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Vehicle manufacturer resumes production in Nigeria

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Volkswagen AG resumed building vehicles in Nigeria for the first time in 25 years in a bid to foster sales growth in Africa.

Assembly began this week in Lagos of models that include the Passat, Jetta and CC sedans as well as the Amarok pickup truck, the group’s manufacturing partner, Stallion Group, said in a statement.

Stallion also assembles vehicles in Nigeria for Nissan Motor Co, Hyundai Motor Co, Ashok Leyland Ltd and CNH Industrial NV's Iveco truck division.

VW's other manufacturing facilities on the continent are located in South Africa, including a factory that produces the Polo as well as three truck and bus plants for the Scania and MAN brands. VW operates 119 factories globally.

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