||
| Establishment | ： | January 2015 (scheduled) | |||
| Scheduled Start | ： | Summer 2015 | |||
| Representative | ： | Olivier Levigne, Managing Director | |||
| Capital | ： | One million dollars (approximately 120 million yen) | |||
| Capital Contribution | ： | CFAO S.A. 50% Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. 50% |
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| Business Operations | ： | Manufacturing and sale of motorcycles | |||
| Employees | ： | 2018 Approx. 200 | |||
| Target Production | ： | 70,000 units in 2018(scheduled) |
Source Yamaha Motor
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