FORD WILL ASSEMBLE BEST-SELLING RANGER TRUCKS IN NIGERIA

• New Ford assembly facility in Ikeja will begin operation in the fourth quarter of 2015
• Ford Motor Company partners with Coscharis Motors Limited in Nigeria
• Nigeria to be first African country outside South Africa where Ford vehicles are produced
Uganda Pledges to Make Thousands of Hybrid Cars

By 2018, Uganda's planned automotive industry will be making 7,000 hybrid cars a year, says Paul Isaac Musasizi, acting CEO of the state-run Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC).
Kenya Sets Pace As East Africa Vehicle Market Grows

NAIROBI – Rising demand for commercial vehicles and luxury cars pushed new and used motor-vehicle registrations in Kenya to nearly 100,000 units last year, according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.
Salesforce launches in East Africa

American cloud computing solutions provider Salesforce has launched its services in the East African market, targeting regional governments, financial, manufacturing and the entertainment sectors.